Reverse Anorexic: 'I'm 27 Stone but I'm Still Too Skinny' ; Paula Culley, 32, From Lancashire Is Clinically Obese - but She Believes She's Painfully Thin...

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'My eating problems started in my teens when I'd binge on anything I could get my hands on. At 15, I was 10 stone, but the weird thing was, when I dressed for school in the morning in front of the mirror I saw a thin, unhappy person. So I'd eat more, constantly snacking on crisps and chocolate to gain weight. I'd visit the chip shop on the way home, then sit down to a big dinner. But no matter how much I ate I'd never feel full - at night, I'd sneak to the fridge and have a midnight feast.

By my 18th birthday, I weighed 14 stone. None of my clothes fitted, but my mind was still telling me I was too thin. My mother was getting concerned about my eating and took me to the doctor. I didn't want to be there as I didn't think I was overweight - I thought I was thin. Predictably, my GP just told me to eat sensibly and put me on a diet. Since then, I've seen other doctors. Some specialists have used the term "pathological obesity" to refer to my condition. One doctor said my overeating was like an "emotional anaesthetic". I've never had counselling for my condition, partly because my GP sees my condition as purely a weight problem. It annoys me people with anorexia are given help. I have the reverse of this condition, but I feel like I'm being ignored.

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Reverse Anorexic: 'I'm 27 Stone but I'm Still Too Skinny' ; Paula Culley, 32, From Lancashire Is Clinically Obese - but She Believes She's Painfully Thin...

On the diet, I was hungrier than ever. I would eat the food advised by the doctor, but as soon as I'd leave the house I'd buy junk food. "I'm so skinny mum, I need to put on more weight," I would moan.

My m...

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