Thanks to all who responded to my thread. Sorry if I said some things which were out of order.
I spoke to beat and I went to see my doctor. I have a long way to go. I see my eating disorder/disordered eating as part of me. It isn't something that's the result of something bad which happened to me in the past or a response to being unhappy. It's just part of me. That's how I am.
It's something which I like & something which I hate. I like because it gives me a buzz & a sense of control, & I hate because I wish I could be rid of it. Like a layer of me I can take off & leave behind.
I just hope that someone else who is in the same situation as me reads this. Getting help is terrifying. But at the same time I feel that it is giving me some sort of independence & freedom.
I won't be on mummsnet for a while. I've got some things I need to do.