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What kind of eating disorder is this?

I have this eating disorder/ throwing up problem that I've had since I was 14. When ever I get really upset or anxious I start gagging every time I try to put food in my mouth. I've gone through phases of this but then it's gotten better. Now it's come back and has gotten much worse. I've been throwing up about 5 times a day for the past four days. It's mostly around breakfast and lunch time. I keep missing school because they won't send me home because I don't have a stomach bug. I'm not loosing any weight, but if this continues I probably will. I've been able to get in dinner but I've been feeling really nauseous after I eat and I'm afraid I will start throwing up my dinner too. I don't know what triggered this this time, but I know it has to do with my depression and mood. If I get really sad then I start throwing up. This problem has been happening for four years now and even though it's worse now, it's always been there. I don't make myself throw up, it just happens. That's why it may not be considered an eating disorder. I need help figuring out what to do. And what this is.
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I actually talked to my doctor and she said its nit an eating disorder because I'm not making myself throw up. I didn't know that. Anyways, she said its happening because of my anxiety. Whenever I get really anxious about something I throw up. I don't know if there is a name for when this happens. I don't even feel anxious. It's all become body symptoms. Thats why I'm throwing up.
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Bulimia i think
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