What is the difference between bulimia and bulimic tendencies? an if they are different how do u know what u have?

I would say blue is : Like when you hyperimpulsively sarfdown a lot of food then puke or use vomiting regularly to control weight gain. If u dont do that, or have on and off; or let's say u do neither but you are hyper consumed with food thoughts and weight, you may exithibt a bevavioral pattern c/w bulimia.

Bulimia Nervosa: Bulimic tendencies might be a term that could be used if an individual demonstrated some symptoms of bulimia. However to make a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, certain diagnostic & statistical manual of psychiatry criteria must be met.