what is the most common reason for someone to develop anorexia?
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 at
12:07 am
Sai-Sai asked:
I’m doing research, a friend of mine has anorexia
poor guy he’s beautiful..
anyway, whats the most common reason for someone to develop an eating disorder? what reasons are there? why does this happen?
vanity?? thats horrible.
my friend didnt want to be skinny. hes embarrassed that he’s skinny, it was just the only form of control left in his life. he could die soon. thanks.
I’m doing research, a friend of mine has anorexia
poor guy he’s beautiful..anyway, whats the most common reason for someone to develop an eating disorder? what reasons are there? why does this happen?
vanity?? thats horrible.
my friend didnt want to be skinny. hes embarrassed that he’s skinny, it was just the only form of control left in his life. he could die soon. thanks.
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Anorexia nervosa, the refusal to stay above a healthy body weight. There can be countless number of reasons. In my case, it stemmed from a recent breakup of my family, as well as extreme racial discrimination, physical and emotional abuse from some nasty people. I wanted to impress people that I loved, so I over-exercised, limited the amount of food I ate, sometimes threw up or used laxatives, which are life-threatening. I ended up losing 70 lbs and nothing good came out of it. I got sicker than I started off with.
Other reasons might include:
1. The departing of a loved one
2. Being fired from a job or losing something important
3. Looking at pictures of celebrities in TVs or fashion magazines and wanting to look like them, (despite most of the images are often computer-edited)
4. Trying to impress a girlfriend or a boyfriend, pressures to stay thin when enrolled in sports that usually require one person to be trim, (like gymnastics or ballet)
5. Pressures at school when others around you seem to be thinner than you are, or a family of weight problems and you feel you do not want to end up like them.
6. Trying to cope with past trauma like getting abused or harassed.
7. Was overweight before, wanted to get in shape, but diet and exercise got so out of control that you lost more weight than you needed. Since dieters gain back some or all the weight they lost, you continue to diet and exercise due to fear of this. You get so thin that you are now anorexic.
There are many other reasons, or combinations of the above. It tends to run in families. There could be a link in the genes, a doctor told me once. To recover fully, that person has to overcome these problems before they can put the pounds back on and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Anorexia is an illusion that the mind developes. It is normally associated with a low self esteem due to the actions of others or like the other person said vanity. But if he knows he is skinny then its not psychological
Eating disorders are generally developed from psychological issues, such as depression, distorted body image and sometimes a result of some sort of abuse. Control is a key factor in anorexia….having control over what you put into your body sometimes is the only control the person feels they have over their lives…sometimes this springs from a strong desire for perfection. It really depends on the individual.
Body Dismorphic Disorder. He actually sees a fat person in the mirror. It is a matter of skewed perception
Genetic predisposition plays a strong role in the development of an eating disorder. Add that to a home environment which demands perfection (in school, sports, spirituality, etc) or is otherwise out of control (e.g., abuse, addiction, divorce), and you have a recipe for an eating disordered child.
~Dr. B.~
worry about what other people think and obsess about it and you will become anerexic