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Myths About Anorexia Nervosa
- Victims are only "young,
white and female".
Eating Disorder is found in people of all color, gender, and
ethnicity.
- Every person suffering from an
Eating Disorder is extremely underweight.
There are a lot of Anorexic, Bulimic and Compulsive Overeaters
suffering that are average weight or above.
- Eating Disorders are a vanity
issue.
There is a difference between dieting and eating disorders. Eating
Disorders may start out as dieting, but the behavior is a coping
mechanism for dealing with stress, self-hate, hurt and shame.
Obsessive weight concerns are a mask for emotions, an easier
alternative than to deal with the problem.
- Compulsive Overeaters are lazy
and have no will power.
People suffering with Compulsive Overeating use food to numb the
pain within, as a way to fill a void they feel.. and the underlying
pain needs to be addressed.
- Doctors should know.
Doctors do not know everything. A great number of doctors are
not aware of all the warning signs.
- Anorexia.... if I just get
him/her to eat it will solve the problem.
Bulimia... if I can keep him/her out of the bathroom it will solve
the problem.
Compulsive Overeater.... a diet will fix everything.
Concentrating on food is Mistake #1. Eating Disorder is about
unresolved psychological issues. Learning to not use food as a
coping mechanism for cannot be addressed until each victim begins to
address the underlying issues.
- Only women have Eating
Disorders.
Many men suffer but because of the old wives tale that Eating
Disorders were just illnesses of woman, the men suffering have
feared talking about their problems, or even facing it themselves.
It is calculated that 1 in 10 cases of Eating Disorders are men.
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