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Anorexia and Bulimia: What Triggers Them? |
| Date Added: June 25, 2010 06:58:59 AM |
| Author: vagleria54 |
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| An eating disorder is an illness which permeates all facets of each sufferer's life, is brought on by various emotional factors and impacts. In this article we will concenatrate upon Anorexia and Bulimia. The eating disorder Anorexia - is a unique reaction to a variety of outer and inner conflicts, such as stress, concern, unhappiness and feeling as if life is out of control. Anorexia is a negative way to deal with these emotions. A person having Anorexia may be extremely sensitive about being perceived as overweight, or have a massive fear of becoming fat - although not all Anorexia sufferers experience this fear. They may be afraid of losing control over the amount of food they eat, coupled with the craving to control their emotions and responses to their emotions. This makes them turn to obsessive dieting and starvation as a means to control not only their weight, but what they feel and how they act. Some also believe that they do not merit pleasure out of life, and will stay away from situations connected to pleasure (including eating). Typical behavioral signs include: calorie gram counting, starvation and limitation of food, obsessive physical exercise, self-induced vomiting, the use of weight loss medications, diuretics or laxatives to attempt controlling body weight, and a persistent concern about the way they look. Bulimia sufferers seek episodes of binging and purging - they will consume a large quantity of food in a relatively short period and then use behaviors such as pickings diuretics or laxatives or self-induced vomiting - since they feel overwhelmed in coping with their emotions, or in order to punish themselves. Those having Bulimia may seek episodes of binging and purging to avoid and let out feelings of tension, anger, anxiety or depression. Repeated episodes of quick food consumption followed by tremendous guilt and purging (laxatives or self-induced vomiting), a feeling of losing control over eating behaviors, regularly engaging in stringent dieting and exercise, the misuse of diuretics or laxatives, and/or diet pills and a persistent concern about the way they look can all be warning signs of Bulimia. The two illnesses have many similarities, the commonest being the trigger. They are complicated emotional issues. Though they may seem to be nothing more than a health-threatening obsessive body weight concern on the surface, for most men and women having an eating disorder there are deeper emotional conflicts to be handled. |
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