I have been suffering from anorexia for 2 years. My brother is starting to show signs and im scared. He gets picked on enough and dosent need this. My parents are either blind or in denial.
I have had anorexia nervosa for many years. I also have mild autism. I find it very humiliating that the media associate anorexia nervosa to models, fashion and celebrities all the time. We are seen as being stupid and vain. I got into a pattern of undereating as part of my autism. I have always had problems with food and eating. I was teased at school because I am seen as odd. I find social interactions very hard. Anorexia is about control. It's not about beauty.
Read Explaining colours to a blind man. Not only will it enlighten many as to what living with a mental illness and an eating disorder is like, it also gives comfort to those sufferers who think there is no hope and that they are alone. It is very informative, sometimes shocking but also very funny in parts. All in all, a good read and highly recommended.
This is my understanding too - i.e. that the brains of people with an inherent susceptibility to anorexia nervosa are 'wired' in such a way that dieting triggers something in the brain that leads to an addiction to, or dependence upon starvation and/or over-exercise. Certainly I recall a point at which I couldn't stop my restricting behaviours even though I recognised that I was too thin. The anxiety of stopping 'doing anorexia' was unbearable; hence I reverted back to my anorexic state.
@metabrokenheartwings i had/have anorexia and i remember my mum saying that when she was young if she got stressed she wouldnt eat, she had a high metabolism, lost weight easy etc and the doctors said this could be a contributing factor to my anorexia. i agree, you cant inherit them as its a mental illness but i think you can be born with a predisposition to developing one.
I have been suffering from anorexia for 2 years. My brother is starting to show signs and im scared. He gets picked on enough and dosent need this. My parents are either blind or in denial.
jkseiden 2 months ago
I have had anorexia nervosa for many years. I also have mild autism. I find it very humiliating that the media associate anorexia nervosa to models, fashion and celebrities all the time. We are seen as being stupid and vain. I got into a pattern of undereating as part of my autism. I have always had problems with food and eating. I was teased at school because I am seen as odd. I find social interactions very hard. Anorexia is about control. It's not about beauty.
clangergirl1969 2 years ago 2
Read Explaining colours to a blind man. Not only will it enlighten many as to what living with a mental illness and an eating disorder is like, it also gives comfort to those sufferers who think there is no hope and that they are alone. It is very informative, sometimes shocking but also very funny in parts. All in all, a good read and highly recommended.
hsttraindriver 2 years ago
I thought research had shown the eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are inheritable. :S
metabrokenheartwings 3 years ago 4
This is my understanding too - i.e. that the brains of people with an inherent susceptibility to anorexia nervosa are 'wired' in such a way that dieting triggers something in the brain that leads to an addiction to, or dependence upon starvation and/or over-exercise. Certainly I recall a point at which I couldn't stop my restricting behaviours even though I recognised that I was too thin. The anxiety of stopping 'doing anorexia' was unbearable; hence I reverted back to my anorexic state.
misstiggykins 3 years ago 4
@metabrokenheartwings i had/have anorexia and i remember my mum saying that when she was young if she got stressed she wouldnt eat, she had a high metabolism, lost weight easy etc and the doctors said this could be a contributing factor to my anorexia. i agree, you cant inherit them as its a mental illness but i think you can be born with a predisposition to developing one.
happpydaysx 2 years ago