Noun
eating disorder- any psychological disorder characterized by abnormal eating habits
...An eating disorder is a condition which affects an individuals eating habits, either as a result of their own doing (self-inflicted), or as a bodily reaction to the consumption of food. Eating disorders can range from mild mental anguish to life-threatening conditions, and can affect every aspect of an individuals daily life. According to the authors of Surviving an Eating Disorder, "feelings about work, school, relationships, day-to-day activities and one's experience of emotional well being are determined by what has or has not been eaten or by a number on a scale."Siegel, Michaele, Brisman, Judith and Weinshel, Margot. Surviving an Eating Disorder. New York: Harper and Row Publishers. 1988. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the most common eating disorders generally recognized by medical classification schemes, with a significant diagnostic overlap between the two. Together, they affect an estimated 5-7% of females in the United States during their lifetimes. and "approximately 10% of eating disordered individuals coming to the attention of mental health professionals are male". There are several other eating disorders which are prevalent amongst certain demographics that are being investigated and defined - Rumination syndrome, Compulsive overeating, and Selective eating disorder. Read full entry
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Eating Disorder?
I think I may have an eating
disorder. In early february I
was a Bulimic I stoped
vomiting but I still coun't
clories is that a sign of an
EDO?
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Counting calories is healthy as long as you allow your body enough nutrients to function properly. Don't deprive yourself of basic nutrients. Good luck! |
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How does eating disorder I am going to start seeing an
eating disorder specialist
next week and eventually do a
partial hospitalization
program possibly. How hard is
it to recover from anorexia or
an eating disorder not
otherwise specified (EDNOS)?
Does the therapy really help?
What exactly happens in
treatment that helps? Do they
make you force yourself to
eat?
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Yes, eating disorder treament does work! I used to be bulimic, but I had to go through treatment... it REALLY helped. But you have to get in the right mindset, you know? You need to want to get better. They don't force you to eat. They explore why you aren't eating, and encourage you to find other ways to deal with stress. And um no, they don't "guilt" you. |
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What kind of eating disorder Well, my friend has been
drinking beverages more than
eating today. I mean, today,
she only ate three spoons of
noodles and a slice of pizza,
and she is full the whole day.
But she drinks more frequently
than she eats that she could
still finish a whole bottle of
milk in one sitting! Is this a
disorder? What is wrong?
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Well, I have an eating disorder and everyone I know who is anorexic would NEVER eat an entire slice of pizza or noodles voluntarily. Maybe she's developing an eating disorder though, because people tend to start out just lessening their diets and then work there way down to less and less food. And some of us go on certain diets, like juice diets and stuff. Check what she's drinking. If it's got calories in it it's probably not an eating disorder because she's obviosusly not counting calories. And if she's drinking milk, that has crazy calories in it, so it's probably not an eating disorder. Nevertheless, I would talk to her about it, just in case. Just let her know that you're there and want her to be healthy. Even though she doesn't yet have an eating disorder, she could be in the beginning stages of it and they're earlier to stop the earlier they are detected. Good luck!!! |
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