Posted by Cecilia on August 19, 2007, at 4:20:20
In reply to Eating vs. Eating Disorders, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on August 17, 2007, at 9:36:14
I'm not sure what the difference between eating issues and eating disorders is. I understand there are DSM criteria, but what about people who have lost quite a bit of weight through anorexia like behavior, restricting primarily out of self hatred, but who will never be thin, let alone anorexic style thin, because once you've got the fat cells in your body they never go away, just get smaller. Someone else with the same issues but different genes might become dangerously thin. The behavior can be exactly the same- eating say only one cup of cottage cheese a day and nothing else, which I once did for months, if you're fat like me people will think it's wonderful, but if you're thin you'll wind up in the hospital. And some people can make themselves throw up and others can't, surely nearly every overweight person has tried, the issues are the same, some people just can't do it. Cecilia.
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