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Bulemia

Christmas is a time of joy, but the Christmas of 1988 was one of
revelation for me. My best friend of 15 years unveiled her deepest,
darkest, most private secret; she was bulimic. I was unfamiliar with the
disorder at the time, but when she told me of her 7 year struggle with
anorexia and bulimia, I had to know more, to understand the what, why,
and how. The first article I found on eating disorders was in a glossy
covered periodical, Parents' Magazine. It briefly outlined the mechanics of
both eating disorders, and stated that the majority of anorectics and a large
percentage of bulimics develop the disorders because of sexual repression
in childhood. Dissatisfied with the ...

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that her mother had passed away about 7 years before she broke
her news to me, and she had also given up her crown as Miss Iowa, so
depression could have been a factor as well. Another aspect of eating
disorders that I discovered is a lack of self-esteem, something I never
imagined.
The first source I found to dispute the sexual repression hypothesis
was in Psychology Today. Dr. Sarah Leibowitz theorized that sexual
maturity is a consequence of the disorder, not the raison d'etre. She
contends that a lack of self-esteem is a major cause of eating disorders in
teenage girls and young women according to the studies she has
participated in.
Depression and stress also play a major role in the development of
eating disorders, not just anorexia and bulimia, but obesity as well. Major
life events can be attributed to both depression and stress, leaving the
patient feeling lack of control in their life. The anorectic and bulimic turn
to starvation and weight ...

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Added: 1/2/2005 03:22:24 AM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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