[Niall]

Originally Posted by Ammi

I agree with Niall, to obsessively control your weight and what you eat could indicate there's a psychological feeling of lack of control in other areas of your life. I think if you're consiously thinking about your food and analysing how healthy it is a lot, you just need to be aware of it.
Food and our bodies is something that is quite commonly used to give us a feeling of control

Exactly.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I think it's sadly a bit of a norm to starve yourself now. Like it's everywhere that you have to look a certain way. I think it mainly happens with 14 - 18 year olds though. It's sad and what's bad is that I think it's only going to get even worse.

I do think a lot of the time it's a cry for help though. Especially in the younger ages.

I know, I saw this woman on TV who has the worlds smalles waist, she'd worn a corset for over twenty years and has a 15inch waist....it looked gross tbh

[ILoveTRW]

I eat next to nothing most days. and then I have a day a week where I pig out, although it probably is binge eating its just the way i find easiest to keep weight off and im 100 in the head, believe it or not.

[Marc]

These are both sad problems.

I always see them on TV programmes and you wonder why people can't just start eating more and get better (I know, that's dumb) but it's such a deep issue and really scary. I hope to god no body in my family will ever suffer from these.

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Ammi

I agree with Niall, to obsessively control your weight and what you eat could indicate there's a psychological feeling of lack of control in other areas of your life. I think if you're consiously thinking about your food and analysing how healthy it is a lot, you just need to be aware of it.
Food and our bodies is something that is quite commonly used to give us a feeling of control

Could not have said it better myself Ammi. Anorexia often comes from it being one of the aspects that a person has control over in their life: and it ultimately can be one of the most damaging illnesses - and one of the most difficult to overcome.

On a side note: whilst I appreciate the thread is two years old but was bumped today by Scott - given that some members have opened up on how anorexia/bulimia has blighted them or their loved ones & that it's a serious topic - Scotts laughing smileys should be removed. It's not a topic that deserves that, and it's completly and utterly disrespectful for him to have bumped it to laugh at an ignorant 2 year old post. It's a serious discussion - clearly he has nothing serious to add to the discussion.