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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 726207" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It is such an ugly disease. I learned a lot about it as a child. My grandmother and one aunt kept insisting I had it. I did not, but no matter what I ate, I didn't gain weight. I read a lot about it, and about bulimia, because I kept hearing the word and being told I had to be. I wanted to know what it was. </p><p></p><p>I have known a number of people with either anorexia or bulimia. It is really sad to watch them. Oddly enough, every person I know with either anorexia or bulimia is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. So far 80% are in recovery and not active in their disease, a state they only gained after serious therapy for the abuse. Those who are still actively sick are those who have refused to get any help for their abuse. </p><p></p><p>I don't believe that all people with these disorders have been sexually abused. I do believe that something is wrong and that often it is a way to assert control after they were made to feel hugely powerless and vulnerable and terrified. Their food is the only thing they can control, so they control it absolutely. It is hard for those around them to understand and cope with. I had an incredibly tough time with the roommate who had bulimia. Living with her was NOT a good experience. </p><p></p><p>Of course this is just what I have observed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 726207, member: 1233"] It is such an ugly disease. I learned a lot about it as a child. My grandmother and one aunt kept insisting I had it. I did not, but no matter what I ate, I didn't gain weight. I read a lot about it, and about bulimia, because I kept hearing the word and being told I had to be. I wanted to know what it was. I have known a number of people with either anorexia or bulimia. It is really sad to watch them. Oddly enough, every person I know with either anorexia or bulimia is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. So far 80% are in recovery and not active in their disease, a state they only gained after serious therapy for the abuse. Those who are still actively sick are those who have refused to get any help for their abuse. I don't believe that all people with these disorders have been sexually abused. I do believe that something is wrong and that often it is a way to assert control after they were made to feel hugely powerless and vulnerable and terrified. Their food is the only thing they can control, so they control it absolutely. It is hard for those around them to understand and cope with. I had an incredibly tough time with the roommate who had bulimia. Living with her was NOT a good experience. Of course this is just what I have observed. [/QUOTE]
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