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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 741811" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I am alarmed at how many people are food, body and exercise obsessed. I had not known that obsessing over "clean" eating and exercise was actually dangerous but I believe it goes hand in hand with eating disorders (I think the vlog mentioned this) .and they are NOT healthy;. It makes sense than one obsession can slip into another. Anorexia kills more people than any other mental illness.</p><p></p><p>I know of a young woman who is OBSESSED with both food and exercise to the point where i was told something like she thought of quitting her job because she couldnt run enough. The job took too many hours of her day. Her mother, who is eating disordered and carefully watches her diet even though she is way too thin, thinks it's normal. The young woman I believe no longer has a period. I know this is a part of running but....thats a lot of running. She is vegan and has a blog about that and her running. Her life is "out there." I have been to her blog a few times. Mostly about her exercising but alsoaabout food. Apparently she is also a dietician. Food, food, food. Even work is about food.</p><p></p><p>This I believe is classic orthexia or even a more serious food obsession. How can this be normal?</p><p></p><p>I dont get how anyone can think about food/body that much. There is more to life. Its one thing to be hurting yourself with obesity and wanting to get to a reasonable weight. It is another to be already skinny and still think of nothing but food and exercise and worrying about getting too fat if you let up at all. But many people do. People I have known. Or know.</p><p></p><p>This is a real danger in our society to woman of all ages. I would guess it usually starts young. Men are now getting this too.</p><p></p><p>One of the symptoms is that the way too skinny people feel superior to those who are not as emaciated as they are.</p><p></p><p>Our society rewards this particular mental illness but it kills and is just as much a mental illness as a mood disorder. In fact often depression is involved.</p><p></p><p>Off the soap box!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 741811, member: 1550"] I am alarmed at how many people are food, body and exercise obsessed. I had not known that obsessing over "clean" eating and exercise was actually dangerous but I believe it goes hand in hand with eating disorders (I think the vlog mentioned this) .and they are NOT healthy;. It makes sense than one obsession can slip into another. Anorexia kills more people than any other mental illness. I know of a young woman who is OBSESSED with both food and exercise to the point where i was told something like she thought of quitting her job because she couldnt run enough. The job took too many hours of her day. Her mother, who is eating disordered and carefully watches her diet even though she is way too thin, thinks it's normal. The young woman I believe no longer has a period. I know this is a part of running but....thats a lot of running. She is vegan and has a blog about that and her running. Her life is "out there." I have been to her blog a few times. Mostly about her exercising but alsoaabout food. Apparently she is also a dietician. Food, food, food. Even work is about food. This I believe is classic orthexia or even a more serious food obsession. How can this be normal? I dont get how anyone can think about food/body that much. There is more to life. Its one thing to be hurting yourself with obesity and wanting to get to a reasonable weight. It is another to be already skinny and still think of nothing but food and exercise and worrying about getting too fat if you let up at all. But many people do. People I have known. Or know. This is a real danger in our society to woman of all ages. I would guess it usually starts young. Men are now getting this too. One of the symptoms is that the way too skinny people feel superior to those who are not as emaciated as they are. Our society rewards this particular mental illness but it kills and is just as much a mental illness as a mood disorder. In fact often depression is involved. Off the soap box! [/QUOTE]
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