Ok so here's my little topic for the day.... deception and eating disorders....
Deceptive behaviour plays a key role in many eating disorders.
Individuals with Anorexia will eventually resort to lying about their quantity of food intake to those around them. Common excuses such as 'no thanks, I had a huge breakfast today or 'I'm planning to meet someone soon for dinner' in an attempt to hide their behaviour will be commonplace. The anorexic is an expert in deceiving those around them in order to maintain control over their own food intake. This deception can also extend to the secret abuse of laxatives or diuretics.
Bulmics will often maintain normal eating habits in front of others and binge behind closed doors. They often maintain a normal body weight whilst being stuck in a secret cycle of binging and purging. This will often lead to the overpowering urge to purge which is covered in a shroud secrecy - the tip toes to the bathroom to 'get something out of one's eye', the prolonged 'showers', the taps turned on full blast to drown out the noise, the secret abuse of laxatives or diuretics.....
Self-deception can be seen in the eating disordered individual as they repeatedly tell themselves what they are doing is justified and often many individuals believe their own behaviour does not fall under classification of an eating disorder. The eating disorder itself may feel as if it is the sufferers best friend, the constant in their life of chaos.
Deceptive behaviour plays a key role in many eating disorders.
Individuals with Anorexia will eventually resort to lying about their quantity of food intake to those around them. Common excuses such as 'no thanks, I had a huge breakfast today or 'I'm planning to meet someone soon for dinner' in an attempt to hide their behaviour will be commonplace. The anorexic is an expert in deceiving those around them in order to maintain control over their own food intake. This deception can also extend to the secret abuse of laxatives or diuretics.
Bulmics will often maintain normal eating habits in front of others and binge behind closed doors. They often maintain a normal body weight whilst being stuck in a secret cycle of binging and purging. This will often lead to the overpowering urge to purge which is covered in a shroud secrecy - the tip toes to the bathroom to 'get something out of one's eye', the prolonged 'showers', the taps turned on full blast to drown out the noise, the secret abuse of laxatives or diuretics.....
Self-deception can be seen in the eating disordered individual as they repeatedly tell themselves what they are doing is justified and often many individuals believe their own behaviour does not fall under classification of an eating disorder. The eating disorder itself may feel as if it is the sufferers best friend, the constant in their life of chaos.
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