How Body Image Plays a Part in Eating Disorders
Deborah Barrena
A young woman who broke up with her boyfriend because she found out he was dating other girls cut down on eating without conscious effort. She was taking an exercise class through the college she was attending and noticed the other girls in the class were whispering and pointing at her. She heard one of the girls say, “She has anorexia.” Did she begin eating healthier? No! Her undiagnosed eating disorder worsened. A young man who loved playing his trumpet in the school band left his trumpet on the school grounds one day on his way home from school and told his parents he lost his trumpet. He was teased...
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