Posted by zazenducke on August 20, 2007, at 12:15:04
In reply to Re: Fashions in self destruction? May trigger » Declan, posted by Cecilia on August 20, 2007, at 6:44:24
I was posting about this below. A lot of bulimics aren't able to stay slim so I wonder if there isn't more to it than social pressure tho of course that's probably the starting point for most. The vomiting thing is still hard for me to imagine tho vomiting frequently brings relief to some migraine sufferers who sometimes also experience mild exhiliration when it ends.
Why is it so easy to become a bulimic? One reason is that both binging and vomiting can trigger waves of the potent brain chemicals - the endorphins. The release of these natural heroin-like brain chemicals helps establish the powerful compulsions that bulimics are helpless to fight. When we develop false ideas about what we "should" weigh and begin dieting, we open ourselves up to the possibility of developing an eating disorder, .....Alternative Mental Health-no link because dieting is mentioned on the site
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