Bulimia Nervosa
“I began binge-eating when I was about seventeen. I was lonely, shy, and lacking in self-esteem. Every binge made me feel worse, and mead me hate myself more. I punished myself with more and more food. Within months I was binge eating as a matter of course, and I gained weight rapidly. I loathed myself and only continued with normal life by pretending to be ‘normal’.” Bulimia Nervosa is a psychiatric disorder that is characterized by recurrent eating binges that are followed by self-induced vomiting or by laxative abuse. During eating binges large amounts of easily ingested foods are consumed in a short period of time. Binges almost always take place in secret. The binges take place in private and often, an appearance of ‘normal’ eating is maintained in front of others. Binges usually take place where food supplies are kept, often the kitchen. Usually, The food in a binge is consumed very quickly. It is stuffed into the mouth almost mechanically and barely chewed. The first moments of binges are usually described as pleasurable; but soon all the since of taste and pleasure is lost. People describe binges as ‘frantic’ and ‘desperate’. The powerful craving for food is overwhelming. So overwhelming that it drives t
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Approximate Word count = 1185
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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