How do eating disorders start?

Answer 1

Anorexia can be caused by a number of things, but these are some of the most common: 1. Put downs/teasing 2. TV/Movie Stars 3. Jealousy 4. Peer pressure 5. Trying to impress others 6. Feeling that you aren't worth anything 7. To get public attention

Answer 2

eating disorders usually start when one thinks they are to skinny or to fat (usually women)

fat: one looks are there self in a mirror and thinks they are fat and eat less then three meals a day

skinnny: one thinks there to skinny and eats more then three meals a day which usually causes them to say there fat and if u was to read the fat disorder type u will see its like a cicle

Answer 3

an eating disorder usually starts when a person has body issues. They tend to think they are over weight, and want to shed pounds fast. Sometimes, the person really is over weight and has struggled with dieting, and they turn to starving themselves to look better and be healthy. it also has to do with wanting to fit in and be like celebrities.

Answer 4

An eating disorder will develop because of things such as feelings of inadequacy, feeling lack of control in their life, low self-esteem, distorted body image, depression, or the person could just be a narcissist looking for attention (that was a horrible thing to say I am sure, but nonetheless).

Answer 5

Sometimes as young as 10, but generally about 12-13 when girls feel the pressure to be as thin and beautiful as what they see on TV, movies, and in magazines. Society gives the view that unless you are a size 2 you are fat. A "plus size" model is anyone who wears over a size 6 and the young women who see this try to copy it. The average woman wears a 12-14 so this is an impossible goal for many young women to reach.

In BulimiaGirls.com recent survey the statistics showed the average age that bulimic subjects began to binge and purge was 17 and 6 months.

Answer 6

People develop eating disorders, like bulimia, for many different reasons. Usually it is from a variety of causes, not just one in particular. Some causes or factors include...

*Depression

*OCD

*BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)

*Teasing, bullying (usually about weight and / or looks)

*Low self-esteem

*Low body image

*Media influence, literature

*Family history of eating disorders

*Friends who suffer from eating disorder

*Dieting gone too far

Answer 7

well first you take a dump and if it is orange then you have bulimia but dont worry go take another dump and u will be better

Answer 8

If a person often makes themselves sick to loose weight, they have bulimia so I guess a person develops bulimia from a desire to loose weight