I've seen various documentaries about eating disorders. I can't think of one that doesn't, at some point, mention rape or abuse as a possible "cause" of eating disorders. I remember one documentary talking about how eating disorders sometimes start when a teenager's parents get divorced. They stated clearly that not everyone whose parents divorce will develop an eating disorder, but failed to even mention that a lot of disorder sufferers have parents who are happily married.
I think people look too often for causes in the environment. Some people are biologically susceptible to developing disorders and the triggers can be just about anything, sometimes events so small that the sufferer doesn't even remember them later.
I've read posts in other blogs talking about how families are often seen as the cause of a disorder, with people believing that someone develops this illness because of problems at home. So often, that's not the case. Eating disorders can be started by anything. What matters is recovery, not finding someone to blame.
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Hi there,
You've done a great job depicting the dangerous cycle of eating disorders. I support your thoughts about what causes disordered eating among young women, although I do believe that traumatic events are often the triggers that manifest themselves through these habits. However, I agree with you that the problems need to be addressed and not blamed on those events. We all lead stressful lives. Recovery is not about finding what or who to blame, it is about taking full responsibility for ones actions and learning to understand which irrational thoughts make it spiral out of control.
Great work!
fiOlia ;)
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