Understanding Bulimia Nervosa

In a culture where thinness is too often associated with physical attractiveness, success, and happiness, nearly everyone has dealt with issues regarding the effect their weight and body shape can have on their self-image. However, eating disorders are not about dieting or pride, they're complex psychological disorders in which an individual's eating patterns are developed and then habitually maintained in an attempt to deal with other problems in their life. Many loved ones attempt to …showed first 75 words of 1015 total…

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