Comments on: Eating Disorders, Who Gets Them and What are They?

By: Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:22:46 +0000

In reply to Name withheld by request. There are many reasons people have eating disorders and it is not far-fetched at all to think OCD could be a cause. Thank you for opening this subject. Shirley

By: Name withheld by request

Name withheld by request — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:10:07 +0000

I wonder about eating disorders and OCD. Have you looked into this? My brother very nearly starved himself to death and as far as I can tell it wasn’t at all related to body image, sexual abuse, abuse or wanting to self harm. Instead, it seems like he had severe OCD and was afraid of stomach issues related to side effects of medication. I think this is uncommon, but perhaps more common that people have anxiety, schizophrenia, OCD and a co-occurring eating disorder, and relieving symptoms of the underlying anxiety, schizophrenia, OCD might also help relieve the eating order.

By: Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:31:35 +0000

In reply to Anne. Thank you very much for both your comment and the correction. I'll go fix that now. Shirley

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:14:23 +0000

Thanks for this informative article! I appreciate the clarity of definitions, links to CPTSD & sexual abuse, warning signs, and resources.

There is an error re: Princess Diana– she spoke about having Bulimia Nervosa, not Anorexia Nervosa. (https://www.wmagazine.com/story/prince-william-addresses-princess-diana-bulimia/)

Thanks for making this correction, and keep up the helpful work!