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The results showed that "many of the symptoms that might have been thought to be specific to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are actually the results of starvation (pirke & ploog, 1987)."
It's a little known FACT but for the vast majority of bulimics their eating disorder has nothing to do with their past, upbringing or genetics. They simply went on a restrictive diet which spiraled into the dark world of an eating disorder.
"Getting rid of dieting could wipe out at least 70% of eating disorders. Get rid of dieting!" Dr Adrienne Key (Royal College of Psychiatrists).
The urge to binge is much stronger than your willpower to resist. This leads to regular bingeing on food.
Panic and a fear of gaining weight from the continual bingeing leads you to try out purging. This could be self-induced vomiting, laxatives, diet pills or further food restriction .
Purging, restricting and not eating enough food keeps you in a permanent malnourished state. This makes the binge urge stronger. This leads to more bingeing, and therefore more purging. You are now trapped in the binge/purge cycle of bulimia nervosa.
Having bulimia certainly makes you feel like you're losing your mind. But we are happy to tell you that chances are, you are not "crazy" and bulimia is not your nor your parents fault.
Large-scale studies from Harvard and Oxford universities have shown that people on restrictive diets can significantly deplete their serotonin levels within three weeks.
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