Essays on Bulimia

As a teenager, every day was a struggle, every meal was a struggle, and every bite was a struggle. After every meal she would rush to the bathroom to quickly push her fingers down her throat and relieve herself of the food she had just…

Introduction Eating disorders are a subgroup of psychiatric disorders that have significant consequences on the body. (1) Eating disorders are characterized by a psychopathology fixated on eating behaviour, weight, shape, and the individual’s efforts at controlling them. (2,3) Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are recognized…

Eating disorders (EDs) are complex biopsychosocial disorders that affect individuals of all demographic categories. EDs have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness due to the high risk of medical complications and suicidality (National Eating Disorder Association, n.d.). As many as 30 million individuals…

Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by binge eating. Following the binge eating are things such as vomiting, fasting, overuse of laxatives and over exercising. People who suffer from bulimia usually maintain a healthy weight; however, they are very unhappy with it….

After reading the article “Am I Thin Enough Yet?” by Sharlene Hesse-Biber, I thought about the origins of anorexia and bulimia. I didn’t really know anyone with anorexia in high school, although we suspected this one girl may have had it, because she was bone…