Eating Disorders Blog

Many people have trouble understanding anorexia. The solution can seem so simple - just eat! But, as many health experts know, anorexia is more complex than a simple choice or even a behavior. In the words of Marilyn Clark, a registered nurse and counselor with a small Canadian eating disorders treatment provider, "an eating disorder is not a behavior; it's an illness, an emotional illness." In other words, expecting an individual who suffers from anorexia to simply eat is like asking an individual with clinical depression to simply be happy. What people need to understand, Clark believes, is that "underneath all eating disorders is emotional turmoil." (Source: www.brantfordexpositor.ca)

Labels: anorexia, emotions, mental-illness

Posted By: Aspen Education Group