Chris related some of the events that contributed to his disordered eating: "A lot of stuff happened at 11 or 12 that was quite traumatic. My parents divorced, I moved school, moved house. And then you also start to become more aware of body image at that age anyway."
When Chris moved away from home to study medicine at a university, his food intake dropped dramatically. "I would count out the exact number of pieces of cereal to eat to have each morning, have a cracker at lunchtime, and then maybe a few bits of pasta in the evening. It was nothing really, but even that seemed too much and I would work on reducing it the next day. That was how I got a sense of achievement."
When Chris could no longer concentrate during school lectures, he finally sought help. Chris hopes that his story will help other young men realize there is "life beyond anorexia."
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk)
Labels: eating disorder, male anorexia
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