Is it true that some people who have eating disorders can go along time or even forever without even looking like they have one?
2006-06-21 09:28:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes,
I once ate my foot. It was ok, until I couldn't lace my shoes over the bloody wound.
2006-06-21 09:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Blim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Sometimes the eating disorder will mess up their metabolism and they will not be able to lose weight. And, most people think of ed's as anorexics to the extreme of skeletal and compulsive overeaters to the extreme of being very fat. Truth is, some people get eating disorders to stay at a certain weight. Once you have one, it never goes away. So, even though a person looks healthy and ripe, they may be beating themselves up inside.
2006-06-21 16:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Wookie on Water 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The illness can be so deeply cloaked in shame and self-loathing that sufferers of eating disorders become very good at hiding their illnesses, and go to great lengths to camouflage their bodies, misdirect others' attention and hide their behavior; they become exceptionally proficient at lying.
http://www.pbs.org/perfectillusions/help/faq.html
I dont know that they can go their whole life without being found out, but maybe this site can help you.
2006-06-21 16:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shhh!
Nobody know's I have an eating disorder, forever's long enough for me!
2006-06-21 16:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard they can go a long time but not forever.
2006-06-21 16:31:54 · answer #5 · answered by Scott R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not really because if you're anorexic you're definitely gonna notice.
2006-06-21 16:32:08 · answer #6 · answered by johncenagirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋