Quote From: redfeathersI don't know any personally, but it's possible for men to have eating disorders too. In fact, the consensus of anorexics in...(trying to remember....) I believe it was 2002, I could be mistaken, turned up a larger percentage of men than women.
When I saw the commercial for this episode, I was really scared for this woman. To be honest, I'm surprised she's not dead, or in the hospital, dying. To some of us it may seem rediculous that she is afriad of Dr. Phil thinking she's fat, but if she's that severe of an anorexic and bulimic, then she doesn't really see that she's wrong about it.
I feel sad for her too, because she's probably never going to be able to have kids. Even if Dr. Phil does save her, I think it's too late to save the possibility of children. My aunt had a friend who was anorexic, and she got help and recovered, but unfortunately the result was that she ended up sterile and can't have kids anymore.
I really do hope Dr. Phil can help her. It's truely sad to see someone so far into an eating disorder like that.
It is not easy for anyone with any kind of eating disorder to just say okay I am going to stop. It is all part of how one is feeling. There are so many eating disorders but not eating because one feels "fat" can cause a lot of pain due to so many reasons.
I am surprised she is not dead, too. She does need a lot of help but it is not always easy for one to want the help. I think in back of their minds they do. It is sad they can't have children if their body is too far gone with this disorder.
Yes, men, do have eating disorders, but it seems to be spoken more about women. Too many people also have eating disorders but it is not always due to Anorexic. In this case it is. I wish this young woman a lot of luck and hope she can get the help she needs. It is not just DR Phil getting her the help, but her family, too which they are trying to do.
It is a very scary situation for anyone to go through this. I hope she will be able to find the support she needs.
