Word: bulimia
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...really think guilt is at the heart of [bulimia]," says ECHO counselor Andrea Schwartz...
...instead of comfort, bulimia brings with it more guilt...
Says Associate Professor of Psychology Penelope J. Davis, who teaches a psychology class entitled "Eating Disorders," "Bulimia becomes a vicious cycle so it gets out of control almost once it's started...
...Different people have different ways of expressing pain and anxiety," says Dr. Deborah A. Pilgrim, a counselor at the Bureau of Study Counsel who works with students with eating disorders. "[Bulimia] is certainly an expression of pain, and there are a lot of questions about why it gets expressed this...
...part of their training outline, ECHO counselors receive psychological profiles of bulimics that outline the importance of cultural factors, such as the notions that "beating the system is good" and "major transgressions require major atonement." For these women, bulimia is a way to repent for what they believe to be their sins, for them to accept roles as penitents for success and the ways in which the think they fall short of society's expectations...