Posted by DiamondDoggie on November 28, 2005, at 1:05:23
In reply to Re: Eating issues and OCD » Emily Elizabeth, posted by Sonya on November 10, 2005, at 7:05:49
Hi All! (I'm new on this thinger...) I DEFINITELY think eating disorders can be/are connected to obsessive compulsive behaviors in a lot of people. You want a SUPREME example? Check out anything on Brigid Berlin (I love her!), one of Andy Warhol's superstars. I guess the drugs in the 60s didn't help her at all...lol. Don't do THAT! But like with me, I have serious issues with compulsive skin picking/ self-injurious skin picking, as well as binge eating disorder. I know that when I get to feel like CRUD about the weight or eating, or I eat bad stuff or binge, I get just as distressed about my skin and pick at it, and vice versa. I think that OCD behaviors and eating disorder behaviors are very similar in their ability to help us cope/soothe/numb. Clipping coupons, washing hands, picking at skin, chewing nails, etc etc seem pretty darn similar to counting calories, getting on the scale, food logging, obsessively reading nutrition labels, etc.....
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