Uncle Kram wrote: My ex-wife thought I was odd because I loved sausages. I was telling a chap at work about it and he said to take no notice, it was perfectly normal and most people loved sausages. I was quite relieved to be "normal" so I invited him round to see my collection of 2000 plus sausages that I keep under my bed
She is sick...you can't be that thin deliberately. She'll either die or be force-fed, somehow. Again, I say these women should visit the Sudan or Darfur. There's nothing sexy about starvation.
My candle's burning at both ends, it will not last the night. But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--It gives a lovely light!--Edna St. Vincent Millay
Simply defined, an addiction is something you cannot stop.
Most addictions have a biochemical action, but they have an emotional trigger.
The emotions set the biochemical response into play.
This acts at the cellular level. When cells that have been assaulted in this way finally divide, they will have more receptor sites for the neurotransmitters that result from the emotions than they will for vitamins/minerals, etc.
Treatment must cover both bases. If you don't straighten out the biochemical imbalances that result from this behavior, all the therapy in the world isn't going to solve the problem.
I haven't seen too many cases of this among poor people. This seems to be a problem of rich white girls. Cultural conditioning would appear to play a fairly significant role in starting the sequence. However, one Olsen twin got it and the other didn't, which clearly suggests a biochemical anomoly in the one who got it
Complex problems generally have multifaceted solutions.