Eating Disorders Causes:

There are different causes for having an eating disorder. Commonly, these causes are classified into the following:

• Due to trauma or shock. When a person experiences a truly traumatic situation, especially when one bore witness to a gruesome event, the ability to eat is impaired. Here, appetite will suffer; and if not properly and promptly treated, the result is that a person may continue to miss meals, a situation that deprives the body of essential nutrients. When this is the case, it is important to understand the cause of trauma in order to restore one’s appetite;
• Eating disorders may also arise due to an adult’s over-attachment to parents or to peers. This means that when a person feels very close to someone, chances are that person will find it difficult to be separated from family and friends. This is akin to separation anxiety wherein a person’s inability to cope with being separated stems into other areas, especially eating.
• Due to environmental influences. Today, everyone is exposed to a lot of stimulus and influences, especially from the media. As a result, a person develops his own perception of things, adhering instead to certain standards of beauty, fitness, and health that may have detrimental effects on the person’s overall health.