Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders
"Fight the dangerous Bulimia"
Insecurity, low self esteem and anxiety are all personality disorders that can manifest themselves in eating disorders and other destructive behavior. One in particular, nervosa bulimia, is quite dangerous and can leave a person with lifetime disabilities.
Nervosa bulimia, commonly called bulimia, involves loss of control that leads to binge eating. After ingesting a large amount of food, the person feels guilty and upset at themselves and as a result, purges their stomach, usually hiding the act from family and friends. As well as causing malnutrition, purging will eventually cause the stomach to develop ulcers from its acids, which are manufactured to digest food, but have nothing to work on.
Personality disorders can manifest themselves in to a number of unusual behaviors. Obsessive-compulsive behavior such as the washing of hands every few minutes or feeling the need to check the locks in a house several times before being able to rest are examples of serious personality disorders. Other personality disorders may not be as serious but still have a negative effect on someone’s life. Antisocial personality disorders might cause a person to isolate themselves and have no real effect on anyone else which results in a very low quality of life for that person. Borderline personality disorders spread the misery around as the person affected has trouble maintaining healthy relationships and usually has highly unstable behavior.
Mentally ill people rarely realize that they need help. This can cause their condition to deteriorate over time and possibly result in hospitalization. A mild personality disorder can blossom into something much more serious without proper treatment. It may be as simple and correctable as a chemical imbalance or stem from traumatic experiences in childhood or as an adult. Either way, early diagnosis and treatment are very important to manage mental illness and personality disorders.
If you feel that someone you know may be having problems with personality disorders it’s important that you give them support as well as encouraging them to talk with their family physician. A medical doctor is the first step towards getting better, as their problems could be physical in origin. If not, their doctor can refer them to a capable therapist that can help them.
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