Haaretz Staff and Channel: Israeli hospitals lack space to treat anorexia patients
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Title:Yes, control
Name:Skippy
City: State: MA
While the distorted self-image & obsession to control one`s weight are the symptoms, the underlying cause is a perceived or actual inability to control a usually traumatic (fear of attack, incest, etc.) aspect of one`s life. In the absence of treatment for the trauma,the need for control is then transferred to body image/weight.