From fear of eating to appetite for life: Food and eating in an anorectic mind

Abstract

The aim of this research is to describe ex-anorectic patients' relationship with food and eating. Why and how do young women develop a twisted idea of eating and food? How do they describe their relationship with food and eating? The causes of anorexia are collected from the narratives of 11 Finnish women who have survived their own anorexic trip as winners. Anorexia is a serious psychiatric condition that can lead to death at its worst. The causes of anorexia have not been clearly evidenced, which makes it difficult to draw a distinct insight into the problems of anorexia. In this article, the complex nature of eating disorders is discussed from the point of view of anorectics' relationship with food.