ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the effects an eating disorder has in terms of life situations and relationships and how some of these patterns can keep the illness going.
Eating disorders are often perceived as discrete, subtle and silent conditions. Not so. The message a sufferer sends out is loud, crystal clear and speaks volumes. Individuals may suffer in silence – hidden feelings, dismissed emotions and neglected thoughts – but their message is one of the most powerful examples of nonverbal communication known. Close others instinctively respond, maybe not initially, or even after some time, but, eventually, a response will be triggered . . .
