Men And Eating Disorders
One of the
most common misconceptions about eating disorders is that they only effect
women. On the contrary eating disorders, in the forms of anorexia and bulimia
effect 1 million men in the USA and 68.3 million men age 20 and older are overweight or obese due
to compulsive overeating.
The
Victorian has holds open meetings of Overeaters Anonymous to the public. Both women and men alike have
attended regularly for support (*The Victorian also offers closed meetings for
women.) Men with eating disorders suffer from the same mental disorders and
addictions that women suffer from. The Victorian believes eating disorders are
an addiction and treat them as such. If a man is experiencing an eating
disorder he may have the genetic disposition to an addiction like alcoholism, an eating disorder, drug addiction, gambling, sex addiction etc…
To find out
more information about the meetings held at The Victorian please call (949)
279-1632 and to find meetings just for men please visit the website for
Overeaters Anonymous at: www.oa.org
Happy
Recovery,
Irvina
Eating Disorder Self Test. Take the EAT-26 self test to see if you might have eating disorder symptoms that might require professional evaluation. All answers are confidential.