http://mindhacks.com/2006/02/22/the-painful-realism-of-eating-disorders/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2006/02/22/the-painful-realism-of-eating-disorders/#comment-8089 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:05:22 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/the-painful-realism-of-eating-disorders/#comment-8089 It’s obvious that moderate pessimism is an adequate and healthy judge when comparing the self to others, but the anorexics percpetion is distoted beyond pessimism. Because how come the thin ones don’t “real”ize how grotesquely thin they are?

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2006/02/22/the-painful-realism-of-eating-disorders/#comment-8088 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:47:47 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/02/22/the-painful-realism-of-eating-disorders/#comment-8088 Well, the problem with studies like this is that Americans have an insanely warped idea of what is “attractive” in the female form, so I don’t think any study like this is really very valid. I’m often told I’m attractive, even though according to “normal” American values I would be considered overweight. Most eating disorders stem from trying to meet a societal “norm” for attractiveness that is simply unnattainable for most women. It simply isn’t really natural to be a size 0 or 2 or 4, even though that’s what all the young girls want to be right now. No wonder eating disroders are rampant in this society.

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