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This came to my mind a few days ago when listening to my neighbourgs talking about eating disorders.Stereotypically, those disorders are automatically associated with girls, and often people ignore that boys can have them, too.
For example, my cousin's boyfriend is anorexic. He barely eats anything.
Even though, according to statistics at least, eating disorders seem to be more diffused between the female population, more awareness of males that have eating disorders should be spread.
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True, I read an article once about a teenage boy who nearly died of anorexia.Β
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EXACTLY. I'm a trans boy who's recovering from anorexia...
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I think it comes from the fact that more girls are concerned over their appearance and want to get thin which then leads to anorexia. I'm a girl with an eating disorder, ARFID, and think it's stupid to believe that only girls have to deal with stuff like thatΒ
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Can confirm. I once dated someone with an eating disorder. That person was a man.
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I have a couple of them and it's not fun~! (And I'm a guy myself)
They are ARFID and a mild case of pica.
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Once we were learning about eating disorders in health class, and the teacher told us that most people with eating disorders are female, since some of them see supermodels and think that they don't look good compared to them.
But eating disorders are often caused by stress, and anyone can be stressed.
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what is more common then? males or females?
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I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING!!!
Ever hear of theΒ NoceboΒ effect?
I think eating disorders may be more distributed throughout a certain gender due to the fact that people are toldΒ that it is. Basically, you hear that you are "more likely" to get something, and you "get it". But it may actually be the NoceboΒ effect screwing your head!
meh, its just a passing thought. carry on.
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It can happened to both genders indeed
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There are more than 2 genders, just letting you know.
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Transgender isn't a gender.
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She is most likely referring to the biological genders, not the mental one.
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Β Does your statement apply to transgender people?
I fully support tolerance for transgender people.
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Yes, but i'm also referring to intersexual and non-binary people.
There are loads more, but those seem to be well known nowadays.
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I never thought of it that way before...
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Never heard that one. What does it mean? ls that also a sexual stereotype?
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Your cousin's boyfriend is anorexic? I'm so sorry about that..
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So that means like they feel like they're too fat? I feel like guys would want more weight, only in muscle mass and not fat. Like when wrestlers want to go up a weight class.
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//worships this stamp
I s2g if I hear one more person say than an anorexic / bulimic guy is doing it for attention, I'm gonna slap a bitch.
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I agree. I don't know why people say only women can have eating disorders, but I've read a bunch of books about human health and I've read several true stories about men with eating disorders. I also read that 20% of men with eating disorders will eventually be killed by them, so this is a very real thing and IDK why people think it only happens to women.
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Well i will admit as Guy well i got eating disorder like i love to eat many more food.
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it should be worded as:
"Boys can have eating disorders, too!"
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THANK YOU
im prety sure that my friend is bulimic but it seems like noone believs he can be just cos hes a guy.Β
it sucks co she & other guys wit eating disorders cant get help they need...
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Today I saw a show of a guy who was 900 pounds because of his eating disorder.
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I think people think this way is mostly because most of the men who have eating disorders goes unreported or is underreported. Though the statistics show in the link below show that women are more likely to develop eating disorders then males. The could also be underreported and men are less likely to recieve treatment for it. This is largely do to the fact that it is often viewed as a 'Woman's Disease.". Just like with sexual assaults, its stereotypically viewed as "only women can be raped.". Thusly, like with the eating disorders it is underreported.
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Sited Sources:
www.aftersilence.org/male-survβ¦
www.eatingdisorderhope.com/infβ¦
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Well yeah, and I can't imagine being a guy and having a serious problem with food, but being too embarrassed to speak up because...how many people would laugh at me for admitting I puke up my food all the time? Sure, girls can definitely take flack for that, but for a guy, it's the double whammy of being a MAN and having a "girly" problem. Like geez, that would suck.
NOTE TO THE BUTTHURT: I am in no way implying that girls with EDs have it easy. So get over yourself.
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I'm not butthurt at all 
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I'm not upset, it's really for someone else who might be reading that reply more than anything.
Sorry, I never read the date the comments were made. 
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Yeah, I think it's the same.
Society should really get over these double-standeards :/
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I hate people who think that. My friend nearly died because he wouldn't eat anything about his step ma died, we had to bring him to the hospital and force food into him. He didn't do anything but puke over and over. Yes, but that doesn't matter because "Only girls have eating disorders".
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my one friend is a little overweight. he was thinking about making himself vomit to lose weight. luckily i talked him out of it.
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More than 60% of the pupils in my last school had eating disorders. There were lots of boys among them.
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60%!? didn't the school do anything about it?
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I'm actually watching a documentary about boys with anorexia. It does need to be addressed more, as it does happen.
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I know Elton John had bulimia at one point in his life.
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But he's perfectly ok now.
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Exactly. I had an eating disorder when I was in 5th grade, and I'm a dude.
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