tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post4943087473231013525..comments2024-03-24T16:08:20.300-07:00Comments on Training on Empty: Science and Eating DisordersLize Brittinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-30008622226211149352017-11-22T18:13:29.279-08:002017-11-22T18:13:29.279-08:00Yes, you're right. In addition, the perceived ...Yes, you're right. In addition, the perceived ailment draws attention to the one suffering. It's both a way to divert attention away from the actual disorder while directing it toward the self. For example, if I'm out to dinner and I tell the waiter, "I can't eat that because I have this terrible allergy," I at once get attention directed at me and away from the disordered eating, though I must be clear that people with real allergies are obviously not seeking attention. I'm just talking about the allergies people create around substances that don't actually cause an immune response.Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-27218512943250827142017-11-22T17:56:37.074-08:002017-11-22T17:56:37.074-08:00People like to attach inappropriate labels to thin...People like to attach inappropriate labels to things they sometimes crave but badly want to avoid, acting in the belief that further pathologizing an already dangerous thing will make it all the less likely they'll indulge in it.<br /><br />The "Big Book" of A.A. has been around for about 80 years and it opens with a medical doctor describing the way alcoholics react to ethanol as an allergy. Medicos knew better even then, but Dr. Silkworth rationalized his choice of terms using some ham-handed terminology sophistry. The point was that some people clearly shouldn't drink, and if they regarded themselves as allergic to ethanol, they might be incrementally more likely to abstain.<br /><br />Now, it should be obvious to anyone that no one can be simultaneously addicted to and allergic to something, although my own relationship with distance running calls this into question.kemibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843360441074102811noreply@blogger.com