Who Needs An Eating Disorder Because Of A Dysfunctional Relationship!

Stress is such a powerful mental health problem to deal with on its own. Why do we complicate our lives by adding more stress due to an abusive relationship! Dating in itself can be stressful enough but when you add dating abuse into the mix it becomes overbearing. There have been studies that connect dating abuse with eating disorders. Part of the problem, besides the obvious, is women who are in this situation are less likely to seek help from their friends.

As supportive as friends may be it is still an embarrassment. They start to feel isolated, inadequate and are unsure of how their friends may react. The dysfunctional relationship makes them feel powerless over their eating disorder. Their situation may also be complicated by the control associated with their abusive partner.

Many women develop eating orders under these circumstances and the types of disorders vary. Some will eat more because it helps to sooth the stress and others will eat less because they feel too depressed to consume food. They are on an emotional roller coaster and don't know where to turn. There are more and more support groups available but still many women refrain from using these resources because they feel shame. Why me!

The simple solution to this problem is to get out of the dysfunctional relationship. This is easier said than done. If the relationship is worth salvaging and both whole heatedly commit; it might have a chance. First and foremost the physical and mental abuse has to stop. It is my personal belief that once the damage is done there is no room for reconciliation.