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4 www.stmarytx.edu/rattler The Rattler March 7, 2007
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Author speaks to students about the truth behind eating disorders.
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By JESSICA RODRIGUEZ
STAFF WRITER
Much of the behavior of today's
youth, including acting on the de-
sire to be thin, is modeled after
their favorite celebrities.
This theory is a common ex-
planation for motives behind
eating disorders.
According to the National Eat-
ing Disorder Association (NEDA),
"as many as 10 million females
and one million males in the Unit-
ed States are struggling with an
eating disorder."
Anita Johnson, Ph.D., author of
"Eating in the Light of the Moon,"
has her own theory about the roots
of eating disorders.
On Feb. 27, Johnson spoke
to students and area health care
professionals in a workshop en-
titled "Understand Eating Disor-
ders Through Myth, Story-telling,
and Metaphor."
The workshop was part of Na-
tional Eating Disorder Awareness
Week (Feb. 26-March 2), held by
the Department of Counseling
and Human Services, the Gradu-
ate School and Student Life.
Other workshops included
"Decoding Cosmopolitan," pre-
sented by David Woods from
Remuda Ranch, and "Fad Diets
and Overeating: Disordered Eat-
ing Can Be Hazardous to Your
Health," presented by Mary T.
Torres, Psy.D.
In her workshop, Johnson stat-
ed that "invisible forces," are the
reason for eating disorders. She
described these invisible forces as
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one's emotions.
Johnson's search for the true
cause of eating disorders began in
the early 1980s. After opening the
Anorexia and Bulimia Center of
Hawaii, she noticed that most of
the visitors were female.
She noticed that the patients
were highly intuitive and emo-
tionally sensitive. "They knew
their lives weren't fairytales, and
when they spoke up about how
they felt, they were ignored, re-
jected or ridiculed," she said.
According to Johnson, eating
disorders distract one's thoughts
from the problems for which one
cannot seem to find a solution.
"Food becomes the red her-
ring," said Johnson. "It is some-
thing you can grab onto and see a
solution to. The problem is that the
other issues never get resolved."
Not all people agree with
Johnson's assertion.
"When I am anxious because of
a test, a speech or an interview, I
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tend to eat a lot of sour as well as
sweet foods like Sour Patch or Kit
Kats," said freshman psychology
major Evelyn Azuela. "I don't see
this as an eating disorder."
Johnson maintains that disor-
ders take diverse forms.
"To some degree, everybody
has some form of an eating disor-
der. It doesn't always have to be as
drastic as anorexia or bulimia—it
can be as simple as eating in a dis-
ordered manner," she said.
Johnson believes that storytell-
ing is essential to recovery.
"It's like when you walk into
French class knowing no French,
and your teacher speaks to you in
nothing but French. At first, you
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don't understand anything, but
eventually you get accustomed to
hearing it. As time goes on, you
understand more and more."
Students believe that Johnson's
theory allows sufferers to cope
with their disorders.
"Considering the circum-
stances that these women are un-
der and the pressures they have
to deal with, bluntly stating the
problem won't really help," said
Tessa Alvarez, sophomore general
business major, about Johnson's
strategy. "Johnson's method of us-
ing symbolism and stories enables
them to understand their situation
in a way that doesn't force them to
dwell on the actual disorder."
An eating disorder is characterized by
extreme emotional and physical behavior
surrounding food.
How you can tell if a
friend may have an
eating disorder
If he or she:
■ avoid eating snacks or
meals around others
■ calculate the number of
calories and fat grams
in every food eaten
■ feel guilty when he or
she doesn’t exercise
Numbers
10 million
women and one
million men suf-
fer from an eating
disorder in the
United States.
95% of all diet-
ers regain their
weight in one to
five years.
For more infomation: NationalEalingDisorders.org
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