When you diet, you give your body less food. Because your body craves what it needs, it wants to eat more. The binging, which can get way out of control, might be your body's way of making up for what it didn't get while you were dieting. Growing up is never easy, but people with eating disorders have a particularly difficult time. Most grow up in families where problems are denied.
Conflict is avoided whenever possible.
Change is considered a threat. Family loyalty is valued over individuality . Some people with eating disorders say they feel smothered in their families. Others feel abandoned, misunderstood, and alone . There is often heavy pressure on the kids to succeed.