Relationships tend to be either superficial or dependent. Person craves true intimacy but at the same time is terrified of it. As in all other areas of life, anorexics tend to be rigidly controlling while bulimics have problems with lack of impulse control that can lead to rash and regrettable decisions about sex, money, stealing, commitments, careers, and all forms of social risk taking. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body. The cruel reality is that persistent undereating, binge eating, and purging have the opposite effect.
Rituals dictate most activities -Feels alienated and lonely.
I don't fit in anywhere. May give up and sink into fatalism or denial. The above complications, or threat of them developing, should encourage people to seek treatment, not give up and sink into despair. Sooner is better than later. The sooner treatment is begun, the sooner the person can develop personal strength and begin to create a life worth living.