What is an Eating Disorder Eating disorders occur when the focus of a person's everyday life revolves obsessively around food and weight.
Some people try to starve themselves.
This disorder is anorexia, an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat to maintain a body weight normal for their height Eating food becomes unhealthy when we use it to deal with emotional needs. We may numb out feelings of anger, frustration, anxiety, depression. Eating may provide temporary emotional comfort. This means that when a person is feeling distressed, they avoid dealing with it directly and try to appease or escape the unpleasantness with food. Other unhealthy food use includes it providing companionship for those who are lonely or serving as an activity for those who are bored.