This businessman s extremely successful career hasn t curbed his addiction either. In fact quite the opposite has occurred. The need for a sense of control and power in the business world has increased his obsessive behavior. He has the desire to seek help for his problem, but fears that his status in the public eye would be jeopardized if word leaked about his secret diet. And so this gentleman s need to succeed and subsequent public exposure has defeated any opportunity he might have to seek the remedy of inpatient treatment and care.
Surveys show that men suffer from eating disorders.
Of the possible 1.6 million men affected, the death rate is ten percent- astonishingly high. These stars were shown as having heads too large for their popsicle stick bodies. The media has paid no attention to the weight of these men. More importantly, men are often not given permission to express their feelings and may turn to food to cope with uncomfortable feelings. A potential roadblock to treatment for men is the outdated notion that men are not supposed to ask for help.