### person | sufferer:

Bulimic
* Many bulimics engage in excessive exercise and exhibit concerns about weight and shape.
* Many bulimics have normal weight
  - poor teeth due to regular vomiting
  - report that they have trouble feeling full, unless they eat large amounts of food
* Most bulimics are female, and bulimia usually starts in the teens or early twenties.
* Most bulimics follow bingeing with self-induced vomiting
  - the binge by self-induced vomiting
  - gain weight over time
  - have to be treated with antidepressants
  - report feelings of shame and develop secretive behaviors to hide their habit
* Some bulimics also purge after a binge by fasting for days or by exercising for hours
  - have a telltale scar on the first two knuckles of their hand from inducing vomiting
  - lose weight progressively, alternating between binges and food restriction
* also consume large amounts of food, but their bingeing is followed by purging
  - diet and exercise excessively to counteract the effects of bingeing
* always purge by vomiting.
* are ashamed of their eating behavior and consequently hide it from others
  - different, and are more likely to binge on food after a period of dieting
  - frequently depressed, especially after an eating binge
  - susceptible to throat cancer and hemorrhaging from the repeated vomiting
  - usually of average or above average weight
* believe that self-worht requires requires being thin.
* can damage their esophagus, gums, teeth and kidneys from vomiting so frequently
  - develop severe esophageal problems because of the vomiting and they can develop ulcers
  - experience radical fluctuations in weight
* commonly exhibit multiple drug use disorders and have high rates of alcoholism.
* derive comfort from food.
* differ from anorexics in that they usually maintain a steady body weight.
* eat large amounts of food in short periods of time.
* feel a lack of control over eating behavior and often use laxatives and diuretics.
* have a morbid fear of becoming obese
  - an obsession with weight, food and eating
* learn to eat smaller meals, and ward off purging a little longer each day.
* often abuse diet pills, laxatives and diuretics
  - binge to drown out feelings of anger, pain, guilt or trauma
  - disappear to the bathroom after meals or snacks
  - experience a feeling of loss of control during binges
* often have emotion regulation problems
  - low self-worth and have a lot of guilt about their condition
  - use and abuse drugs and have high rates of alcoholism
* tend to base their self-esteem on appearance and they generally have low self concepts.
* tend to be closet eaters
  - extremely thin
  - of normal weight to slightly overweight
  - binge on junk food
  - experience poor impulse control
* turn to food in an attempt to cope with life stresses.
* understand that they have a problem with food, they just are unable to control it.
* usually have low self-esteem and feel very insecure
  - maintain their normal body weigh and are very outgoing people

### person | sufferer | depressive:

Melancholic
* can be creative in artistic areas such as poetry and music.
+ Four temperaments, Personalities, Melancholy: Psychology :: Human behavior
  * A melancholic or melancholy person is a thinker and perfectionist. They tend to prefer to spend time alone instead of being in social situations. They can beome depressed because of their perfectionist traits. They might suffer in silence and not complain. They are independent and able to do things for themselves. Melancholics can be creative in artistic areas such as poetry and music.