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Old 03-06-2010, 11:43 AM  
BobG
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Originally Posted by mvee View Post
I would group it with anorexia, cutting, food addicts and other attention seeking 'poor me' disorders..... But what they are really doing is avoiding dealing with aspects of their lives that are over whelming to them at that particular time. I am no professional, but I would call it a avoidance strategy rather than a full blown disorder.
Put alcoholism and drug addiction in that group too then since those are also practiced as a means of avoiding dealing with overwhelming aspects of life.
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