Drunkorexia
DRUNKOREXIA? what is this you ask? well, it is when people (mostly young girls) skip meals in order to save up their calories for a heavy night of drinking, to avoid putting on weight.
This throws up sooooo many things i want to talk about!!
I do not think that 'drunkorexia'is a good label it mushes so many different issues into one, and sort of sweeps a good couple things under the carpet.
In my personal opinion... (now remember i am not a dr or anything so really my opinion should hold no bearing on anything! if you think you or someone you know suffers with this condition pls dont take my word as gospel!)......
I think girls that have 'drunkorexia' have an eating disorder, or at least a self image issue (depending wether they actually think they are fat and want to lose weight, or if they are just trying to avoid gaining weight) They are also at risk of developing alcoholism, if they havent already! They definately do not have a firm grasp or healthy view of drinking socially.
Putting aside the high risk of developing alcoholism, they are also starving themselves of vital nutrition. Starving yourself might seem as a quick effective way to lose weight, but take it from someone who has been there.....it causes so many other problems that just are not worth it.
Binge drinking is so dangerous for so many different reasons, starving yourself is soooo dangerous for just as many reason, add these together and you just have a recipe for disaster!! Serious, serious health and mental issues. Although its an egg and chicken situation, do they have psycological problems to start with? I am sure that they probably do!
It is very sad, i feel for these girls.This is the baby of the generation of being too skinny and drinking too much!