Eating disorders, also known as EDs, have the main problem of occurring and developing in a very progressive way. Which gives them a silent nature that makes it very difficult for them to be detected, especially by people around the patient. EDs are a set of psychological disorders that are linked to altered behavioral patterns regarding the patient’s relationship with food and their physical self-perception.
The causes that give rise to these can be very varied, from family problems, genetic and biological factors, a history of restrictive diets, social and cultural pressure or other psychological factors. Therefore, it will always depend on each case and this is the importance of analyzing each patient in a personalized way. However, there are a series of global precautions that can be carried out in order to avoid, as far as possible, developing an eating disorder.
Vicky Berjón is a psychologist specialized in eating disorders. On her official account on the social network Instagram, she has shared a series of behaviors, which she calls “commandments,” that will serve to avoid false control behaviors and put aside all those harmful stimuli. In this way, people, especially those susceptible to suffering from an eating disorder, will be able to create limits that act as a barrier to the appearance of a disorder of this type.
