Hearing voices and eating disorders
"Whenever you read about eating disorders or hear people talking about them, you usually hear about the eating disorder behaviors or the emotional issues causing them. It is not very often you hear people talk about the voices that go along with having an eating disorder. I feel it is very important to talk about those voices because they do play a big role in keeping the eating disorder active."
Written by: Colleen Thompson
Source:Mirror, mirror
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To Colleen, Mydaughter, age 37, refuses to eat. She is down to 85 pounds. She suffers from schitzophrenia and hear voices. What is the name of the disease that encompasses not eating because of hearing voices and what can be done about it?
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Hi Shelley, Often we post articles written by other people. I do not know if Colleen will respond to your request. However there is a lot of interesting research being done on nutrition deficiencies and how the relation to hearing voices. Google Orthomolecular medicine , and you should see some interesting information on this. Main deficiencies seem to be zinc, vit B5, Vit D, Vit E. But is best to have someone tested, which many Doctors or Naturopaths can do. It would seem logical in a case where someone is not getting the correct dietary requirements that this could happen. IS she on neuroleptic medication? as we all know how this can make people very overweight. She may be refusing to eat as a boomerang effect of the excessive weight gain. I am not sure if I have been of help. All the best for you and your daughter. It may help to see if there is a hearing Voices Network locally that you can contact even if only by email. Or join our forum, where there are many who can answer your questions in more detail. regards Adrienne