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Bulimia and the F.

Posted by Acheick on April 24, 2002 at 09:01:27:

I've been thinking about this ever since I had a young exF. member in my house. She had problems with it and she told me other young girls in the F. did. In fact, there were enough cases that the F. even put out little newsletters with tidbits on what to do about it. I'm thinking, isn't this a social disease? I'm also wondering, with Berg's nuerotic emphasis on everyone being thin - remember how we used to have to report on our reports to world services if anyone was overweight? - My exhusband even commented to my daughter after not being in her life for over 10 years that she would be so pretty if she "just lost a little weight!" Can you imagine?

Plus, coupled the emphasis to look down on yourself for any little sin that this creates a perfect environment for this sort of condition. Any other thoughts?