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Is Bulimia contagious?
In my AP Biology class we were discussing diseases and viruses.
And we started talking about bulimia,
if it is a mental disease, is it contagious?
I know you cant like cough and catch it.
But can you "catch" it?
I think u can.
What do y'all think?
Thanks.
XCody*X
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Bulimia is an eating disorder. It is when you eat alot of food and then force yourself to throw-up. It is not contagious.
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Mental disorders are not viruses, so no, they're not contagious. You cannot catch OCD or Bulimia just because someone else has it.
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it's not really contagious but if you have a friend who is bulimic or anorexic sometimes people feel as if they need to look like them and as a result of that start doing the types of things they do. it all depends on the person and how confident they are with themselves
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That's like saying you can catch alcoholism. It just depends on the person and their state of mind. Someone with a distorted body image is more likely to develop bulimia but if you hang out with someone who has bulimia, you aren't going to become bulimic yourself by default. I know quite a few people with eating disorders, and I myself have never struggled with anything of the sort.
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I don't believe so, I think it's a mental disease because the person who's bulemic has their own reasons why they are. It isn't just because they think they're fat, it's because of something that's happened in their life that's made them believe that they aren't good enough, etc.
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