In yet another paradox, bulimia nervosa serves as both an expression of feelings and a defense against experiencing feelings, particularly shame, anger, loneliness, sadness, envy, and guilt. A person with bulimia nervosa fear, whether consciously or unconsciously, that painful feelings would be unbearable, even annihilating".
Sheila M. Reindl, Sensing the Self: Women's Recovery from Bulimia
bulimia, eating-disorders, feelings, shame