"Anorexia generally appears only after a long period of suppression, when the person is suddenly faced with a situation that induces heavy stress. About half of anorexics also display binging," says Chen. Transferring schools, separation from one's family, physical illness, emotional pain-these are all possible proximate causes of anorexic behavior.
「厭食現象的出現，多半是長久壓抑後，突然面臨重大壓力事件而爆發出來，其中一半的患者還會出現暴食現象，」陳冠宇分析，轉學、與家人分離、身體疾病、情感創傷，可能是引爆厭食的導火線。