I always thought that anorexia was a female problem, something affecting young women manipulated by media and peers, even bullied, to become closest to what men want in a woman or what a successful woman is supposed to look like: tall and thin. This would be a social cause.
However, I read that some people, including men, become anorexic to control: they cannot control much in life, but weight is something they can control, like a way to cope with trauma. This would be a psychological cause.
My question is what’s the bigger trigger to anorexia, society or inner trauma?
Mostly because there are so many women dissatisfied with their bodies because of media, but only a teeny percentage have restrictive eating disorder. If it was because of social pressure like that, it seems like modern society would be much thinner overall. But this is No Stupid Questions, I am not trying to insult you for asking.