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       Is there a need for Emotional Anorectics Anonymous?
   DIR By: Emotional Anorectics Anon
       Date: March 28, 2021, 6:25 pm
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       If you are reading this and you don't know what emotional
       anorexia is you may want to start with a different post and then
       come back to this one.
       When searching for emotional anorexia material online I find
       results that fall into these categories
       - S.L.A.A. (Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous)
       - Love Addict/Avoidant based on work of Pia Melody
       - Intimacy Anorexia based on the work of Dr. Douglas Weiss
       S.L.A.A. is where I first encountered this concept and I am very
       thankful to that program.  That group generally dedicates 1
       meeting each month to anorectic topics.  Even so, I found myself
       the token anorectic at meetings.  It makes sense that anorectics
       would shy away from meetings.  A compulsion to avoid emotions
       pushes us away from strong emotional settings.  The meetings I
       attended were often heavy with pain, struggle, tears, and
       authenticity.
       The bigger point I would like to make is that the above
       programs/materials focus on being in one or more sexual or
       romantic relationships.  Sex may not be the coping mechanism
       used by the emotional anorectic who is likely to avoid
       significant relationships.  An individual may be averse to sex
       and not know it or may just be lacking in experience as a result
       of the avoidance of strong emotional situations inherent in a
       romantic relationship.  In short, as a chronic 'single' much of
       the material did not fit my situation.  S.L.A.A. does include
       materials on sexual, social, and emotional anorexia but there is
       not much available and it is closely tied to sex and love--or
       the lack of them--which are only a small subset of human
       emotions.
       As with many 12 step groups there are behaviors a person might
       exhibit that would fit in various programs.  It is up to the
       individual and qualified health professionals to decide if a
       program centered around "emotional anorexia" might be
       beneficial.  These sites are my attempts to give back to the 12
       step communities that I have benefited from and to help those
       who are trapped in the addiction of avoiding emotions.  It is my
       hope that we find support in each other's experiences and words.
       After all, it is only our experience that we are uniquely
       qualified to share with each other.
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