Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Fresh bid to solve causes behind eating disorders

Author: AAP

Published: 20-05-2025

Elise Griffin still remembers when she first began restricting her food intake and increasing her workouts, after an offhand comment from a family member about her stomach.

She was just 12 and quickly became hyper-critical of her body.

In the years that followed, she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, a condition that gradually worsened, persisting through high school and into early adulthood, as well as lingering in the wake of her first relationship break-up.

"I had no tools or anything to really deal with my anxiety. I turned to the one thing that would create a sense of control and calm in the chaos," she told AAP.

At 19 she dropped to her lowest weight and became extremely sick.

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"It could have taken my life at that point," she said.

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