You're right, but you're never going to convince the "you-just-don't-understand" crowd. Anorexics are told they don't have control, so they believe it. And they passionately believe it.
I'm so glad I was raised in place where if I made a choice to do something, or not do it, it was commonly understood that I made the choice - not my brain did something I didn't want it to.
[–] BeatrixPotter 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
It's not that simple really. People with anorexia can become overweight and vice versa. I've had anorexia for 6 years, BMI 14/15, but at a certain point I 'snapped' and gained weight till BMI 18 by binge eating. I've never had the idea that I had control over my eating, not when I was very underweight and certainly not when I was gaining weight. It was pure anxiety.