The Volcanology of Bulimia

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Published: Aug 22, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58544/imsj.v3iSI2.8212
Keywords:
Eating disorders, Poetry, Lived experience, Mad studies, Sexual abuse, Epistemic injustice, Iatrogenic harm, Critical eating dis/order studies

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Rebecca Egan
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Abstract

This poem explores the the purpose behind the author's (dis)ordered eating and how it developed as a survival mechanism for childhood sexual abuse. It also speaks to the harm and misunderstanding of psychiatry and other medical professions in responding to (dis)ordered eating, and how fatphobia is rampant in many of these responses. It draws on the knowledge that we respond to traumatic adversity with wisdom and expertise, despite the common misconception that (dis)ordered eating is an entirely maladaptive response.

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Egan, R. (2025). The Volcanology of Bulimia. International Mad Studies Journal, 3(SI2), e1–3. https://doi.org/10.58544/imsj.v3iSI2.8212
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Vol. 3 No. SI2 (2025): Critical Eating Dis/Order Studies: Madly Questioning Eating Orders
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Critical Eating Dis/Order Studies: Madly Questioning Eating Orders (Special Issue)
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