Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Princess Diana and her health disorders

Diana, Princess of Wales (1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II.

Diana was born into a family of British nobility with royal ancestry as The Honourable Diana Spencer. She was the fourth child and third daughter of John Spencer.

Diana stated that she had depression and that she self-harmed. She said she had bulimia nervosa from 1981 onwards. Sally Bedell Smith in her book of 1999, Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess, suggested Diana suffered from borderline personality disorder.

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging, or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the food consumed (purging), typically by vomiting, taking a laxative, diuretic, or stimulant, and excessive exercise, because of an extensive concern for body weight. Many individuals with bulimia nervosa also have an additional psychiatric disorder. Common comorbidities are mood disorders, anxiety, impulse control, and substance-misuse disorders. Patients with bulimia nervosa often have impulsive behaviors involving overspending and sexual behaviors as well as having family histories of alcohol and substance abuse, mood and eating disorders.


Bulimia nervosa is nine times more likely to occur in women than men. Up to 1% of women have bulimia nervosa.
Bulimia nervosa was named and first described by the British psychiatrist Gerald Russell in 1979.

"Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess" is one of the books about Princess Diana that was written by best-selling author Sally Bedell Smith. It was published by the Times Books in 1999. The book is the first authoritative biography of the Princess.
The most significant claim made in the book is that the Princess had suffered from borderline personality disorder. It is also claimed that she could not fix her serious eating disorder and was not able to manage to sustain relationships.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) (called emotionally unstable personality disorder) is a cluster-B personality disorder, the essential feature of which is a pattern of marked impulsivity and instability of affects, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. The pattern is present by early adulthood and occurs across a variety of situations and contexts.

That was the health problem of Princess Diana Spencer. People think that it is not an illness, but I think so. Cause human that consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time it’s an illness. When a person eats so much that his/her stomach become bigger and bigger, then that person wants to eat more often and much food then we normal people. If they want to convalesce they can’t practice themselves. If they want to become slim and be healthy people will think they won’t eat. But in that way they will swoon, so it won’t help, it will further complicate. And a person that have bulimia nervosa must convalesce with help of doctor.
So I think people must convalesce. If not, they are expected to die.

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