The misconceptions about eating disorders is that many people will believe that people that are affected by the disorder are doing it for the attention, or base the appearance of someone who has the eating disorder with an ill-looking, thin person; bulimia afflict individuals of all shapes and sizes. The biggest misconceptions about bulimia is that assumption that the person afflicted with bulimia is struggling because they have self-control.
Family and friends of bulimics need to show compassion, support and also they need to keep in mind that their loved ones is in a fragile state meaning they should not upset