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The article explores the psychoanalytic understanding of eating disorders, emphasizing how deficits in symbolization and self-regulation stem from early relational difficulties, particularly with mothers. It distinguishes between anorexia, linked to failures in symbolization, and bulimia, associated with self-regulatory deficits, while highlighting the role of metaphors in therapeutic work. The author argues that understanding these disorders requires a nuanced approach that considers the complex interplay

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ihsaracresmi
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