overwhelming her with criticism or destroying her self-esteem,

they locked her up in the clan, thereby destroying her social

skills and her communication with the environment.
This hate of the flesh has its roots in the ancestors’ religious
concepts that considered female sexuality a manifestation of
the devil. One of the first recognized cases of anorexia is that
of the mystic and tertiary of the Dominican Order Catherine of
Siena (1347–1380) who, when she was seven, made the
promise to dedicate her chastity and life to God. At a young
age, she entered the order already underweight. She shut
herself in her room and abused herself by not eating. She died
soon after. Her prestige moved quickly through religious
circles: fasting was a means for the spirit to triumph over the
flesh. To go without eating (without sexual relations) was
considered a sign of saintliness.
These absurd religious ideas are transmitted, overlapping
most of the time, from generation to generation, and they
originate from delusional wishes for perfection, contempt for
sexual pleasure, exaltation of spiritual purity, and hatred
toward the body.
Anorexia does not appear in families with few economic
resources. Not eating when there is nothing to eat is not the
same as not eating when there is food. The sick person is
surrounded by care in an environment void of grave financial
issues. Psychologists recommend putting the sufferer in a
climate of understanding, kindness, and good manners in order
to gradually recuperate her self-esteem and love for life.
In this case of anorexia, and with good results, I dared
advise a psychomagic act totally opposite to official methods.