7 Signs Michael Jackson Had an Eating Disorder

7 Signs Michael Jackson Had an Eating Disorder

Michael Jackson has died and there is speculation about the cause of death. Stress, drug problems, weak lungs and heart, and extremely low body weight are all affected. Numerous rumors suggest that Michael weighed just over 100 pounds at the time of his death. Taking into account his height of 5′.10", his BMI at the time of his death was 14.3 (compared to a healthy BMI of between 18.5 and 25). This is about 29 pounds lower than a healthy level.

Low body weight can be a symptom of many illnesses, but in Michael's case it is said that he suffered from an eating disorder.

Eating disorders often have their own causes, and certain personality traits make different people more susceptible to developing them. Apparently, Michael Jackson had many personality traits that would make him susceptible to developing an eating disorder. His stressful life and disadvantaged childhood could be the causes of his mental health problems.

According to many sources, Michael Jackson suffered from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

What are the facts that might suggest Michael Jackson has an eating disorder?

1. Jackson publicly mentioned how his father physically and verbally abused him as a child and how he developed an eating disorder at age seven (caused by fear of his father's discipline).

2. After the alleged "child abuse" case involving a 13-year-old boy, Jordy Chandler, Jackson developed a drug addiction and his childhood bulimia came back to haunt him. The stress of this case put enormous pressure on Michael's fragile health. Although the charges were dropped and the boy refused to testify further against his "best friend Michael," the damage had already been done.

3. Many people who saw him closely in the last few years before his death said he was very thin and frail. They also said that he ate very little.

4. Due to deep concerns about his physical health, Jackson postponed the premiere of his comeback in London for a week. Apparently he was concerned about his ability to recreate his signature exciting dance moves. This tiredness is also very suggestive of an eating disorder; Food is necessary to do foreign exercises that Michael struggled with.

It is apparent that his fatal heart attack was triggered by weeks of strenuous fitness routines, which could have contributed to his tragic death. Just a week before the tragic event, he said: "I don't know how I'm going to do 50 shows. I'm not a big eater - I need to put on some weight."

5. A few months ago, during his last appearance in front of the media, he announced the comeback shows in London. When he made this announcement, his body was skeletal and his skin was extremely pale. He had difficulty getting through the two-minute press conference.

The show's organizers doubted Jackson's ability to continue the show, and some even suspected that he would not even make the first concert date, and sent a doctor to attend to him.

6. Michael Jackson obviously had a lot of body image and perfectionism issues. He performed numerous plastic surgeries, changed skin color, and endorsed various diets and body cleansing routines. All of this had become his obsession and he was carrying out these actions in an extremely unhealthy way.

7. His drug addiction also confirms his obsessive personality trait, which is present in most eating disorder sufferers. Before his death, he apparently took a cocktail of eight different prescription medications:

– Demerol (a painkiller that his doctor injected three times a day to stop his chronic back pain),

– Dilauded (a painkiller he took orally for the same problem),

– Vicodin (the third painkiller recently prescribed for back pain),

– Soma (used for muscle relaxation, he took it orally),

– Xanax (anti-anxiety medication, he took it orally twice a day),

– He took Zoloft (antidepressant that affects his serotonin levels in the brain, orally every day)

– Paxil (another antidepressant that affects serotonin levels in the brain),

– Antibiotics for skin infections after minor operations.

This is an enormous amount of drugs for anyone, even a healthy person, but for Michael they were probably fatal.

It looks like Michael's eating disorder definitely contributed to his death. All of these things make you wonder why the medical professionals who cared for Michael didn't do anything about his eating disorders before his death.

You have to wonder why they allowed him to take so many drugs when his body weight was extremely low. It's just another example of how little most medical professionals know or understand the severity of an eating disorder.

Michael would have had his eating disorder to cope with the stress in life. His anorexia and bulimia would have made him feel temporarily good, and he may have felt like nothing could hurt him while he had an eating disorder. This is quite common in patients with an eating disorder, they actually think it's doing them good when in reality it's killing them.

Michael had a variety of problems that we all know about, but every time he wanted to release a new song, someone filed a lawsuit wanting all their money. Many people stayed around him and pretended to be close to him only to take money from him in one way or another.

The sad fact is that Michael was never allowed to develop an eating disorder; People close to him should have asked him for help years ago.

Eating disorders can come on very quickly and kill anyone, especially if they have the same meticulous personality as Michael: a perfectionist one.

The best way to prevent this is to work on your mindset, educate yourself about how the brain works and how people develop these deadly obsessions. The right knowledge can help many of you become better and not suffer the same fate as Michael Jackson.

Inspired by Irina Webster