*pix   Diane Keaton RIP  Beloved and forever remembered   2025

(written in 2011) When I saw the headline, My five-year bulimia nightmare, by Diane Keaton, I felt pangs of sorrow and a tender connection with Diane. (Her book,Then Again, discusses her bulimia experience).

Path to healing

Summary

Eating disorder behavior as panic attack reveals how the body tries to regulate overwhelming emotion. Understanding this connection between body and psyche opens a path to genuine recovery through depth psychotherapy and emotional awareness.

Eating Disorder Panic Attack: The Hidden Panic Beneath Control

For many people, eating disorder behavior can be a form of panic attack. What appears to be control — counting calories, restricting food, purging, or exercising beyond exhaustion — is often the body’s attempt to stop inner chaos. The surface appears disciplined, but underneath lives panic, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. The person may not tremble or gasp for breath as in a typical panic attack; instead, the panic shows itself through urgent and repetitive behavior around food.