1. Being in these communities normalises the behaviours. It makes it less likely that someone will recognise the reality of the disease. If you're around 100 other people, who are all fainting whenever they stand up, you're far less likely to be concerned than if you're the only one fainting whenever you stand up.
2. These communities teach them how to hide the disorder from their friends, family, and doctors. It makes it far less likely that anyone will find out what's going, than if they hadn't been given this information.
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Date: 2007-08-09 11:26 pm (UTC)2. These communities teach them how to hide the disorder from their friends, family, and doctors. It makes it far less likely that anyone will find out what's going, than if they hadn't been given this information.
3. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/6/e1635
I think we will just have to agree to disagree.