http://www.innuendorocks.com/disease-information/knowing-about-anorexia-nervosa/index.html Tips and Information about Women's Health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.innuendorocks.com/disease-information/knowing-about-anorexia-nervosa/index.html/comment-page-1#comment-14 olivian Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:11:13 +0000 http://www.innuendorocks.com/?p=246#comment-14 With this disorder, a strong fear of gaining weight causes a person to eat very little, and sometimes stop eating altogether. Body weight drops below a healthy minimum weight, but the person suffering still feels like she needs to lose weight. She sees herself as if in a funhouse mirror. Though she’s extremely thin, she sees an overweight person who still needs to lose weight. This distorted body image leads to more weight loss. If not caught early, weight loss can become so extreme that it becomes life threatening. While mostly women and girls develop anorexia nervosa, a small percentage of victims are men. Aside from weight issues, there are control issues for someone suffering from anorexia. The ability to control everything that goes into a person’s body makes them feel powerful. And the more they restrict what they eat, the more in control they feel. With this disorder, a strong fear of gaining weight causes a person to eat very little, and sometimes stop eating altogether. Body weight drops below a healthy minimum weight, but the person suffering still feels like she needs to lose weight. She sees herself as if in a funhouse mirror. Though she’s extremely thin, she sees an overweight person who still needs to lose weight. This distorted body image leads to more weight loss. If not caught early, weight loss can become so extreme that it becomes life threatening. While mostly women and girls develop anorexia nervosa, a small percentage of victims are men. Aside from weight issues, there are control issues for someone suffering from anorexia. The ability to control everything that goes into a person’s body makes them feel powerful. And the more they restrict what they eat, the more in control they feel.

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