Anorexia nervosa?!
Question:
Anorexia nervosa?
If you were ever diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, what were your stats (height/weight) and symptoms at the time?
Answers:
how to recognize anorexia:
-eating tiny portions, refuse to eat and deny they are hungry
-show abnormal weight loss - as much as 15% or more of body weight - a large weigh loss in short time
-act hyperactive, depressed, moody or insecure
-have an intense fear of being fat
-see themselves as fat, wanting to lose more weight, even if they are tiny
-exercise excessively and compulsively
-suffer from constipation or irregular menstrual periods
-develop fine, downy hair on their arms and face
-complain of nausea or bloating after eating normal amounts of food
-binge-eat, then purge, perhaps by vomiting or using laxatives or diuretics
you dont neceserily have to be skin and bones to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.