Can someone explain the concept of anorexia?!

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight!. Individuals with anorexia are known to commonly control body weight through the means of voluntary starvation, purging, vomiting, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs!. It primarily affects adolescent females, however approximately 10% of people with the diagnosis are male!. Anorexia nervosa is a complex condition, involving psychological, neurobiological, and sociological components

Let me say first and foremost that there is no anorexic voice!. This concept of a voice or person telling the patient to vomit or not to eat is an anthropomorphization of the physiological impulses experienced by the patient!. Some therapists actually do believe there is an anorexic voice, much like a demon or alter ego that takes residence in the patient's subconscious!. Some call it the Negative Mind, others imagine it to be Satan or a monster, or an evil taskmaster!.

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http://www!.mamashealth!.com/anorexia!.asp

http://www!.medicinenet!.com/anorexia_nerv!.!.!.

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Basically a person with anorexia has a distorted body image of them selves for a variety of reasons(low self esteem is also very common) this means even if they are underweight when they look at themselves they see a fat person!. It is thought that pictures in all of the media of so called perfect women that may or may not have been touched up adds to the problem!. Anorexia can be treated normally with psychiatric help and lots of support from friends and family, it is extremely upsetting both for the suffer and their family, and I would urge you to get help if you think you are suffering from it or if you know someone who is you talk to them calmly and try to get them to get the help they desperately need!. Hope this helpsWww@Answer-Health@Com

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When something major happens in someones life they feel like they need control!. If they can't control whats going on in their life they can sure enough control what goes into their body!. It then transitions into a body image issue but the control issue is still underlying!. Then you have the "wannarexics" who actually do it beacuse they want to lose weight!.!.!.not beacuse they need control!. I think its classified as a diet then, not a disorder!. But it still is because the person is crazy for doing it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

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When someone looks at themselves and the mirror and they think they are fat they cut down on eating!.
Then they eventually eat basically nothing, but even when they're skin and bones they still look at themselves in the mirror and think they're fat!.
Apparently, everyone has an anorexic gene inside them!.

xoWww@Answer-Health@Com

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you dont eat!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

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Anorexia
www!.RaderPrograms!.com Free articles & info about anorexia Learn causes, symptoms & healingWww@Answer-Health@Com

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