Anorexia Nervosa - Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that can affect people of any age, sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, economic status or those from all body weights, shapes and sizes.
Anorexia Nervosa is the extreme restriction of food intake, choices and an intense fear of gaining weight. People with this disorder will watch and limit their calorie intake and the foods they eat. People with this eating disorder may exercise excessively and/or purge the food they eat by vomiting intentionally and/or using laxatives.
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Symptoms
Physical
- Extreme weight loss or not making expected developmental weight gains
- Thin appearance
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Dizziness or fainting
- Hair is thinning, breaking or falling out
- Absence of menstruation
- Constipation and abdominal pain
- Dry or yellowish skin
- Intolerance of cold
- Dehydration
Behavior
- Cooking elaborate meals for others but not eating them
- Frequently skipping meals or refusing to eat
- Denial of hunger or making excuses to avoid eating
- Eating only a few "safe" foods, usually those low in fat and/or calories
- Adopting rigid meal or eating rituals, such as spitting food out after chewing
- Not wanting to eat in public
- Lying about how much food has been eaten
- Fear of gaining weight that may include repeated weighing or measuring the body
- Frequent checking in the mirror for perceived flaws
- Complaining about being fat or having parts of the body that are fat
- Covering up in layers of clothing
- Flat mood (lack of emotion)
- Social withdrawal
- Irritability
- Insomnia
