How an eating disorder can change you

For better or for worse, the journey through life

Life with an Eating disorder

The road to death The Middle The road to happiness

Eating disorders

• What is anorexia nervosa?• Anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to simply as anorexia, is one

type of eating disorder. More importantly, it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond concern about obesity or out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia often initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one's body. The individual continues the ongoing cycle of restrictive eating, often accompanied by other behaviors such as excessive exercising or the overuse of diet pills to induce loss of appetite, and/or diuretics, laxatives, or enemas in order to reduce body weight, often to a point close to starvation in order to feel a sense of control over his or her body. This cycle becomes an obsession and, in this way, is similar to an addiction.

Living with anorexia

The cycle

My love ….. ED

Denial

• I don’t have a problem I’m fat why do you say I’m too thin

Getting treatment

The struggle

• No • Yes • no• Yes • no…….

The consequences

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