| Many persons may think wrongly it is not | | | | chain reaction of physical conditions; the |
| possible to become too thin. A very | | | | way they know to solve the problems fails to |
| frightening thought is that many teenagers | | | | help and the self-image tends to deteriorate |
| especially girls look for ways how to become | | | | continuously. The vicious cycle causing the |
| anorexic, many more than ones trying to get | | | | problems must be interrupted in time and can |
| help. Anorexia nervosa is a dangerous and | | | | be interrupted but usually only with help of |
| hard to kill condition and can be | | | | the family and friends. |
| life-threatening. It is an addiction to | | | | |
| losing weight and not to food in | | | | Anorexic start by avoiding food and creating |
| particularly, it becomes an obsession and | | | | a serious imbalance to all vital systems of |
| patients are extremely concerned about how | | | | the body and causes an extreme pathological |
| they look and about the imperative need to | | | | fatigue. In advanced forms it creates an |
| loose weight. By considering yourself fat you | | | | imbalance in the relations of sufferers with |
| deny the real issues and problems in your | | | | family, friends and tends to highly |
| emotional life and also tend to deny the | | | | deteriorate the physical condition; the |
| problem instead of solving it. | | | | symptoms become more and more serious as the |
| | | | vicious cycle is not interrupted. The chronic |
| Some specialists seem to think the cause of | | | | condition resembles a terminal cancer when |
| anorexia is nutrition, others talk about a | | | | the body is forced to use all the reserves |
| genital inclination to become anorexic, some | | | | remaining to maintain the vital functions. |
| say its caused by the upbringing, some see it | | | | General symptoms of the disorder are |
| as a complication of a brain chemical | | | | hypertension, stress, asthma, muscular and |
| imbalance. Most of the specialists agree to | | | | cardio-vascular problems. If not cured in |
| the idea that the poor self-esteem is at the | | | | time, anorexia can produce unstoppable |
| bases of developing anorexia; patients seem | | | | damages to vital organs and cause death. |
| to see themselves as very fat even if their | | | | |
| weight is normal or under the average weight | | | | Self -image is especially important for |
| of the age and height. The feeling of | | | | teenagers who are very sensitive to physical |
| imperfection, emptiness and unworthiness | | | | image and can fall into all kinds of |
| leads the anorexia sufferers to desperate | | | | addiction anytime. Anyone who realizes its |
| measures for improving their image so they | | | | anorexic like problems must know help is |
| can feel better about themselves. | | | | available in many aspects. Do not hesitate to |
| | | | seek professional help if you notice any |
| Diets and excessive exercise fails to improve | | | | changes in your eating habits. |
| the mental problems and risks to start a new | | | | |