Anorexia nervosa is a disorder where you feel an intense fear of gaining weight, and restrict calorie intake to a dramatic low. This may also accompany attempted weight loss methods such as extreme exercising or purging via vomiting, laxatives or diuretics.
Some of the symptoms of anorexia include:
- Fear of gaining weight
- Preoccupation with food and eating
- Viewing themselves as fat even when dangerously thin
- Cutting food into small pieces and pushing it around a plate to make it appear as if you are eating
- Rigorous exercise regimes
- Possibly purging via vomiting, laxatives or diuretics
There are many physical warning signs to watch out for including:
- Rapid weight loss or fluctuations in weight
- Lessened libido in men
- Disturbance in menstruation in females
- Fainting or dizziness
- Low energy
- Poor circulation leading to feeling cold
- Facial changes and the appearance of fine hair on your body
