Discovering the signs of anorexia symptoms can lead you to recovery and treatment programs for eating disorders like bulimia and binge eating.
The actual definition of anorexia nervosa is characterized by severe restrictions of food and fluids, which leads to extreme weight loss.
These individuals highly monitor their diets and they commonly over-exercise in order to lose weight faster. Even after the weight loss, though, they do not realize how underweight they have become and continue to "feel fat."
It is also common for people with anorexia to participate in the behaviour of someone with bulimia. This includes over exercising, binging, purging and taking laxatives, diuretics, diet pills or ipecac.
One of the hardest reasons it is difficult to recover from anorexia is the level of denial. This makes seeking professional help on their own very rare. It is important to notice the signs of someone suffering from anorexia. Below is a list that will help you.
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I am very aware I have anerexia and bulimia. I stopped eating around 5. I
have suffered alot, but my family which is manly women (men marry into
family) have always talked of diets and fat. My aunts (twins) killed
themselves one with pills and the other starved herself. I have had a pill
issue and over dosed a few times and other times tried to die using pills.
I was able to control it with my daughter although I find myself skipping
meals all the time and want to lose at least 10 pounds some how fast before
I get married. I am ready to purge or whatever I have to lose wieht
Sep 24, 2008 2:51 AM
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Ive been a pill popper all my life. Not intentionally. My parents had me on
meds since I was fifteen. Im bipolar/add/bulimic. Ive been on all sorts of
meds and each one has made me either lose or gain weight when I turned 18
they put me on seruquel. I blew up like a marsmaillow. That's when I
started to obsess about my weight. am 21 now. And not one minute has gone
by since me being 18 that my weight hasn't been on my mind. And it has
driven me mad. Its eating away at me. To the point where I do not know why
I even bother taking these meds if all they do is make me crazy. I am now
bulimic. And as pathetic as it sounds if I had the will power and the
dicipline I would be anorexic. I even watch these videos on youtube. They
call themPro ana.to motivate me not to eat. But Im a fat pig who just can't
help my self. I hate my self for that. I excerise every day. It takes aup
all my time and every. my b/f and friends all know. The other day my b/f
found my stash. I want to tell him I won't do it again. But that would be
lying I can't stop. It's not that easy. And if anyone saw me right now they
would laugh so hard their sides would hurt. Because Im not even skinny. Im
a joke. It's these damn meds they fuck with your metabolism! You eat a
cracker your fucked!I watch the tv and see these stupid Dallas CheerLeader
Bitces! And these coaches have the nerve to kick some of these girls off
the team because they say they are to fat! I can only imagine what they
would say to me. It's just to much. Everywhere you look it's all about
being thin. This industry is tearing me apart. I have very little sanity
left in my pathetic life. And not much confidence of the very little
sticcking around much longer. I just want skinny. Like how I used to be.
Nov 7, 2008 8:53 PM
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i sated not eating about 3 weeks ago and about 2 weeks later i noticed that
all my clothes were starting to get too big on me and i like it but the
past week i have npticed alot of the signs above happening and the main one
is depression... i tried to eat but it makes me feel sick.. i
egnore the signs that im hungry and i just sai to mi mum that i have
alreadey eaten and she gets a but suspisious but i dont mind i just refuse
to talk about anything to her one of my friends found out and starting
makeing up that she done it and she done it for anttention so that made me
not want to ask anyone for help cause i didnt want them to think that i did
it for attention but i dont want help now cause besides the pains i get and
dizzyness i like that fact of looseing all this weight and i know it can
kill me but the way i feel makes me seriously not care :(
Nov 10, 2008 7:44 PM
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My 11 year old daughter has signs and symptoms of anorexia and has about
80% of the above signs and symptoms, and has other changes I've noticed.
All the blood work and ECG came back normal, however we have just had her
referred. My husband and I tried all morning til I had to go to work to
find help. I as a parent am lost and heart-broken and it is very hard
for me to eat, I don't think so much because she's not eating, just because
I have a knot in my stomach from the stress I guess. My husband is the same
way. My daughter was back at hospital today and since Friday she has
lost more weight. We have just recognized this drastically in the couple
of months, and professionally by doctor's for about a month. She also
a few months ago, I remind you, at 11yrs old, decided to become a
vegetarian. So, this is also a struggle, very limited eating. Hopefully tomorrow or the next day we can get some professional advice or
something. Thanks for listening.
Jan 20, 2009 7:36 PM
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im thinking most of these comments are made up anorexea is no like this
Jun 28, 2009 3:32 PM
Casie Ceira :
Im a 14 year old girl, I have come to the conclusion I am anorexic, but I
dont want to except it. I need help but I wont go to anyone for it. Its
getting worse and worse. This all started around Christmas time. I have
lost 30lbs since then. I am just so scared I will end up taking this to a
whole different level. Everytime I take a bite of food I feel so fat. Im
5'9 and weigh 130. I dont want to end up in the hospital or worse dead,
which very well could happen if I continue. My neice is going through the
same thing with me, she just hasn't come to figure out she doesn't think
she has a problem. I feel this will stay with me for life especially
starting so young. PLease some one, just anyone message me. I need help to
fight this before it get out of control!
Apr 10, 2006
