Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder primarily classified by the restriction of food or calories. For someone struggling with Anorexia, meals with family and friends can become very difficult and isolation is a key feature of the disorder. Hiding the signs and symptoms is part of the disorder and can make early detection from family and friends difficult. If you notice some of the signs and symptoms below in yourself or a loved one, contact us today for a free phone assessment.
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• Constant dieting despite weight loss or being thin
• Thoughts or obsessions related to calories, nutrition and types of foods
• Lying about what, how much or when you ate
• Avoidance of meals with family and friends
• Preoccupation with food, cooking, meal preparation and/ or recipes
• Food rituals such as cutting food into tiny bites, taking an extremely long time at meals, or having to have things ‘just so’ on a plate
• Obsessive thoughts related to body image, weight, shape and appearance
• Taking laxatives, diet pills or diuretics
• Vomiting after meals
• Compulsive exercise (exercising even with an injury, during bad weather, or with the intent to self punish)
• Possible physical symptoms: weight loss, malnutrition, hair falling out, dizziness, dehydration, heart palpitations