2006-09-07 12:30:45 · 7 answers · asked by gmontenegro66 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
They crack all over the place. It's not hard to spot if you know what you're looking for! I can pick them out the first time I talk to them.
2006-09-07 12:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, sadly they often do. Many people with anorexia cover their bodies with baggy clothes, and hide their behaviors. They may eat in front of friends, though it may be the only meal they have all day. Because we are a society in which being thin is sought after by so many, women suffering from anorexia are often praised for their weight loss. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE EMACIATED TO HAVE ANOREXIA! Someone who is 5'6" and 110lbs might be anorexic (if they are starving themselves to get to this weight and meet the other criteria).
So, you may know women struggling with this illness right now and not know that they have it.
More info on ED's: http://www.something-fishy.org
2006-09-07 12:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by EDtherapist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok they do it because they want to be skinny like models in the magazines and then they hide it by wearing baggy clothes.they never wear tight clothes like Hollister or any of them its mostly wal-mart k-mart clothes they wear. the way they block it is they always see them selfs as fat. but when people say oh wow you look good they sart think ok i'll lose 5 more pounds then i'll stop but they keep going and going until they get hospitallized then many of them die because they are so under wieght they cant get it back . but some people with anorexia do live. oh and its not just girls who have anorexia guys can have it too.
2006-09-07 12:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anyone can hide a mental illness .. especially if they are just an aquaintance. I do know that it is harder to hide once you get to know someone, and your faults and personality start to show.
2006-09-07 12:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by Vita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems they must be able to hide it because people don't seem to begin commenting on it until they have lost too much weight. I think it is only happenstance that people do find out that anorexic people are vomiting up what they just ate.
2006-09-07 12:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They can hide it for a while, but when they start to look like a skeleton, people will get the hint.
2006-09-07 12:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not like other mental illnesses that you can just tell that they have it,like the special kids at schools...they just have a mental block against eating because they always think they are fat...
2006-09-07 12:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by mc_bbchs_2010 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋