Is it as simple as not eating, is there more to it? It's for a project.
2007-10-03 05:18:57 · 8 answers · asked by Jessica S 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Is it more psychological? If so, what are the psychological effects.
2007-10-03 07:08:03 · update #1
It's about alot more than not eating. For one, anorexics use food as control. They see their weight as one thing in their life that they can control. That turns out to be very ironic, since the disease begins to control every aspect of their life.
Also, when they look in the mirror, they don't see a realistic image of themselves. They actually see an overweight person looking back at them, even if everyone else sees skin and bones. It's a mental disorder that begins with not eating, but takes over the life of the inflicted.
2007-10-03 05:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can this be for a project? But assuming your telling the truth, you should realize that anorexics simply starve themselves. There is no way for them to make it easier on themselves. Even eating large amounts of extremely low calorie foods like celery and diet soda will still leave you feeling desperately hungry and tired. Anorexics are driven to suffer through the pain by the compulsions of their sickness. Those people I've seen that say that they are not hungry or uncomfortable after dieting down to 80 or 85 lbs, are intentionally lying to everyone to hide the true severity of their illness.
2007-10-03 12:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by plushpenguin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anorexia is a disease, not a choice of dieting. There are better ways to lose weight. Go to a calorie counter site to determine how many calories to eat per day and stick to that.
Anorexia is a serious, fatal disease that can ruin you. You may end up not being able to have children, going into organ failure and also quite likely dying.
You don't choose to become anorexic or bulemic, it's a dreadful disease that just happens and mentally continues to ruin you, outside and inside.
2007-10-03 12:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is a deep rooted psychological problem.
2007-10-03 12:22:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate it when people say anorexi is really bad, and that only anorexic models are on the runway, like tyra banks she did a show on anorexic and how bad it is and how they should have fat models! MY GOD! i know anorexic is life threatening and bad, but it takes over and its your life to not eat! and wat the HELL! Having fat models on runway is like having skinny people! HYPOCRITICAL! they should just have normal sized, not super fat or supe skinny! being fat is just as bad! and people die more from being overweight!
2007-10-07 01:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jen w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont eat or you eat a lot of food with low calories like lettuce heads
2007-10-03 12:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anorexia is not something you choose. it is a medical condition, caused by complex emotional issues and self-image problems. wikipedia can answer the rest.
2007-10-03 12:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, to be honest with you. Take a look at www.webmd.com -- That's a really good resource.
2007-10-03 12:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋