Signs & Symptoms::

Individuals with anorexia refuse to maintain a minimal body weight
and exhibit marked body image disturbance. Symptoms may include:
- Ritualistic eating, eating the same low calorie, low fat foods
day after day
- Obsessive preoccupation with food yet eating very little
- Social Isolation
- Compulsive and excessive exercise
- Mood Swings
- Denial that anything is wrong
- Loss of menstruation
Anorexia Nervosa is a dangerous disorder. More people die each
year from anorexia than any other psychiatric disorder.

This disorder is characterized by reoccurring episodes of binge
eating (eating large, excessive amounts of food in a relatively
short period of time), followed by purging to avoid weight gain.
Purging may include self-induced vomiting, compulsive and excessive
exercising, fasting or dieting, the use of laxatives, diuretics,
diet pills.
Symptoms May Include:
- Depression
- Suicidal thoughts
- Social Isolation
- Secretive Behavior
- Increasingly eating alone
- Mood Swings
- Impulsive Behavior that may include drug use
The medical complications of Bulimia are dangerous as are the emotional
side effects from this disorder. More bulimics die of suicide than
medical complications.

Compulsive overeaters feel out of control with food. Once they
start eating they feel as if they cannot stop. They repeatedly diet
in order to try to regain control. Many compulsive overeaters feel
they overeat at each meal and depression is common as their repeated
efforts to change have failed. Others eat more normally at meals
but binge eat with out active purging on a regular basis. These
binges feel out of their control. Many ore overweight and feel extreme
shame and isolate themselves which increases feelings of low self-esteem
and depression.
Symptoms may include:
- Yo Yo dieting
- Pre-occupation with food
- Fear of not having enough to eat
- Fear of not being full
- Feeling of guilt
- Binge Eating
Medical complications include diabetes, heart disease and hypertension.
If you are concerned you may have an eating disorder please complete
our Questionnaire.
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