Anorexia Nervosa - a curse for life
Eating disorders are predominant in today’s world. People all over the world are nowadays crazy and obsessed about weight loss. Every body is trying his level best for attaining a slim and svelte figure. The intelligent one are opting for exercise and other positive ways of weight loss whereas a rare breed of us are doing it by skipping food and going for excessive dieting which can prove fatal to their life.
Most of us are not fully aware of the term “Eating Disorder,” that’s why when we hear of someone with an eating disorder, we automatically tend to assume that the person has a problem with food. But in actual terms, eating disorders are not an indication that a person has a problem with food. In reality, they are actually only the symptoms of serious underlying problems in that person's life. But the best part is that with proper medical intervention, people can fully recover from these disorders and get back to their normal self. Anorexia nervosa is one such disorder which is playing havoc by ruining the lives of several young people worldwide. This abnormal trait of behavior is characterized by a significant weight loss resulting from excessive dieting. Most young women and men desire to have a thin structure as they are petrified of being obese. They always fear of becoming obese and due to this, this group of people can go to any length to remain thin. The strangest fact about the anorexics is that they consider themselves to be fat even if they are normal or thin in reality. Underweight anorexics are often tormented by their mental state of mind which keeps alerting them to lose weight. In their attempts to become even thinner, the anorexia nervosa patients tend to avoid food at any cost in severe cases, results in their death. People suffering from this dreaded disorder usually suffer from a very low self-esteem and sometimes feel they don't deserve to eat. The toughest part about anorexics is to make them agree for pursuing treatment. The anorexics usually resist any attempts to help them because the idea of therapy or medical help is seen only as a way to force them to eat. It’s a proven fact that a combination of psychological, nutritional and medical care is required to bring them back to normal. Treatment is the only viable option for getting rid off this dreaded disease.
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