Withering Away
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Imagine not wanting to eat. Actually imagine being disgusted by food. Something inside of you is scared and repulsed by even the sight of food. Yet, despite your awkward feelings and your slender appearance you see no sense that all is normal, until one day you feel faint and lethargic. Could it be that you are an anorexic?
What is Anorexia and What Causes it?
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which the person (90% are females) experience a fear of gaining weight. This fear leads the sufferer to refuse food, over take diet pills and abuse laxatives. This behavior of course leads the one suffering from anorexia to experience heightened weight loss, nutritional depletion, and many other complications and in some cases death.
