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The physical signs of anorexia include: weight loss lack of sexual interest difficulty sleeping dizziness hair loss constipation, bloating and stomach pains feeling cold and weak soft downy hair called lanugo growing all over your body difficulty concentrating low blood pressure periods stopping or becoming irregular.
Anorexia can affect your behaviour. What causes anorexia? Losing weight can start to feel like a sense of achievement or a way to feel a sense of worth perfectionism having another mental health conditions, particularly depression , self-harm and anxiety finding it hard to handle stress and cope with life obsessive or compulsive behaviours read our page on obsessive compulsive disorder.
Biological and genetic factors Research shows there may be genetic links to anorexia. What help is available? Talking therapies Talking therapies can help you identify the feelings and fears that triggered your anorexia and help you develop a healthier attitude towards food and your body. You may be offered: Cognitive analytical therapy CAT. This looks at past experiences and events to help you understand why you think, feel and behave the way you do now. Even when a family is using an FBT approach, successes in eating are typically not reinforced.
This is because such comments increase the patient's guilt over disobeying the eating disorder. Avoid "fat-talking" about yourself. Many people with eating disorders are hyper-aware of what people around them are eating, how much they weigh, and how they look in their clothing.
Commenting negatively on your own body can make a person with anorexia or bulimia even more focused on weight and food issues. Instead, focus on accepting yourself as you are. Being around body-positive people is helpful to people with eating disorders. Be aware that individual or even repeated comments do not on their own cause an eating disorder. So, if you have said any of the above things to your loved one, do not beat yourself up. Instead, focus on being more supportive going forward.
Learn the best ways to manage stress and negativity in your life. National Eating Disorders Association. How to help a loved one. National Institute of Mental Health. Eating disorders. Updated February Eating disorders: About more than food. It can be very hard to admit you have a problem and to ask for help. It may make things easier if you bring a friend or loved one with you to your appointment. You can also talk in confidence to an adviser from eating disorders charity Beat by calling its adult helpline on or youth helpline on If you're concerned that a family member or friend may have anorexia, let them know you're worried about them and encourage them to see a GP.
You could offer to go along with them. Read more about talking to your child about eating disorders and supporting someone with an eating disorder. You can recover from anorexia, but it may take time and recovery will be different for everyone. Your treatment plan will be tailored to you and should consider any other support you might need, such as for depression or anxiety. If you're over 18, you should be offered a type of talking therapy to help you manage your feelings about food and eating so that you are able to eat enough to be healthy.
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