Everyone dreams of having the perfect body. However, for some, attempts at " We will talk about anorexia, its first signs, about when it is not too late to return to life and stop "

- You will also convince me that you need to eat normally? - in front of me sits such a thin girl that it's even scary to look at her. - These doctors have already got me: they put droppers, they feed me through force, they sent me to a psychologist, as the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka reports.. net - I will not force you - I answer, - tell me about your diet, how it came about?

- Well, I'm 17 years old, I've been struggling with excess weight for a long time.. I used to love all sorts of cakes with cream, burgers. Knew how to pamper yourself. And then I fell in love. My boyfriend said he won't go to the beach with me until I become a fashion model.. I cried all night. He disappeared. And I went crazy - either surgery or diet. There are so many skinny girls around, but I hate myself! I stopped eating flour, meat. And then she switched to tea.. Wanted to lose weight faster. It was wildly difficult, you constantly think about food, tired, and he also left. But the weight began to decrease! It's such happiness. I hope to return my beloved. He will see what I have become and will return!

I am talking to a girl and remember terrible photos of prisoners of World War II. At that time, no one really suspected that in the distant future people would starve themselves of their own free will..

One of the most common mental illnesses is anorexia, which develops as a result of blindly following fashion.. At the end of the 60s of the XX century, thinness became especially fashionable, many women went on diets, and people around started talking about the anorexic boom.. The beauty industry outlaws overweight women. Diets, teas, diet pills, exhausting physical activity have come into fashion.. All this led not only to dubious beauty, but also to mental disorders - anorexia nervosa and bulimia..

If with bulimia a person can eat everything, and then artificially induce vomiting and not gain weight, then with anorexia, he actually refuses to eat or consumes a certain amount of food. In the future, patients are so addicted that they switch to tea, water, eat paper. Weight is quickly lost, but the body wears out, it eats itself. Mental functions are disturbed, ideas about oneself change: " Such a perception of the body is explained by exhaustion, lack of nutrition of the brain, so it is almost impossible to convince patients of the opposite..

Symptoms of anorexia According to these signs, you can guess about anorexia in your loved ones and children:.

Dramatic weight loss (loses 30% of weight).

Refuses to eat, motivates by the fact that he has already eaten or his stomach hurts. Talks a lot about food, collects recipes, buys groceries, cooks for others. Comes up with food rituals - hides food from himself, cuts food into small pieces, chews without swallowing.

Feeling weak, very tired, fainting. Exhausting yourself with physical activity.

Characterized by mood swings, difficulty falling asleep and waking up.

Becomes secretive, tends to be alone, loses friends.

Causes of anorexia It is believed that certain personal qualities contribute to the development of anorexia: a pathological desire to please everyone, excessive sensitivity to the opinion of society (“Being thin is fashionable”), the desire to be like idols, narcissism, hyper-susceptibility.

Anorexia is also common in adolescents who, in childhood, were highly subject to the authority of their mother, could not resist her influence, were used to obey, did not strive for independence, were afraid of getting bad grades at school..

In girls, going into anorexia is considered by psychologists as an unconscious protest against femininity.. Deep down, such girls protest against the development of sexual characteristics, they do not like how their body changes - breasts grow, menstruation appears.

Anorexia is also susceptible to “overloved” children, children whose parents placed special hopes on their children.. Such children have always been the center of attention, they were set as an example, criticized by friends, forbidden to be friends with those who do not like: \!

The increased influence of the social environment for the fragile psyche of a teenager can also lead to anorexia.. Magazine standards of beauty, ridicule of peers and adults easily injure the immature psyche, which quickly leads to deformation of consciousness, the development of various kinds of crazy ideas..

Consequences of anorexia 1. Hair loss, blue skin, constant feeling of cold.

Osteoporosis, gastrointestinal problems, malfunctions of the heart and central nervous system.

Disorders of the thyroid gland, the metabolism of sex hormones.

Brain disorders - there is a distorted self-image, irritability, hyperactivity, depression. In an acute period - absent-mindedness, cannot concentrate, make decisions independently.

Uses and imposes stereotypical beliefs on others, lacks flexibility of thinking (refuses to look at the problem from the outside, etc.).

Treatment of anorexia Treatment of anorexia is quite difficult. The stomach of a person shrinks so much that he does not feel the need for food. Therefore, the doctor's first step is the urgent elimination of weight deficiency, for example, with the help of drip, intravenous administration of nutrient mixtures.. Sometimes a dropper is placed for a whole month. Next, the patient is prescribed force-feeding through a probe and courses of psychotherapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to rid a person of a distorted view of their body..

The method of psychoanalysis is used to strengthen the fragile and oppressed "

Since anorexia is mostly a mental illness, treatment is usually very long - up to five years.. A person is so used to " Most patients return to a healthy lifestyle. And so that the disease does not take possession of them again, each of them is prescribed regular examinations and additional classes..

For any symptoms of anorexia in yourself or your loved ones, do not hesitate to seek medical help.. Don't let sickness rule you.

Olga VOSTOCHNAYA, psychologist nedug. en.

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