Anorexia

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When you saw someone, a person who's very thin and looks like bones covered only with skin. What first comes up with your mind?

People often laugh at them. Saying they're crazy or they're out of their minds. Should we make them a center in jokes and humor? Behind that physical appearance hides a serious illness, a mental illness.

What is Anorexia?

Anorexia nervosa or often simply called anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by an abnormally low body weight. A person who's suffering this has an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight.

This is a serious mental illness where a person is limiting his/her energy intake. It can affect anyone of any age, gender, or background. As well as restricting the amount of food they eat, they may do lots of exercise to get rid of food eaten.

How Anorexia affects their lives?

It can affect people’s relationship with family and friends, causing them to withdraw. They can be hard to find, and even if they're around, they are hard to talk to. It can also have great impact on their work or education. As with other eating disorders, anorexia can be associated with depression, low self-esteem, alcohol misuse and self-harm.

The seriousness of the physical and emotional consequences of the condition is often not acknowledged, and the person who suffers often do not seek help.

How can Anorexia be treated?

There are different talking therapies that can be used to help treat anorexia. The most useful therapy will vary from person to person and depend on circumstances. Therapies aims to reduce risks to physical and psychological well-being of the person who suffers from this illness, encourage healthy eating, and aid his/her recovery by helping to develop healthy ways of coping with the thoughts and feelings behind his/her eating disorder.

Person who suffers from Anorexia needs someone who listens. They should not be laughed about. They need help and treatments before it's too late.

Open not only our minds but our hearts too.

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