The strong desire to get
the perfect body haunts almost every teenager. While the need to look and feel good and be fit should be appreciated, unrealistic goals and unnatural ways to achieve them should be strongly discouraged, because though the results are quick, they hold some nasty truths.
One of which is
Anorexia Nervosa – a psychological eating disorder that often goes unnoticed and hidden behind the plain refusal to eat.
These patients absolutely cannot see their actual ‘super thin’ image in the mirror! Every little bite, every sip of water...anything at all makes them feel that they’re gaining weight; and this distorted self-image leads to skipping meals for days together, starvation and eventually loss of confidence and the will to do anything but concentrate on losing weight!
Sounds ghastly, doesn’t it? Well, the situation can be pretty grim is not handled at the right time in the right way.
Symptoms like
drastic weight loss, refusal to eat even little food, constantly worrying about one’s weight etc should be a sign of alarm and
eating disorder experts with a counsellor and dietitian should be consulted ASAP.
