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Some points that could help in case there is person suffering from anorexia in the family
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 | Anorexia is defined as a food disorder that is common between young girls before the fear of looking obese. Among 5 and 10 millions of girls between 11 and 20 years old suffer from anorexia. This is the most vulnerable age due to the changes that the body expresses in this stage. |
Fashion, the media and the obsession for image care have a lot of influence on teenagers.
When you suffer from this disorder, the thinnest and the most "beautiful" you feel, the least strong you are to work. Besides, your character changes so much that you are left friendless and your family starts going away because you hurt them. Your behavior becomes solitary.
The effects in your health are serious. Between them we can find malnutrition, dehydration, thyroids deficiency, tooth decay, osteoporosis and convulsions. The extreme cases that lead to death affect between the 6 and 10 % of those who suffer from it.
These are some symptoms that should alert us: The person looks very thin, vomits after eating, takes pills to loose weight, makes very strict diets, makes a lot of exercise and constantly talks about weight and food.
| It is also evident if: the person does not eat in front of other people, is obsessed with the scales, looks depressed, suffers from loss of hair or some other problems such as low self-esteem and insecurity. |
These are some indicators for you to realize when you are in front of a person who suffers from anorexia.
Taking this in consideration, you should act in the following way:
1. - Try to find a moment when you can talk in private and quiet.
2. - Keep a clear and sincere conversation with this person.
3. - Express all you doubts and worries regarding this topic and her.
4. - Tell her when her food or exercise habits exactly changed and started worrying you.
5. - Offer your help, so both of you together look for a good advisor or professional.
6.- Always try to avoid conflicts; if she does not accept what you say, listen to her and tell her again your worries.
7. - Never try to make her feel ashamed of her problem.
8. - Tell her simple but sincere phrases, for example “I am worried because you do not eat”.
9. - Remember to her that you are worried about her and that you want to look her healthy and happy.
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