Are YOU the next Victim of Anorexia Nervosa? – Here is how we can help you!
Fundamentally speaking, anorexia nervosa is what you would call a psychiatric disease; it is one of those conditions that can have extremely adverse effects on the body, leading to some very serious health related problems, especially if it is left untreated. Known to most of us as the modern-day disease, anorexia nervosa is largely caused due to societal pressure and the very fact that women (and even some men) believe that slim is beautiful.
Taking this fact into consideration, many of the modern-day women, especially the teens, have now started to starve themselves and have developed some very serious eating disorders so as to lose weight. Stress and pressure are two of the main causes for the disease.
This is how the pattern goes – a person suffering from anorexia nervosa will become thinner and thinner with the passing of days, but to that particular person, it is just not enough. So, what happens is the person tries harder and harder to get thinner and this leads to several serious psychological problems. Typically, an anorexic will shy away from socializing since he or she feels that being thin is the only way to be accepted by society on the whole. The common factor in most of these cases is that the person inflicted with the disease will usually deny having any problem at all.
How to find out whether someone close to you is an Anorexic?
Remember that treating anorexia nervosa starts right from the house itself, and family and friends will always play a very important role here. However, before getting started with the treatment, it is important to first identify the disease, and since most anorexics aren’t even aware of their condition, only someone who is especially close to him or her can diagnose the disorder. Remember that a patient suffering from anorexia nervosa will never summon the courage to go to the doctor alone. So, it is very important to first identify the signs and symptoms of anorexia before you can even consider helping that person.
The first characteristic of any anorexic – a common factor amongst all the victims – is that the person will start losing large quantities of weight, and in most cases will become extremely thin, even reed like. So, if a family member or friend has lost a lot of weight recently and is still hell-bent on shedding a few more pounds, then that’s your first sign – the person is probably an anorexic. Your next step would be to check if the person is obsessed with working out or doing a number of strenuous physical exercises. Most patients tend to exercise a lot so as to lose more weight, even if they happen to be extremely thin already.
Anorexics will always be insanely obsessed with the whole concept of weight loss, and this will usually be their only topic of discussion – from working out to going on diets – anything that is categorized under losing weight. The outward signs of anorexia nervosa would include dry skin, hair problems, insomnia and mood swings.
Treating Anorexia Nervosa
Now that you have finally discovered that someone you care a great deal about is suffering from this ghastly psychological disorder, then your next step should be to consult with a doctor. Since, the treatment for anorexia nervosa is extremely long and very tedious, the illness should be reported as soon as possible.
There are many short-term treatments for anorexia as well as long-term treatments. The short-term treatments include helping the victim gain weight once again and correcting any nutritional deficiencies. The long-term treatments include maintaining a standard weight and preventing any relapses in the future.
Other treatment options include:
This is how the pattern goes – a person suffering from anorexia nervosa will become thinner and thinner with the passing of days, but to that particular person, it is just not enough. So, what happens is the person tries harder and harder to get thinner and this leads to several serious psychological problems. Typically, an anorexic will shy away from socializing since he or she feels that being thin is the only way to be accepted by society on the whole. The common factor in most of these cases is that the person inflicted with the disease will usually deny having any problem at all.
How to find out whether someone close to you is an Anorexic?
Remember that treating anorexia nervosa starts right from the house itself, and family and friends will always play a very important role here. However, before getting started with the treatment, it is important to first identify the disease, and since most anorexics aren’t even aware of their condition, only someone who is especially close to him or her can diagnose the disorder. Remember that a patient suffering from anorexia nervosa will never summon the courage to go to the doctor alone. So, it is very important to first identify the signs and symptoms of anorexia before you can even consider helping that person.
The first characteristic of any anorexic – a common factor amongst all the victims – is that the person will start losing large quantities of weight, and in most cases will become extremely thin, even reed like. So, if a family member or friend has lost a lot of weight recently and is still hell-bent on shedding a few more pounds, then that’s your first sign – the person is probably an anorexic. Your next step would be to check if the person is obsessed with working out or doing a number of strenuous physical exercises. Most patients tend to exercise a lot so as to lose more weight, even if they happen to be extremely thin already.
Anorexics will always be insanely obsessed with the whole concept of weight loss, and this will usually be their only topic of discussion – from working out to going on diets – anything that is categorized under losing weight. The outward signs of anorexia nervosa would include dry skin, hair problems, insomnia and mood swings.
Treating Anorexia Nervosa
Now that you have finally discovered that someone you care a great deal about is suffering from this ghastly psychological disorder, then your next step should be to consult with a doctor. Since, the treatment for anorexia nervosa is extremely long and very tedious, the illness should be reported as soon as possible.
There are many short-term treatments for anorexia as well as long-term treatments. The short-term treatments include helping the victim gain weight once again and correcting any nutritional deficiencies. The long-term treatments include maintaining a standard weight and preventing any relapses in the future.
Other treatment options include:
- Individual Therapy
- Behavior Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Drugs
- Hospitalization
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