By spreading it over the internet, these pro anorexics have reached the world with this plan. What people really need to understand about anorexia, is it is a mental illness, not a lifestyle choice, and not a dieting method. Not only can this extreme dieting put you in a very poor psychological place, it can also tremendously affect your physical stability. According the National Center of Eating Disorders, even regulated anorexic tendencies can cause permanent damage. Here are some things that can happen, especially to underdeveloped people such as children:.
What is especially scary here, is that official websites state some of this information openly, glossing over it as if it was a common side effect of dieting! There are also more than just physical side effects of encouraging this type of dieting, there are significant mental dangers. The pure obsession with becoming thin can drive these young people and adults over the edge, causing them to continue these dangerous eating habits well after they have made their goal or healthy weights.
Some people will even go beyond simply starving themselves to get thin. This dangerous and foolish diet is known as the cotton ball challenge. Basically, by soaking a cotton ball in liquid usually water or juice you can trick your body into thinking it has had a full meal. This staves off some of the pain generally associated with starvation as malnutrition sets in. This is dangerous for a few more reasons than the general starvation issues.
Models started this diet, according to some dietitians, because they wrongly believed that the cotton balls contain fiber. Some other issues this diet can cause are blockages and the bursting of intestinal linings. These blockages are extremely painful, and do not even compare to hunger pangs. They can also lead to your stomach or intestines bursting, spreading feces and semi-digested food in your blood and body.
Does this sound like it is worth losing a few pounds for? Cleansing for health purposes has been hijacked as a dieting and weight loss phenomenon. This is part of the idea that a cleansing diet relies upon: if you cleanse right away, you are not ingesting all of the calories. On the same token, you are not absorbing any of the nutrient, minerals, and vitamins that are necessary for healthy living, and are not receiving any real nourishment from the food you are eating. Maybe you are starting to see the dangerous trend in modern dieting habits here.
Women, especially need these additional stores of nutrients, as when hormones wax and wane, different amounts are absorbed by the body. This is part of what makes so called, starvation mode so dangerous. However, the modern dieting scene has made this seem like a good thing. One of the more physically repulsive diets that has become popular recently, especially with brides and summer beach goers, is the K-E diet.
Awful right? Not according to dedicated dieters who say they have lost all the weight they could have wanted in just ten days. The fluid drip that must be left in for at least ten days to work, contains protein, fat, and water. Talk to someone. You may be ashamed, ambivalent, or afraid. Find a good listener—someone who will support you as you try to heal. Stay away from people, places, and activities that trigger your obsession with being thin.
Seek professional help. The advice and support of trained eating disorder professionals can help you regain your health, learn to eat normally again, and develop healthier attitudes about food and your body.
The first priority in anorexia treatment is addressing and stabilizing any serious health issues. Hospitalization may be necessary if you are dangerously malnourished or so distressed that you no longer want to live. You may also need to be hospitalized until you reach a less critical weight. The food and weight-related issues are in fact symptoms of a deeper issue: depression, anxiety, loneliness, insecurity, pressure to be perfect, or feeling out of control.
Problems that no amount of dieting or weight loss can cure. In order to overcome anorexia, you first need to understand that it meets a need in your life.
For example, maybe you feel powerless in many parts of your life, but you can control what you eat. Anorexia may also be a way of distracting yourself from difficult emotions. Restricting food may provide an emotional numbness, anesthetizing you from feelings of anxiety, sadness, or anger, perhaps even replacing those emotions with a sense of calm or safety.
Unfortunately, any boost you get from starving yourself or shedding pounds is extremely short-lived—and at some point, it will stop working for you at all.
The only way to do that is to identify the emotional need that self-starvation fulfills and find other ways to meet it. While your weight usually remains quite constant over the course of, say, a week, feelings of fatness can fluctuate wildly.
Often, feeling fat is a mislabeling of other emotions, such as shame, boredom, frustration, or sadness. Identifying the underlying issues that drive your eating disorder is the first step toward recovery, but insight alone is not enough.
When you take that coping mechanism away, you will be confronted with the feelings of fear and helplessness your anorexia helped you avoid. Reconnecting with your feelings can be extremely uncomfortable. Is it guilt? Avoidance and resistance only make negative emotions stronger.
Dig deeper. Where do you feel the emotion in your body? What kinds of thoughts are going through your head? Distance yourself. Realize that you are NOT your feelings. Emotions are passing events, like clouds moving across the sky. Once you understand the link between your emotions and your disordered eating patterns—and can identify your triggers—you still need to find alternatives to dieting that you can turn to for emotional fulfillment.
For example:. People with anorexia are often perfectionists and overachievers. But while they may appear to have it all together, inside they feel helpless, inadequate, and worthless. All-or-nothing thinking. You have a hard time seeing shades of gray, at least when it comes to yourself. Emotional reasoning. You believe if you feel a certain way, it must be true. Musts, must-nots, and have-tos. You call yourself names based on mistakes and perceived shortcomings.
You jump to the worst-case scenario. Once you identify the destructive thoughts patterns that you default to, you can start to challenge them with questions such as:. As you cross-examine your negative thoughts, you may be surprised at how quickly they crumble. Developing a healthier relationship with food entails:. Let go of rigid food rules. The truth is that these rules are controlling you, not the other way around. This is a big change that will feel scary at first, but day by day, it will get easier.
Get back in touch with your body. You may not even recognize them anymore. The goal is to get back in touch with these internal cues, so you can eat based on your physiological needs. Allow yourself to eat all foods. Instead of putting certain food off limits, eat whatever you want, but pay attention to how you feel physically after eating different foods. Ideally, what you eat should leave you feeling satisfied and energized. Make an appointment with your doctor or an eating disorders specialist.
Go to all appointments. Treatment takes time and effort. Work hard to learn about yourself and your emotions. Ask questions any time you have them. Be patient with yourself. There's so much to learn, and change happens a little at a time. Take care of yourself and be with people who support you. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. What Are Eating Disorders? People with anorexia: eat very little on purpose. This leads to a very low body weight. They fear looking fat.
They see themselves as fat even when they are very thin. People with bulimia: overeat and feel out of control to stop. This is called binge eating. They may make themselves throw up on purpose after they overeat. This is called purging.
To prevent weight gain they may use laxatives, diuretics, weight loss pills, fast, or exercise a lot. Binge eating. People with binge eating disorder: overeat and feel out of control to stop. Eating disorders can cause serious problems throughout the body.
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