Question 1

who can become anorexic?

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Essentially Anyone: The mayo clinic has identified certain factors which increase the risk of anorexia:
being female.
A young age.
Genetics.
Family history - having a first degree relative with anorexia.
Weight changes.
Transitions such as a new school, home or job.
Sports, work and artistic activities such as ballet, or gymnastics.
Media and society - unrealistic social values displayed in fashion.

Question 2

how do i become anorexic?

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By not eating: Often there are serious psychological difficulties underpinning anorexia that your doctor may be able to help with before anorexia becomes life threatening.

Question 3

how can i stop being anorexic?

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Anorexia: Help is available. Start with a therapist with experience in eating disorders. Wish u well.

Question 4

which qualifies for being anorexic?

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Low weight: A refusal to maintain a minimal body weight is key to the disorder (&lt;85% of normal). Extreme fear of obesity and having a distorted and unrealistic  view of the size and shape of their body is also noted in the diagnosis. Some anorexics restrict their food intake and exercise to excess to maintain or lose weight, while others binge and purge, or use other inappropriate compensatory measures.

Question 5

what qualifies someone as anorexic?

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Anorexic.: Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food. They have body image or self esteem conflicts.

Question 6

how to help my anorexic girlfriend?

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Encourage her to: accept help. Working with an eating disorder specialist would be very important. Take care.

Question 7

any tips for a recovering anorexic?

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Celebrate, Prepare: Relapse is very common. This is part of what makes anorexia nervosa so so tough to treat. So consider planning what you'll do if you relapse. Imagine the life you want to keep building while planning ahead- planning what you can do when faced w/ challenges that could set you back. Check the website of natl assn of anorexia nervosa & related disorders: http://bit.Ly/14wd5ib for help, resources.

Question 8

how can you stop anorexic behavior?

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See a specialist: There are a lot of specialists in anorexia.  They can work with you from a variety of perspectives like behavior therapy and/or cognitive therapy.  Reading is also valuable.  There are great books out there on anorexia and learning to manage the disorder and behavior, like  decoding anorexia: how breakthroughs in science offer hope for eating disorders.

Question 9

do anorexics gain back weight fast?

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That is variable: Once metabolic rate has dropped it can allow more rapid weight gain when calories are increased. But many people with anorexia do not have rapid weight gain as they may resist other's attempts to take control over their weight.

Question 10

what to do if i want to be anorexic?

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Sounds Dreamy!-NOT: Besides being  18 times more likely to die early compared with people of similar age in the general population, you get thinning bones, brittle hair and nails, dry and yellowish skin, fine hair all over your body,  anemia and muscle wasting, severe constipation, low blood pressure, slowed breathing and pulse, heart damage, brain damage, feel cold and tired all the time and become infertile.

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