Types of Anorexia

Types of Anorexia.

Many  individuals with anorexia will severely restrict their calories  sometimes taking in only a few hundred calories a day or just water.  This is called the RESTRICTING TYPE. Our bodies do not like to starve.  Remember, the individual with anorexia has an appetite; he/she just  tries to control it. It is very difficult when a person is starving not  to want to eat. What happens to many individuals is that they lose  control, they eat, or eat something they feel they should not have  eaten. For these individuals, this might mean something as simple as a  cookie, a normal meal or even a binge. With the fear of gaining weight,  they may vomit or exercise. This type of anorexia is called the  BINGE-EATING/PURGING TYPE, one of the most dangerous forms of an eating  disorder.

Are you anorexic?

• Do you feel fat even though people tell you you’re not?
• Are you terrified of gaining weight?
• Do you lie about how much you eat or hide your eating habits from others?
• Are your friends or family concerned about your weight loss, eating habits, or appearance?
• Do you diet, compulsively exercise, or purge when you’re feeling overwhelmed or bad about yourself?
• Do you feel powerful or in control when you go without food, over-exercise, or purge?
• Do you base your self-worth on your weight or body size?