symptoms of eating disorders

SYMPTOMS OF EATING DISORDERS

Physical Signs

- Significant weight loss in a short period of time.

- Constipation

- Hypertension

- Excessively dry skin

- Exhaustion

- Dizziness and fainting spells

- Abdominal distress

- Cessation of menstruation of at least three months or failure to begin menstruation at an appropriate age.

- Dental enamel erosion

- Loss of hair

- Fine body hair(lanugo hair)on arms, neck and face

Social Interactions

- Troubled interpersonal relationship with family members and friends

- Increasingly withdrawn from family members and friends

Psychological Signs

- Unusual moodiness

- Depression

- Confusion

- Forgetfulness

- Outburst of anger

- Crying spells

- Anxiety

- Sleep difficulties

- Bizarre obsessions

- Repetitive behaviors or thoughts

Specific behaviors

- Not eating or extreme limitations of food intake

- Cutting food into small pieces

- Obsession with dieting

- Eating only from a limited number of food group (eg, fruits, non-fat or low fat foods)

- Hiding or hoarding food

- Eating unusually large amount of food

- Spending a long time in the toilet after eating

- Throwing up after meals or snacks

- Abuse of diet pills, laxatives and enemas

(from the star newspapers)do u have any of them?

After reading the article on eating disorders, I think I posses most of the psychological signs……mom always ask me to eat more but I cant, because I don’t want. I’m afraid I’ll become fat, fat till like a pig. I don’t want to look this:

When come to competition days, I skip my meals before the competition. Most of the time, I don’t feel like taking in any food because of the tensed mood and pressure. I tend to think that I’ll puke on the stage during my performances…..haha….stupid?!.......like mom always say….ai swee mai mia…….=S

-huifang-