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What is considered anorexia? Where do you draw the line?
And I don't mean by weight; what are the eating habits of a person for them to be considered anorexic?
Posted 2 months ago
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I have been diagnosed with anorexia.

It is anorexia when the person refuses to maintain a healthy body weight. There is a fear of food and weight gain.

Eating habits vary. Some binge on tens of thousands of calories, then purge it. Others eat some, but exercise it off. Still others eat very little and may not exercise or purge.

There are two subtypes: Restricting and Binging/Purging type.

Anorexia isn't a simple thing. It's extremely complex and individualized.
Posted 2 months ago

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Posted Aug 26th, 2008 at 11:16PM
I think you draw the line at the mentality that food is the enemy.
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Posted Aug 27th, 2008 at 5:03AM
Anorexia is an obsession with being thin. It's never believing that "thin" is thin enough. It's not consuming enough nutrients to meet your caloric needs for the day and/or exercising excessively. There's not really a bar, as far as drawing the line. If you meet any of these criteria (or know someone who does), help should be sought.
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Posted Aug 26th, 2008 at 9:29PM
And I don't mean by weight; what are the eating habits of a person for them to be considered anorexic?


Anoxeria, is when you don't eat very much, or at all. If you do eat, you only eat salads, and non fatting foods like that.
It can and is a very dangerous eating disorder. Try to get help if you can. I am finally getting help for mine.
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