note.to.self

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder, characterized by extreme low body weight and body image distortion, with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia are known to control body weight commonly through the means of voluntary starvation, purging, excessive exercise or other weight control measures, such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. While the condition primarily affects adolescent females, approximately 10% of people with the diagnosis are male. Anorexia nervosa, involving neurobiological, psychological, and sociological components, is a complex condition that can lead to death in severe cases.


To be diagnosed as having anorexia nervosa :

1. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height
   
2. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming obese
   
3. Disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of the current low body weight.
   
4. The absence of at least three consecutive menstrual cycles (amenorrhea) in women who have had their first menstrual period but have not yet gone through menopause
   

Changes due to anorexia :


Physical

• Extreme weight loss
• Body mass index less than 18.5 in adults, or 85% of expected weight in children
  
• Stunted growth
  
• Thinning of the hair
  
• Tooth decay
• Dry skin
• etc

Psychological

• Distorted body image
  
• Poor insight
  
• Self-evaluation largely, or even exclusively, in terms of their shape and weight
  
• Pre-occupation or obsessive thoughts about food and weight
  
• Refusal to accept that one's weight is normal, or healthy
  
• Refusal to accept that one's weight is dangerously low even when it could be deadly
  
• Perfectionism

Emotional

• Low self-esteem and self-efficacy
• Phobia of becoming overweight
• Clinical depression or chronically low mood
• Mood swings
  

so,does anyone of us do have some of stated symptoms above?
well,i do...
and it bothers me a lot..
i lost my self esteem..even when i'm wif my baby..
Ya Allah, kuatkan iman aku..supaya aku tidak terlalu memikirkan
masalah2 dunia yg begitu kecil ini.amin~