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I was afraid I would become invisible again once I gained weight, so I exercised day and nights and
stopped eating food with (5) _________________________ and fat.

I became so obsessed with my weight and ignored the occurring (6)
_________________________such as not having menstruation for months, hair lost, feeling cold, (7)
_________________________ skin, and losing focus in class.

I didn’t believe what people said about my condition and simply thought that they felt

(8) _________________________ of me.

Identify the main problem of the previous disorder development and write your advice to
avoid anorexia.

Types of Eating Disorder

Anorexia nervosa
Characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss.

Bulimia nervosa
Characterized by a cycle of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors; self-inducing
vomiting, designed to undo or compensate for the effects of the binge eating.

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
Characterized by recurrent binge eating without the use of inappropriate compensatory weight
control behaviors.

Pica
Characterized by craving for non-food substances or things
that are not considered food; such as dirt, chalk, soap, paper,
hair, etc.

Compiled from: www.healthline.com & www.freedeatingdisorders.org

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