1. Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is characterized by extreme starvation that leads to a disastrous loss of weight. ... Anorexia is defined as an emotional disorder characterized by an intense fear of becoming obese, lack of self esteem and distorted body image which results in self-induced starvation. ... Then when they look at themselves and don't see perfection they "punish" themselves by restriction or starvation. ... This disease takes ordinary often very beautiful people and drives them to starvation for no apparent reason. ...
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