Physical effects of anorexia by sarah-multiple, literature
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Physical effects of anorexia
Metabolism
When the body is starved of nutrients it seeks to conserve what reserves of energy it has in order to protect vital tissues. This is why as you continue to restrict your eating the amount of weight you lose will lessen over time. Basically the boy adapts to "famine conditions", seeking ways to burn calories at a slower rate and so to preserve your health. As your metabolism rate slows, as does your growth rate. In pre-pubescent women, for example, with anorexia puberty is delayed.
The state of starvation causes feelings of fatigue and weakness as your body seeks to make you reduce physical activity and therefore conserve energy.
To me there is "safe" anxiety and anxiety I don't understand.
I've always been told that I have a great sense of awareness and self awareness.... Which is quite honestly a nuisance most times. I become so confident in my ability to judge myself, judge my symptoms, react appropriately etc...that when something comes along that I wasn't expecting, something I'm not used to...I can't think properly, It becomes impossible to distract myself. My entire list of carefully planned rituals becomes useless. Years I spent building working towards creating coping mechanisms that weren't self harming.....pointless.
I don't even know which disorder is ca