I have a wife with bulimia and it was getting to the point where I couldn't take it any more. She needed bulimia treatment badly, but I didn't know where to turn. Through the internet I came across your site and sent my wife for bulimia treatment at your center.
Whoever she first spoke with made her feel so comfortable, she even became excited about the possibility of not having to binge and purge any more. The change in her is amazing. I know she will always be recovering, but I am proud to say she is the most courageous person I know. Thank you for all of your help.
-- Preston V., Nashua, New Hampshire
I needed to find an eating disorder clinic so badly. I used to eat compulsively and had swung over completely to purging and laxatives. I felt so bad about myself, the shame and guilt was just killing me. I had been to an eating disorder clinic before, but they really did not address my mood swings, that I have since understood them to be a bipolar disorder.
Your staff kept telling me that my eating behavior was a symptom of other problems. Well even though I didn't believe them they turned out to be right. I don't use laxatives, I have even learned to exercise moderately. Thank you so much. By the way, it has been ten months since I last purged.
-- Bonnie S., Boston, Massachusetts
Well Shelly, I told you I would write when I had one year in recovery and here I am. Who would have guessed. I have so much gratitude for you taking your time and referring me to a great facility. I knew from the moment I walked in there that I was in the right place. The next time I come by it will be to visit, not as a patient. You are absolutely the greatest.
-- Venessa C., Raleigh, North Carolina
Anorexia
Find anorexia help by calling our nationally recognized toll-free eating disorder helpline at 1-800-941-5313. Get the help you need to recover your health and reclaim your life. Caring professionals are standing by 24/7 to assist you and all calls are confidential.
Anorexia Signs
In a society where thinness is equated with success and happiness, it's no wonder many people have developed eating disorders including anorexia.
A complete preoccupation with dieting and thinness are anorexia signs that should not be ignored. These signs lead to excessive weight loss that can cause a number of medical problems.
Anorexia Warning Signs
People with anorexia are intensely fearful of being fat and gaining weight. This obsession with food and weight is usually a manifestation of underlying psychological problems. Additional anorexia signs are:
Significant weight loss resulting in a body weight at least 15% below the normal healthy weight for the person's height and age.
Preoccupation with dieting, weight, calories, food and fat grams.
Refusal to eat certain foods, progressing to restrictions against whole categories of food (e.g. no sugar, no carbohydrates etc.).
Denial of hunger.
Development of food rituals (e.g. chewing excessively, cutting foods into small pieces before eating, rearranging food on the plate, eating foods in specific orders).
Frequent comments about feeling "fat" or overweight despite dramatic weight loss.
Great anxiety about gaining weight or being "fat."
Consistent excuses to avoid mealtimes or any situations involving food.
Strict, excessive exercise regimen--despite fatigue, illness, weather, or injury. The person feels they must "burn off" any calories consumed.
Withdrawal from usual friends, hobbies and activities.
general, behaviors and attitudes indicating that weight loss, dieting, and control of food are becoming primary concerns.
Anorexia Symptoms
Individuals with anorexia symptoms may not admit that their weight loss or restrictive eating are problems until it is too late and medical complications start to appear. Anorexia has four primary symptoms:
Resistance to maintaining body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height
Intense fear of weight gain or being "fat" even though underweight.
Disturbance in the experience of body weight or shape, undue influence of weight or shape on self-evaluation, or denial of the seriousness of low body weight.
Loss of menstrual periods in girls and women.
Eating disorder experts have found that prompt, intensive anorexia help and treatment significantly improve the chances of recovery from the condition.
To start your path towards anorexia recovery, call our nationally recognized toll-free eating disorder helpline at 1-800-941-5313. Professionals are standing by 24/7 to assist you and all calls are confidential.
