EFFECTS OF ANOREXIA NERVOSA

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Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that causes serious, if not life threatening psychological and physical damage. Statistics state that “Anorexia is the 3rd most common chronic illness among adolescents. Statistics also state that 95% of those who have eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25.” (South Carolina Department of Mental Health 2006.) For several years I suffered from both types of Anorexia Nervosa and was part of that statistic. I was an overweight child and was bullied in school due to my weight. It caused me to be very depressed and the depression drove me to want to be thin like the other girls in class. I would hardly eat and when I did eat, I would count every calorie that I