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Anorexia nervosa is the unrelenting pursuit of thinness. When a person has anorexia nervosa they weigh 85%, or less than, of what is estimated for their age and height. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa is petrified of becoming fat; they fear gaining weight even though they are distinctly underweight. The dangers of low weight isn't apparent, or is denied by these people, and they'll report feeling fat even when they're exceptionally thin. In addition to this, anorexia nervosa also often consists of withdrawal, depression, irritability, and peculiar behaviors. These particular behaviors make include things such as compulsive routines, strange eating habits, and division of foods into "good, safe, bad, and dangerous" categories. A person suffering from anorexia nervosa will most likely deny it because they don't realize what they're doing to themselves. They just have embedded in their minds that they must persist to lose weight to fit the "perfect" body image. This form of......

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