Anorexia Nervosa <Tab/>Anorexia nervosa is an illness that usually occurs in females, but can also occur in males as well. People with this disorder are obsessed with being thin. Their biggest fear is gaining weight, and gaining weight is seen as a loss of control. They believe they are fat even though they become thinner and thinner. People with Anorexia feel safe, secure, and comfortable with their illness. <…showed first 75 words of 386 total…

…showed last 75 words of 386 total…successful recovery. In order to do so, patients must want to change and have family and friends to help them along the way. Weight gain is the most common way for patients to be treated. They concentrate on gaining back their body weight. <Tab/>I think that Anorexia is a very serious disorder! "Weight loss has become so severe or has seriously impaired other body systems, hospitalization may be necessary."(Waldrop).