Anorexia Nervosa

Boca Raton Anorexia Nervosa Counseling

Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental disorder that involves both emotional turmoil, and dangerous patterns of disordered eating, that can compromise a person’s ability to live a happy, healthy life. Those who struggle with this condition often go to great lengths to avoid weight gain in order to achieve the lowest weight possible. Driven by an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, individuals battling anorexia nervosa may deny themselves the nourishment needed to live, or resort to drastic measures to prevent their bodies from absorbing the food they consume. There is often a distorted perception of body weight and shape in those with this eating disorder, which further adds to the desire to be thin. And while those suffering from this dangerous disorder may feel as though there is no escape from their emotional pain and controlled eating habits, there is hope.