Anorexia is a modern disease that affects a large number of girls in the USA and not only. The girls with anorexia have a distorted image of their own bodies which makes them think that they are overweight even though they are not. The cause of this psychological affection is the fact that modern society has promoted thinness as beautiful and many consider fat and overweight persons ugly and reject them.



Girls with anorexia become obsessed with the idea that they will not be popular if their weight exceeds the modern standards so they begin by trying to do everything that is in their powers to lose as much weight as they can. Soon this obsession will cloud their vision of their own body and they will see it as overweight even if it is so thin that the health condition of the girl is gravely endangered.

These girls' only purpose in life will become to lose weight. After losing a certain amount of weight the period stops because the body can't afford to loose blood in a time when the vital substances provided by food are lacking. Many young girls consider their period to be disgusting and when they discover that they can stop it if they do not eat they are encouraged. If the period stops the body's balance is in serious danger, and this can have repercussions that can be felt for years.

So the poor naive girls with anorexia are slowly destroying themselves while foolishly believing that they are doing a good thing. The behavior of the girls with anorexia must be changed no matter what the cost of this change is. If you try to talk to them they will think you are their enemy and they will fight you and oppose you. It is best to seek professional help from a psychiatrist with experience in children if you want help.

You can recognize a girl with anorexia by her unusual thinness and obsession for losing weight. These girls avoid eating, try to hide their body in large clothes and talk a lot about losing weight and diets. Some of them intentionally make themselves throw up after a meal. If you try to talk to them on this subject they will get upset and maybe cry. They don't like to socialize because they think they are rejected by society since they are fat.

If you suspect that your daughter or a friend has anorexia seek advice from a doctor. The girls with anorexia need help and they need it fast, before they do any permanent harm to their body.