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National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

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Recovery is real! Here is evidence and proof to make this idea more concrete for you so that you can get your recovery where you want it to be. Remember this: never give up. There are so many people who didn't know how they could ever recover. And they did! And you can too, even if you are not sure how.

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RECOVERY Stories * National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

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Recovery is real! Here is evidence and proof to make this idea more concrete for you so that you can get your recovery where you want it to be. Remember this: never give up. There are so many people who didn't know how they could ever recover. And they did!

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More than 50% of teen girls and nearly 33% of teen boys admit to using unhealthy methods to control their weight

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More than 50% of teen girls and nearly 33% of teen boys admit to using unhealthy methods to control their weight.

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Approximately 24 million people in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder. Almost 50% of these people also meet the criteria for depression.

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Eating disorders can be genetic or caused by psychological issues like coping skills, control issues, trauma, family trouble, or social issues. Each type of eating disorder has many possible causes.

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An intense drive for thinness

Refusal to maintain a normal weight

Fear of becoming fat

Distorted body image

Denying feeling hungry, even if they are

Avoiding situations where= there is food

Thining hair and dry flaking skin

Obsession with dieting

Social withdrawal

Emotional changes, such as irritability, depression and anxiety

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4. Myth: Eating disorders are cause by the medias promotion of super skinny girls

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4. Myth: Eating disorders are cause by the medias promotion of super skinny girls

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False, eating Disorders are serious illnesses that have biological, genetic and psychological upbringing.  Societys messages about weight and beauty can impact a person’s body image and want to look a certain way, but they cannot cause an eating disorder.

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3. Myth: Anorexia is a rich, young, white girls’ problem

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3. Myth: Anorexia is a rich, young, white girls’ problem

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False,  a person with anorexia may be from any racial, ethnic, or economic background. Anorexia does not discriminate. It affects young and old, female and male.

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False, anorexia is a psychiatric illness that you don't choose to get.

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1. Myth: Being anorexic means that you're skinny

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1. Myth: Being anorexic means that you're skinny

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False, anorexia is restrictive eating, it doesnt matter how much you weigh.