by Meaghan https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia en-us 2014-05-16 14:36:06 UTC 2026-01-24 22:16:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Myth: Being anorexic means that you're skinny meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188385 False, anorexia is restrictive eating, it doesnt matter how much you weigh.

]]> 2014-05-16 14:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188385 2. Myth: You choose to to be anorexic meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188670 False, anorexia is a psychiatric illness that you don't choose to get.

]]> 2014-05-16 14:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188670 3. Myth: Anorexia is a rich, young, white girls’ problem meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188863 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.

]]> 2014-05-16 14:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28188863 4. Myth: Eating disorders are cause by the medias promotion of super skinny girls meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28189139  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.

]]> 2014-05-16 14:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28189139 Symptoms of anorexia meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28189442
  • 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

    • ]]>     2014-05-16 14:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28189442     meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393155 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.

    ]]>     2014-05-20 14:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393155     meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393223 Approximately 24 million people in the U.S. struggle with an eating disorder. Almost 50% of these people also meet the criteria for depression.

    ]]>     2014-05-20 14:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393223     meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393306  More than 50% of teen girls and nearly 33% of teen boys admit to using unhealthy methods to control their weight.

    ]]>     2014-05-20 14:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393306     meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393460  More than 50% of teen girls and nearly 33% of teen boys admit to using unhealthy methods to control their weight

    ]]>     2014-05-20 14:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28393460     Recovery stories meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28394434 2014-05-20 14:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28394434 Reasons to recover meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28394726 2014-05-20 14:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28394726 meaghan0499 https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28396521 2014-05-20 14:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meaghan0499/anorexia/wish/28396521