People with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia often have changing moods due to what they eat and weigh on the scale. It becomes an obsession with being able to lose weight again and again in every possible way. Eating disorders should be treated as soon as possible because the longer you wait, the more difficult the treatment will become.
Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa roughly translates to ‘lack of appetite due to nervous causes’. It is a disease characterized by abnormal eating behavior, severe weight loss and psychological instability. People with anorexia have an extreme fear of gaining weight, which causes them to try to keep their weight much less than normal. They will always think they are too fat and will do everything they can to achieve this imaginary perfectionism. Anorexia is also primarily an emotional disorder that largely occurs in young women during puberty. It is important to correct this obsessive behavior because anorexia is a life-threatening condition that can even lead to death if not corrected. It can lead to physical illnesses such as heart failure, starvation, dehydration or suicide due to excessive emotionality.
Symptoms
- Low bloodpressure
- Thinning hair, dry skin and brittle nails
- Low resistance, pale in the face
- Obsessive about calories and fat levels
- Dramatic weight loss
- Frequent (intentional) vomiting after eating
Therapy
Anorexia nervosa is better treated the earlier it is detected. Hospitalization requires half the time, as thinness can become so dangerous that it can even become life-threatening. When the BMI is lower than 14, it is called malnutrition and it becomes very serious. The condition will have to be combated by a nutritionist who will try to regain normal weight, and a psychiatrist or psychologist who will provide support to fight against the depression and anxiety that caused the anorexia.
Bulimia
Bulimia nervosa means ‘appetite like an ox due to nervous causes’. It is an eating disorder characterized by periods of massive binge eating in which they try to consume as much food as possible and then make frantic attempts to prevent weight gain. If you have the condition bulimia, you will always be in a conflict to lose as much weight as possible while you cannot resist the binge eating. Bulimia can lead to physical and physical damage such as heart problems, intestinal problems due to excessive overeating, mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, stomach problems, etc.
Symptoms
- Obsessed with the body and weight gain
- Obsessed with food, eating a lot at once
- Depression, stress, self-loathing
- Constant vomiting, especially after eating
Therapy
As with anorexia, a supportive and reliable therapeutic relationship must be built to find out where this obsessive behavior comes from before returning to eating habits. Only when the physical and physical conditions begin to deteriorate will immediate medical intervention be necessary.
Eating disorder clinics
Center for Eating Disorders Ursula
Ursula is a specialized center for people who have problems with eating disorders located in Leidschendam. Here you will be followed and guided in dealing with your condition and we will try to find out through therapies what the cause of these eating disorders is and what can be done about it.
Veursestraatweg 185, 2264 EG Leidschendam www.centrumeetstoonissen.nl
PSYQ
PSYQ treats all kinds of psychological problems, including eating disorders and obesity. They have multiple locations across the country with different treatment programs.
www.psyq.nl
Accare
Accare is a treatment center that specializes in treating children with eating disorders and other psychiatric problems aged 0 to 18 years (can go up to 23).
www.acca re.nl
Talk about your problem online
Being young is not always easy for some people, you have all kinds of questions that you don’t dare to talk about right away. That is why Accare has specially set up a website where young people with their questions such as eating problems, appearance, being bullied, etc. can find an answer by chatting anonymously with an expert or telling your story via email or on the forum. So don’t be left with your questions or your story and consult this website.
www.99gram.nl