What are the risks of low self-esteem

Anorexia nervosa is a significant loss of body weight, which is accompanied by panic fear of gaining weight, a distorted perception. This disease patients see fat, which they really are not. Such people have an incredibly low self esteem. People get nervous anorexia as a result of pathological dissatisfaction with their appearance.



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Bulimia—"the other side of the coin." The main clinical symptom of bulimia is eating large amounts of food uncontrollably. Psychopathology of anorexia are similar: in both cases, there is a fear of gaining weight, distorted perception of their body image and low self esteem. The difference is that in the case of bulimia is overeating followed by use of laxatives or self-induced vomiting.

Negative health consequences in cases of anorexia occur due to nutritional deficiency and weight loss. Bulimia threatened violation of water-salt balance, which can lead to arrhythmias and cardiovascular failure. Vomiting, also can cause damage to the mouth, teeth and so on.

Those most at risk are young girls, the Age of onset of problems varies between 14-19 years, although in recent years the disease younger up to 9-10 years. So today, through the media, girls face social pressure, the myth of the ideal of slimness. Despite environmental factors – such as the myth of thinness, which is seen as a necessary condition of success and social status

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Anorexia in men is less common, but in recent years there has been an increase in the number of cases, even for the stronger sex. In this case, the disease is slightly different, the mechanism however, is also via weight loss to achieve a perfect sculpted body.

Healing from anorexia and bulimia may take a few years, and in some cases health is restored only partially. The outcome of therapy depends primarily on the timeliness of treatment. In anorexia nervosa cure rates reach 60-70%, while in bulimia, this percentage reaches 80 to 90 percent. In some cases, however, patients are not able to recover fully healthy. Anorexia nervosa among mental disorders has the highest mortality rate is about 5%.

 



 



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