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Psychological symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa
Feeling fat when you are really underweight
Getting irritable and moody
Setting high standards and being a perfectionist
Shutting yourself off from the world
Thinking things are either right or wrong, there is no in between
Difficulty concentrating
“I had a ‘voice’ in my head that shouted at me. It told me I was fat and worthless and that I was not allowed to eat because I did not deserve food. I thought I was in control of my eating but it got harder and harder to ignore the voice.”
“As I lost weight I began to feel tired and this made me more depressed. I couldn’t think straight or concentrate at school. All I could think about was food because my brain and body was craving for it. I realise now I was suffering from the effects of starvation.”
