Anxiety Disorder by Hamza Mandzic

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Anxiety Disorder

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If your stress levels spike, you could develop an eating disorder. Not only do eating disorders cause physical stress to the body, but they also can bring out psychological stress. Worrying about food and weight can be a source of anxiety, and may lead to feelings of low self-esteem that elevate stress levels. When we feel overwhelmed or out-of-control, we usually try to find ways to cope with these unpleasant feelings. For some, binge-eating or restricting calories becomes a way of dealing with the stress. Some people take the whole 'restricting calories' thing too far and they develop a eating disorder.

1. dieting despite being dangerously underweight 2.Constant weight fluctuations 3.Obsession with calories and fat contents of food 4. Eating strangely, such as cutting food into tiny pieces, eating alone, and/or hiding food 5.Continued fixation with food, recipes, or cooking. the individual may cook meals for others but stop themselves from partaking 6. Depression or lethargic stage 7. Avoidance of social events, family and friends. May become isolated and withdrawn Switching between periods of overeating and fasting 8.Continual denial of hunger

Eating disorders are common in young people, especially in female adolescents and young women, although males can also be affected. In their lifetime, about 0.3% of adolescents aged 13 to 18 years have anorexia nervosa (same % for males and females), 0.9% have bulimia nervosa (males 0.5%, females 0.9%), and 1.6% have a binge-eating disorder (males 0.8%, females 2.3%). This may not seem like a lot of people but in reality, it is.

The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa,affect 0.5 percent and 2-3 percent of women over their lifetime. The most common age of onset is between 12-25. Although much more common in females, 10 percent of cases detected are in males. Once people get older they start to become more comfortable with their body which, makes the chance of developing a eating disorder decrease. As you can imagine most people in this age group go to school, so, all of that stress from school ( or university) isn't helping either.

1. Family approaches are most common when adolescents, young adults and children are suffering from an eating disorder. Family approaches will involve the hole family or support network of the person with the eating disorder during treatment. The aim of a family approach is to treat the person with the eating disorder, while also supporting and educating the entire family about how to provide appropriate care. Focus can also be placed on strengthening family relationships and improving the family as a whole.
Here is a list of other things that can help too❗️
Individual, group, or family psychotherapy Medical care and monitoring Nutritional counseling Medications (for example, antidepressants).