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There are two types of anorexia: binge/purge falls under bulimia nervosa and restrictive falls under anorexia. Binging will eat a lot then feel guilty so they will do anything to get rid of the food.

Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder more commonly known as anorexia. A person suffering from anorexia will be low weight, have a fear of gaining weight, with the end goal more of a need to be thin. They will be restrictive-they limit the amount of food by slowly starving themselves; continuously counting calories. While bulimia nervosa is from vomiting, abusing laxatives, to exercising obsessively.  Symptoms of both of these disorders are: Being preoccupied with your body shape and weight, Living in fear of gaining weight, Feeling that you can't control your eating behavior, Eating until the point of discomfort or pain, Eating much more food in a binge episode than in a normal meal or snack, Forcing yourself to vomit or exercise too much to keep from gaining weight after bingeing, Misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas after eating, Restricting calories or avoiding certain foods between binges, and Using dietary supplements or herbal products excessively for weight loss. 

Factors that contribute to the manifestation and maintenance of these disorders are everywhere. Even from the simplest action of a parent sighing when they step on the scale (which i do and i only weigh 130 lbs). I say parents are a LARGE portion of this issue because my own mother is my problem. When i was a child she continious told me I was fat (never was) and i restricted my diet to only a tuna fish sandwich with corn and vinegar on toasted bread. That’s all i ate every day...so until i wanted to join the military i weight around 98 lbs...and I had to gain 10 pounds just to go to BMT. It took me six months to gain 8 and i got a pass. I never saw my mother eat anything but toast with salt and tomatoes. I never want to do that to my child but I do believe our parents (who we live with) our the most influential to why we have this growing problem. Next, the effects of the thinness culture in media that constantly reinforce thin people as ideal stereotypes would be cause of blame. Social media and TV are constantly around us inputting social messages which we may not be aware of until after it’s too late. Just like no one questions a beer advert after a kids show because it is our social norm. The way professions and careers that promote being thin and weight loss, such as ballet and modeling are influencing it because that’s all you see are bone thin women. Lastly, trauma, ie childhood sexual abuse, severe trauma to include the bullying or peer pressure as some would say from “friends”.