Anorexia Nervosa is serious eating disorder characterized by selfstarvation, food preoccupation and rituals, compulsive exercising, and often in girls an absence of menstrual cycles. People with anorexia nervosa is hungry but denies the hunger because of an irrational fear of becoming fat.
Food and weight become obsessions, and for some, the compulsiveness shows up in strange eating rituals or the refusal to eat in front of others. Some people with anorexia obsess about food, collecting recipes and preparing lavish gourmet feasts for family and friends while refusing any food themselves. They may adhere to strict exercise routines to keep off weight.
Certain personality characteristics seem to be associated with anorexia, including a fear of losing control, inflexible thinking, perfectionism, dissatisfaction with body image, and an overwhelming desire to be thin. Anorexia also has been linked to obsessive-compulsive tendencies, such as a preoccupation with food.
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