CASE STUDY: ANOREXIA
Miranda developed anorexia nervosa when she was 16. Fifteen years later she has recovered but is a self-confessed, habitually mindful person about what she eats.
"I was a shy and apparently very bright teenager, the kind of girl that tried to please everyone. I was pretty and not fat - just had that normal puppy fat you have.
"I remember my father (who was joking) telling me maybe I was a little chubby. I took him seriously. I started dieting and didn't stop. Eventually my periods stopped. I was obsessed. I weighed my food all the time and did things like put my daily ration into small containers. I exercised - even in the bathroom. I was five feet nine tall and weighed less than 45 kilos. I ended up in hospital and on a drip for two weeks. It took a long time and a lot of help for me to face my problem."
http://www.hcf.com.au/Services/eating-disorders.asp
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