Psychological Consequences of Eating Disorders
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Preoccupation with food and weight
- Obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors
- Anti-social personality
- Irritable, easily annoyed
- Perfectionism
- Low self-esteem
- Feeling hopeless and helpless
- Shame and guilt
- Decreased interest in sex
- Difficulty making decisions
- Intense, uncontrollable emotions, mood swings
- Difficulty concentrating and remembering things
- Distorted thinking patterns - David Burns, M.D. describes The Ten Forms Of Twisted Thinking and Ten Ways to Untwist Your Thinking in “The Feeling Good Handbook.”
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