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What are the signs of anorexia?

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There are many signs and symptoms of anroexia. Not everyone suffering from anorexia has all or any of the symptoms / signs, either. Some of the most common ones are...

*Weight loss

*Dry skin

*Hair loss

*Isolation

*Depression

*Constant / excessive exercise

*Protruding bones

*Wearing baggy clothes (usually to hide weight loss)

*OCD

*BDD (Body Dismorphic Disorder)

*Odd food habits

*Defensive about weight, food, looks, ect.

*Constantly weighing themself

*Obsessive over food, weight, looks, ect.

*Self-concious, low self-esteem, low body image, ect.

*Often distracted or "spacy"

*Fidgety, can't sit still

*Mood swings

*Tiredness, fatigue

*Fainting, dizziness, passing out, ect.

*Feeling cold (when others are not)

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