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Disordered Eating--Negative Effects

Definitions
Negative Effects
Warning Signs
Excercise Abuse
In-Patient Care

PHYSICAL REPERCUSSIONS FROM ONE OR BOTH DISEASES
 

  • Malnutrition Intestinal ulcers
  • Dehydration Ruptured stomach
  • Serious heart, kidney, and liver damage
  • Tooth/gum erosion
  • Tears of the esophagus
     

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPERCUSSIONS FROM BOTH DISEASES

  • Depression Low self-esteem
  • Shame and guilt
  • Impaired family and social relationships
  • Mood swings
  • Perfectionism
  • Non-assertive communication
  • "All or nothing" thinking
  • Loss of sense of self
  • Isolation


                         SPIRITUAL   REPERCUSSIONS FROM BOTH DISEASES

  • Emptiness
  • Fear
  • Spiritual Dryness
  • "Dark night of the soul"
  • Distant from God
  • Lack of purpose/strength
  • Confusion
  • Loneliness

 

 

 

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