If you or a loved one are expressing some of these emotional symptoms, it doesn't necessarily mean they're early signs of anorexia, but they likely indicate that some type of deeper problem is in play:3
Dressing in layers to hide body changes or stay warm
Preoccupation with weight, food, calories, fat grams, and dieting
Restrictive eating
Frequent self-judgment about body shape and size
Denying feeling hungry
Developing food rituals
Cooking meals for others without eating
Avoiding mealtimes or situations involving food
Maintaining an excessive, rigid exercise regimen despite weather, fatigue, illness, or injury
Becoming reclusive
Concerned about eating in public
Limited social spontaneity
Intense fear of gaining weight
Disturbed experience of body weight or shape, undue influence of weight or shape on self-evaluation, or inability to perceive body size accurately
Feeling ineffective
Has a strong need for control
Has overly restrained initiative and emotional expression
I have several
But i dont care