Family Matters
Lorri Antosz Benson


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Abnormal preoccupation with body appearance or weight.
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Abnormal preoccupation with food, nutrition, calories, health, and/or cooking.
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Frequent trips to the bathroom after meals.
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Depression and suicidal thoughts.
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A significant change in appetite.
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Excessive exercise despite fatigue or weakness.
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Moodiness and irritability.
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Reduced concentration, memory, and thinking ability.
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Loss of interest in hobbies and schoolwork.
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Anxiety, especially around food and meal times.
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Feelings of guilt and self-hatred.
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Constantly making excuses to avoid eating.
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Compulsive rituals surrounding food and meal times, such as not letting different food touch eat other or eating only one type of food at a time.
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Wearing excessively baggy or bulky clothes.
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Hoarding food.
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Isolation and withdrawal from friends.
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Complete avoidance of social situations involving food, including family meals.
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Significant reduction in food intake.
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Denial of hunger.
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Strange eating habits such as playing with food instead of eating it.
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Constant concern about weight.
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Secretiveness and deceitfulness.
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Preference to eat in isolation.
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Reddened fingers, sores in and around mouth, and swollen cheeks or glands (caused by self-inducing vomiting).
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Obsession with clothing size, scales, and mirrors.
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Problems with drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, or crime (especially with Bulimia)