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Yes it does. Additional side effects are; depression, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, apathy, poor judgement, irritability, anger, changing moods, psychotic episodes, withdrawing from friends and family and changes in personality.
You starve your body, you starve your brain and your brain reacts BADLY.
Also, per the Minnesota Starvation Experiment (Google it) "...most of the subjects experienced periods of severe emotional distress and depression.[1]:161 There were extreme reactions to the psychological effects during the experiment including self-mutilation (one subject amputated three fingers of his hand with an axe, though the subject was unsure if he had done so intentionally or accidentally).[5] Participants exhibited a preoccupation with food, both during the starvation period and the rehabilitation phase."
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Also per the starvation experiment: "...During the refeeding stage of the experiment (3 months), in which the participants were divided into four groups,[....] many of the men lost control of their appetites and ate ‘more or less continuously’. Those who did lose control in this way reported feelings of self-deprecation, disgust, and self-criticism for having done so. After about eight months of refeeding, most men reported that their eating habits had normalised,[....] Participants did not, after the end of the study, eat and eat until they were obese: in general, participants regained their original weight plus about 10% in the rehabilitation phase, and their weight then gradually declined towards the pre-experiment levels during the the follow-up period........To the body, it makes no difference whether starvation is self-induced or forced: when food is scarce, all mental and physical processes become directed towards the search for food, and all other human characteristics – sociability, sex drive, other interests – are subordinate to the fight for survival."
Starvation is very serious and results in extreme consequences. Have you studied the Donner Party in school yet? These people didn't have a choice and resorted to some pretty desperate and devastating measures.
Clearly it would be wise to obtain from starving yourself unless you want to subject yourself to brain damage, infertility or death.
Please take care of yourself. You seem like a sweet bright young girl and deserve the best in life.
Auditory hallucinations and paranoia are also symptoms of Schizophrenia...about 23% of women (according to wikipedia) who have been diagnosed with this; the condition manifested itself before the age of 19....
I would have an assessment done by a Mental Health professional as starving yourself and having this disorganized thinking could be a direct casual relationship or it could be two separate matters, requiring different treatments.
All the best.
Original Post by brightmoments:
Auditory hallucinations and paranoia are also symptoms of Schizophrenia...about 23% of women (according to wikipedia) who have been diagnosed with this; the condition manifested itself before the age of 19....
I would have an assessment done by a Mental Health professional as starving yourself and having this disorganized thinking could be a direct casual relationship or it could be two separate matters, requiring different treatments.
All the best.
Well my sister ( who I no longer have contact with because she acts insane ) is bipolar.. I really don't think I'm schizophrenic ..
It can also be caused by anxiety too, bad anxiety and severe depression, borderline personality disorder, bi polar etc etc.
Schizophrenia is a bit more severe in a lot of cases, not so much the paranoia and hallucinations but the utter belief you have some sort of strange power or can do things with your mind other than think.
I would start by eating properly though and getting a good sleep, they can both certainly help.
It's funny when you look into it, like seeing things for instance, the eyes just pick up info but the brain decides what it is you actually see so if you catch a glimpse of a folded up piece of clothing your brain might tell you you've seen a cat lol because it is just working on a brief glimpse. Hearing voices is more often than not just your thoughts vocalised. It was funny, a friend of mine was listening to a radio show about hearing voices and he thought to himself "I wonder what that's like" then suddenly realised he just had a voice in his head, his own lol.
Original Post by halfhearted:
It can also be caused by anxiety too, bad anxiety and severe depression, borderline personality disorder, bi polar etc etc.
Schizophrenia is a bit more severe in a lot of cases, not so much the paranoia and hallucinations but the utter belief you have some sort of strange power or can do things with your mind other than think.
I would start by eating properly though and getting a good sleep, they can both certainly help.
It's funny when you look into it, like seeing things for instance, the eyes just pick up info but the brain decides what it is you actually see so if you catch a glimpse of a folded up piece of clothing your brain might tell you you've seen a cat lol because it is just working on a brief glimpse. Hearing voices is more often than not just your thoughts vocalised. It was funny, a friend of mine was listening to a radio show about hearing voices and he thought to himself "I wonder what that's like" then suddenly realised he just had a voice in his head, his own lol.
Yeah I don't hear voices or anything or think stuff lol
I just hear ringing and get paranoid but I figured out why..duh because I went all day without eating ( not on purpose! I just didnt notice! )
Sorry, I thought when you said hearing things...anyhow, I have no idea what your mental health is...I strongly feel that starving yourself might indicate that it is not in tip top condition.
AvacadoQueen,
I think that we both know that you restricted today intentionally. I read through all of you posts and you REALLY need to start taking this seriously. Don't you see what starving is doing to you? Now that your at a healthy weight you NEED to start eating more or else you will continue to store more and more water and fat! Your body is still in starvation mode and for most people when they are in a healthy range have fixed that and have a pretty good metabolism. The sooner you eat more, the better you will feel.
PLEASE TRY TO EAT MORE!!! You can do this but you have to want it. I know that it is not that simple but your attitude towards recovery really does change everything. If you are open to working towards it (even if you don't want to because no one does) you will make progress and eventually beat it and be happy! I can tell you from experience that I am a trillion times more happy now than I was with my ED!!!!
Original Post by flowergirl275:
AvacadoQueen,
I think that we both know that you restricted today intentionally. I read through all of you posts and you REALLY need to start taking this seriously. Don't you see what starving is doing to you? Now that your at a healthy weight you NEED to start eating more or else you will continue to store more and more water and fat! Your body is still in starvation mode and for most people when they are in a healthy range have fixed that and have a pretty good metabolism. The sooner you eat more, the better you will feel.
PLEASE TRY TO EAT MORE!!! You can do this but you have to want it. I know that it is not that simple but your attitude towards recovery really does change everything. If you are open to working towards it (even if you don't want to because no one does) you will make progress and eventually beat it and be happy! I can tell you from experience that I am a trillion times more happy now than I was with my ED!!!!
But school is in 2 months and I'm starting a new one ):
My ED is telling me I'll ruin all my hard work and get overweight again .. I just want to be small for school ): I know that sounds stupid but I'm not thinking straight. I used to think what I was doing was ok and then I ate more and then I get worried and..ah! 
I know how it is honey! During my eating disorder I wanted to be the smallest person in the school. It is impossible to think straight when you are starving so I'm not judging you for the thought process. It's not your fault at all. What is your choice though is what is more important to you? Being small for school or living life and being able to socialize and connect in school? I'm starting a new school too this year and I am very nervous about it. It brought back some of my old thoughts but I didn't act on them because I know that there is no way to be happy there if I am in my eating disorder.
I also know that feeling of intense anxiety that washes over you when you eat more. When I was in recovery, I cried at EVERY meal (six times a day about it and almost hyperventilated a few times!) but I still ate because I knew that I would rather deal with the anxiety than deal with my ED forever. Things DID get easier eventually and soon I started to enjoy food again. I am able to maintain a weight that I like and feel confident at. Like I said, you CAN do this and I am more than willing to help you with it if you let me! I intern with the nutritionist that I used to see so I can help you with your meal plan! I hope that you consider all of this!!!
