Amor deliria nervosa. The deadliest of all deadly things.
Quotes about nervosa (7 Quotes)
Those who are having an obsession to make their bodies thin have, 'Anorexia Nervosa' Those who are having an obsession to make their bodies muscular have , 'Bigorexia Nervosa' Those who are having an obsession to make their bodies perfect have, 'Athletica Nervosa' Those who are preoccupied with an imaginary defect of their bodies have, 'Body Dysmorphic Disorder' Those who love their bodies have, Narcissistic Disorder Those who refuse to take care of bodies have, 'Diogenes Syndrome'.
Perhaps they thought I was on a fact-finding mission, never for one moment thinking that a man of my age and build could be suffering from bulimia nervosa, but that's what the consultant said I had.
Addiction, obesity, starvation (anorexia nervosa) are political problems, not psychiatric each condenses and expresses a contest between the individual and some other person or persons in his environment over the control of the individual's body.
Our study shows a very clear and substantial biological component to anorexia nervosa, and my hope is that this will offer some support to patients and their families.
Genes load the gun, and environment pulls the trigger. These people who are genetically disposed to anorexia nervosa may be more sensitive to those environmental triggers, like dieting after seeing a fashion magazine.
Anorexia nervosa is not simply a disorder of choice. There is a clear genetic cause for this disorder that we need to incorporate into our understanding of what anorexia nervosa is.