anorexia

Anorexia Nervosa, A serious mental disorder, where people (usually females) have a strong need to lose weight, a feeling that they're never good enough, often self-inducing starvation, excessive exercise, and many times engaging in other self-destructive behaviors.
People do not realize that Anorexia is a disease, and lord knows that if I could just "get rid" of it I would. It is HELL.

DSM-IV criteria include:

-Failure to maintain a minimally healthy weight, feeling they are too fat even though underweight
-Anorrhea(Loss of 3 or more consecutive mestural cycles)

Health Risks include:

anemia
osteoporosis
malnutrition
hypoglycemia
loss of hair
lowered body tempature
Lanugo (growth of fine hair on the back and arms due to lack of fat to warm the body)
dark bruises around the eyes due to protien deficiency
ulcers
tearing of the intestines due to lack of food

Anorexia is a REAL eating disorder.

by wendy lane May 23, 2003

anorexia

A mental disorder where a person feels a strong desire to lose weight. Contrary to belief, when an anorexic person looks in the mirror they don't see something different. They see themselves, but in an extremely over-analyzed way, and they focus in on the fat that they have. It's not about being fat, but HAVING fat, rather. For most people with anorexia, getting rid of fat is getting rid of failure and 'becoming pure'. These people usually are perfectionists in one way or another. A lot of them also have a lot of trouble saying no, and are afraid of not pleasing those around them.

Anorexia is different from dieting. It is not self-induced. It is not caused by looking at pictures of Nicole Richie and deciding that you'd like to be glamorous and look just like her. It's a disease which is, basically, hell.

by rory318 October 4, 2005

Andrea

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“Do you know Andrea?”
“Not really.”
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by _blacklight_ April 16, 2019

Andrea

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Andrea

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Andrea Vieira

by Greendebz February 25, 2013

Andrea Bocelli

A blind Italian singer who sings opera and pop.

I wasn't a great fan of those opera vocals because they sound like screaming / phony. After I listened to Bocelli... he has one of the most touching and beautiful voice ever...

My Andrea Bocelli favorite songs from him are Con te patiro and Romanza

by andreaowns May 25, 2007