the.com/anorexia
the only illness that lies to you and calls it willpower.
means a serious mental illness where fear of weight gain drives self-starvation, even as the body visibly deteriorates.
from greek an- (without) + orexis (appetite) — a name that badly undersells it, since the drive to restrict has nothing to do with actual hunger.
deadliest psychiatrichighest mortality rate of any mental illness
not about foodcontrol, fear, and identity, food is the symptom
brain effectstarvation itself alters brain chemistry, deepening the illness
misconceptionaffects all body types, genders, and ages