Symptoms and Treatment for Anorexia Athletica

These people exercise in order of attempting and trying to gain power, control and self-respect.

SYMPTOMS:

• Exercising beyond the requirements.
• Being fanatical about weight and diet.
• Stealing time from other activities in order to exercise.
• Forgetting that physical activity can be fun and focusing on the challenge.
• Never being satisfied with any exercise.
• Always pushing on to the next challenge.
• Justifying this behavior by defining oneself as an athlete or insisting on the fact that you are healthy.

TREATMENT:

• Exercise for fun and do not be compulsive in doing that.
• Yoga and meditation are advisable.
• Work while you work and exercise in a scheduled time and do not narrow down the timings of other works to do exercise.