5 Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating condition that causes patients to stop eating for long periods, leading to extremely low body fat and potentially to a number of serious health complications.
There are many potential causes for anorexia, which is most accurately described as an anxiety disorder. One major reason though, is that the sufferer is actually trying to delay or prevent the onset of puberty – which can be a result of anorexia. At the same time, anorexia can be seen as an act of destruction aimed at the body – this is a form of self-harm that may suggest that the individual is deeply unhappy with who they are.