Considers themselves fat
Anorexics cannot objectively assess their figure. They spend a lot of time in front of the mirror and consider themselves fat even when everyone around them says they look underweight. This is a feature of the disease: the perception of the body is distorted [13], so the ideal weight for such an individual is unattainable. French researchers conducted an interesting experiment… [14] They invited 50 participants, half of whom suffered from anorexia. The girls were asked to visually assess whether they could walk through a narrow doorway. The study found that participants with eating disorders overestimate body size. They feel larger than they really are. Scientists believe this is due to disorders of the central nervous system. The girls saw themselves as they were before anorexia.