Awesome: Check out 20 people who managed to beat anorexia

We at Mega Curioso have shared many dramatic stories about anorexia here, a serious eating disorder that, if left untreated, can even lead to death. As we have explained on another occasion - following a conversation with psychologist and eating disorder specialist Luciana Kotaka - the problem is most common in adolescence, as at this stage young people are not only more susceptible to media appeal and more influential, They also suffer more from self-esteem.

However, it is worth remembering that although people more often develop anorexia because they have a distorted view of their bodies - not seeing themselves as thin and going into a sick cycle of weight loss - there are those who are suffering from the disorder. as a result of traumatic experiences. What's worse is that it is not easy to overcome the problem and unfortunately many victims end up succumbing to it. It is therefore very important that these people seek help.

However, instead of focusing on cases that ended tragically, let's show a list of images - selected from a post by Marija Bernatonyte on the Bored Panda site - of people who have managed to beat anorexia. The photos were shared by the survivors themselves and dramatically show how devastating the disorder can be. Check out:

1 - This girl you can see next is called Linn Strömberg and, for a while, survived on a diet of only 400 calories a day.

2 - Danny Walsh, the next guy, in two photos four months apart. He began to lose weight after becoming obsessed with becoming the best football player possible.

3 - The young girl in the images below is named Jodie-Leigh Neil and developed anorexia after her best friend died in an accident.

4 - Kat Manzullo, the girl in the photos below, developed anorexia after being bullied in childhood.

5 - As you have noticed, it is not just young people who want to fit into an unreal beauty pattern who develop anorexia. Other issues may be behind the problem.

6 - This girl in the pictures is a young ballerina named Margherita Barbieri who lost her weight dangerously after someone from the ballet academy told her that her thighs were very thick.

7 - Before, when the body mass index of the young woman in the photos was only 11 - ideally, he should be between 18.5 and 24.9 - and after she overcomes anorexia.

8 - There is a year between the two impressive photos.

9 Below, Kaitlyn Davidson weighed only 37 pounds.

10 - At one point, Elle Lietzow, the girl in the images, even stopped consuming water. A week later, she had to be rushed to the hospital. Luckily, she's recovered from anorexia.

11 - The young man below, Matthew Booth, was revived in the hospital after "starving".

12 - Before, when the young girl of the images weighed 31 kilos, and later, at 50.

13 - Two photos. A year apart between them.

14 - In addition to suffering from anorexia, the young girl suffered from bulimia and other eating disorders.

15 - There is a gap of one and a half years between before and after.

16 - Ten years after a lot of fighting, the girl below finally managed to beat anorexia.

17 - The doctors even gave this girl only 10 days of life if she did not feed again.

18 - More dramatic than the previous case, the doctors even gave the girl below, named Gemma Walker, 48 hours of life. Her situation was so critical that her father went to her room every morning to check if she was still breathing.

19 - The young lady you will see next, Nicola King, even heard from doctors that it was time for her to say goodbye to her loved ones when their organs began to collapse. That was close.

20 - From 27 to 39 pounds in five and a half months. Far from being at the right weight, but struggling to get there.

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