Depression is an illness which can affect any of us at any time in our lives and it is often one of the symptoms the sufferer of anorexia nervosa has to contend with. Depression can bring on a number of different symptoms and you may have a few of them but it is very rare that all are felt at the same time.

Usually symptoms of depression show themselves together and if you have been ill for several weeks and have had symptoms of depression then it’s highly unlikely you will develop any more symptoms from the ones you now suffer.

The anorexic suffering from depression usually feels symptoms of worthlessness, hopelessness and self-hatred.

Depression and anorexia go together like black and white, it can be what triggered your eating disorder in the first place or you may have gone into depression as result of the effects anorexia has had on you.

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