Kristina Saffran's Recovery Story

Anorexia is a harmful eating disorder that has fatal consequences as it causes people to consume very restrictive amounts of food, which may lead to becoming thin and malnourished. While doing my research about this disorder, I discovered Kristina Saffran’s empowering recovery story. Kristina developed anorexia nervosa at ten years old. Her eating disorder developed as a way to make herself perfect, as she constantly felt the need to make herself even better. Due to her eating disorder, Kristina began to become isolated, withdrawn, and socially anoxious despite being known as a social butterfly before she was diagnosed. She lost all interest and motivation, and would always go to starvation whenever things in her life got worse. Kristina would often hide chunks of her food in her clothes when her parents were not looking, and she would twitch and shake frantically as an attempt to burn more …show more content…
Most common treatments include medical treatment, therapy with a psychologist, and a dietitian in order to help the patient get back to the set point weight of a healthy human. Anorexia is not a disorder that could be cured with a pill, it requires constant medical care and attention if the patient suffers from severe malnutrition or continual refusal to eat. Anorexics may need hospital treatment in order for professional medics to monitor any vital signs such as unusual heart rhythm disturbance and dehydration. The most important treatment is getting the patient back to a healthy weight. A dietitian would be able to provide guidance on how to get back to a regular eating routine. Psychotherapy is also recommended as the therapist would be able to rid the patients of their worries about gaining weight, or their self consciousness about their body. This type of therapy should be done once a week, or in some cases it may be a treatment in a psychiatric