How are people treated by society if they suffer from anorexia?

Answer 1

Though it will vary per person and per location, most anorexics feel that they must keep their disorder a secret because it is taboo or shameful to mention it in piblic. Anorexia is commonly looked down upon by most people. It is a disease, but it does not make the anorexic any less of a "good" person, as many people thing. Other people might view the anorexic individual as selfish, attneiton-seeking, "mental" or "crazy", or just plain weird. Anorexics are often shunned or made fun of, and suffer from depression and isolate themselves from the less-accepting society that may have contributed to their disorder as well.