The quest for physical perfection can make living in one's body very difficult. Anorexia nervosa, like other eating disorders, can be emotionally and physically crippling. The people interviewed in this video clip describe the overwhelming hold the eating disorder took on them, a punishing need for self-control and restriction.

Please watch the following video clip and answer the corresponding follow-up questions.

Inner Voice

1			Based on this video, and videos in other chapters, what do you think about how body image relates to self-esteem?
2			How are eating disorders related to sexuality? What kinds of physical changes in the body and emotional decisions about sex and relationships are common among people with eating disorders?