Tanorexia: When tanning becomes an obsession

Some people take their tanning obsession to the extreme.

The aspects of life in which humans tend to lose control of their actions and view themselves in misleading ways are as diverse as the complexity of our diverse cultures. Examples include anorexia, bulimia , or even orthorexia, but these episodes are not limited to food-related areas. Today there is also tanorexia, a psychological condition in which a person becomes excessively pale and makes great efforts to try to tan, while neglecting or underestimating the costs that this may entail .