While most people consider sunbathing a pleasant part of summer, for some it turns into an obsession. Experts have a name for it: tanorexia. It is a disorder that stands on the border of psychiatry, addiction and dermatology. A person with tanorexia constantly feels that they are not tanned enough, regardless of how they actually look. The need to stay in the sun or visit the solarium gradually takes control of their life. "Tanorexia is a psycho…
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While most people consider sunbathing a pleasant part of summer, for some it turns into an obsession. Experts have a name for it: tanorexia. It is a disorder that stands on the border of psychiatry, addiction and dermatology. A person with tanorexia constantly feels that they are not tanned enough, regardless of how they actually look. The need to stay in the sun or visit the solarium gradually takes control of their life. "Tanorexia is a psycho…