Eating Disorders And Self-Image
We have been so concerned of our self-image that we always compare ourselves to models we see on TV and on magazines. We want to be as beautiful and as sexy as they are. With this in mind, we try to do a lot of things so we can achieve what we think is called perfection. Therefore, the first thing that it affects is our eating habits.
Our eating habit is the variable that we can easily control. Therefore, we resort to a lot of things, from fasting to purging to taking in diet pills. But for teenagers, it is easier to starve and purge rather than taking diet pills. Here are some of the most common eating disorders we are facing today.
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by refusing to maintain a healthy body weight and having an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Most of the patients look very skinny and sickly due to not eating properly. They might refuse eating for fear that when they eat, they will gain a pound or two and will therefore affect their image. If they go to a doctor and the doctor’s assistant, who is wearing Landau scrubs, will take the patient’s weight, it is way below the recommended weight for their age and height.
Bulimia nervosa on the other hand is about binge eating and is followed by a behavior to compensate for eating too much. This is usually in the form of purging or forcing one’s self to vomit and/or using too much laxatives. Over-exercising is also common. This is to compensate for the guilt of having eaten too much.
Another eating disorder is the binge eating disorder. This is the most common disorder that affects more people who want to lose weight. In this condition, the patient would eat so much in one go until he feels so full and almost nauseated. He will not stop eating until he gets this feeling. Binge eating is almost similar to bulimia nervosa but the only difference is that the person does not purge or fast or exercise after binge eating. Therefore, the calories stay inside causing the person to gain weight easily.
The last one in the list is purging disorder. With this disorder, the person suffers from recurrent purging but with the absence of binge eating. This is different from anorexia in a way that the person is not underweight. It is also different from bulimia as the person does not binge eat before purging one’s self. It is only to maintain the weight he or she currently has.
These people should see a doctor, who might have an assistant wearing Landau 8320, for them to correct their eating habits. These eating habits are interconnected with how they perceive themselves and trying to achieve the perfect self-image. They believe that their figure will be the basis of how they will be accepted in the society and how they can function properly. This should not be so. They should be taught to accept themselves first before others can accept them. For without self-acceptance, they will not have the confidence to show that they are great as they already are.
Our eating habit is the variable that we can easily control. Therefore, we resort to a lot of things, from fasting to purging to taking in diet pills. But for teenagers, it is easier to starve and purge rather than taking diet pills. Here are some of the most common eating disorders we are facing today.
Anorexia nervosa is characterized by refusing to maintain a healthy body weight and having an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Most of the patients look very skinny and sickly due to not eating properly. They might refuse eating for fear that when they eat, they will gain a pound or two and will therefore affect their image. If they go to a doctor and the doctor’s assistant, who is wearing Landau scrubs, will take the patient’s weight, it is way below the recommended weight for their age and height.
Bulimia nervosa on the other hand is about binge eating and is followed by a behavior to compensate for eating too much. This is usually in the form of purging or forcing one’s self to vomit and/or using too much laxatives. Over-exercising is also common. This is to compensate for the guilt of having eaten too much.
Another eating disorder is the binge eating disorder. This is the most common disorder that affects more people who want to lose weight. In this condition, the patient would eat so much in one go until he feels so full and almost nauseated. He will not stop eating until he gets this feeling. Binge eating is almost similar to bulimia nervosa but the only difference is that the person does not purge or fast or exercise after binge eating. Therefore, the calories stay inside causing the person to gain weight easily.
The last one in the list is purging disorder. With this disorder, the person suffers from recurrent purging but with the absence of binge eating. This is different from anorexia in a way that the person is not underweight. It is also different from bulimia as the person does not binge eat before purging one’s self. It is only to maintain the weight he or she currently has.
These people should see a doctor, who might have an assistant wearing Landau 8320, for them to correct their eating habits. These eating habits are interconnected with how they perceive themselves and trying to achieve the perfect self-image. They believe that their figure will be the basis of how they will be accepted in the society and how they can function properly. This should not be so. They should be taught to accept themselves first before others can accept them. For without self-acceptance, they will not have the confidence to show that they are great as they already are.
