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Believe it or not, anorexia isn’t really about food and weight—at least not at its core. Eating disorders are much more complicated than that. The food and weight-related issues are symptoms of something deeper: things like depression, loneliness, insecurity, pressure to be perfect or feeling out of control. Things that no amount of dieting or weight loss can cure.When I say "pressure to be perfect", it does not mean pressure to look good. Rather, it's the pressure of being for example, a perfect daughter or son, or having parents that are overly controlling. Then, it is in fact caused by various social, emotional and biological factors.
People with anorexia are often perfectionists and overachievers. They’re the “good” daughters and sons who do what they’re told, excel in everything they do, and focus on pleasing others. But while they may appear to have it all together, inside they feel helpless, inadequate, and worthless. Through their harshly critical lens, if they’re not perfect, they’re a total failure.Biological factor:
Research suggests that a genetic predisposition to anorexia may run in families. If a girl has a sibling with anorexia, she is 10 to 20 times more likely than the general population to develop anorexia herself. Brain chemistry also plays a significant role. People with anorexia tend to have high levels of cortisol, the brain hormone most related to stress, and decreased levels of serotonin and norepinephrine, which are associated with feelings of well-being.
All people have different influences. Mental illnesses have a reason to them. It can be anything at all but in numerous documentaries and interviews, girls have themselves said that they want to be accepted in society, so they want to loose weight. The reason why they think they have to be skinny to be accepted and liked in society is because they look up to these skinny models. Later on this becomes obsessive and their mental illness controls over their life, which can danger their lives. Its true that anorexia does have nothing to do with food in the initial stages for some people but later own they look to food to take control over something in their lives. They have 'Thispirations' who are mostly skinny models to Encourage them to continue to loose weight and to end up looking like that. There is a lot more to eating disorders than what is obvious to the eye, it requires a lot of psychological understanding.
ReplyDeleteAll people have different influences. Mental illnesses have a reason to them. It can be anything at all but in numerous documentaries and interviews, girls have themselves said that they want to be accepted in society, so they want to loose weight. The reason why they think they have to be skinny to be accepted and liked in society is because they look up to these skinny models. Later on this becomes obsessive and their mental illness controls over their life, which can danger their lives. Its true that anorexia does have nothing to do with food in the initial stages for some people but later own they look to food to take control over something in their lives. They have 'Thispirations' who are mostly skinny models to Encourage them to continue to loose weight and to end up looking like that. There is a lot more to eating disorders than what is obvious to the eye, it requires a lot of psychological understanding.
ReplyDeleteThis only shows that eating disorders are not ONLY caused by the fashion industry. I am not saying that either, but isn't your stand that the fashion industry is not at all at fault for eating disorders? Also, how would you explain the issue of inappropriate clothing, do you have a stand or any proof to say that the modelling industry is absolutely at no fault for encouraging this?
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