Eating Disorders: A False Ideas Of True Beauty

In society today, we have been led to develop false ideas of what is true beauty. Television, magazines, books and songs have a great influence our minds especially the minds of younger women and men alike. The problem with girls, however, is greater because what has become the image of perfection is nearly unattainable. Girls everyday are exposed to these false portrayals of beauty in the media. They see this and they want to fit in with what they feel is the way to be. So they turn to drastic measures to attain this “beauty”. Their thinking and vision is become completely skewed and they start to believe in what they see and may never be satisfied with what they perceive in themselves. This leads to self-esteem issues and in the worst
People who have anorexia have a severe fear of gaining weight. They critically limit the amount of food they eat and can eventually become dangerously thin. Anorexia affects one’s body and mind. All one thinks about is food, dieting, working out, and their weight all the time. You begin to have a distorted body image. People may say you are too skinny, but when you look into the mirror, you see yourself as an elephant. Professor Walter Kaye, M.D., of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine says, "When they are ill, people with anorexia nervosa don 't seek or respond to the kinds of comforts and pleasures most of us enjoy, including food. They also resist and ignore feedback that signifies their precarious state of health. They don 't see an emaciated figure in the mirror, they ignore the most obvious warning signs and dismiss
They are also very good at hiding their problem to the world just not to hear someone complain. In my high school there was a girl who clearly had developed a problem. She was always known to be on the chunkier side but never obese. Once she got a boyfriend, things changed fast. She became obsessed with working out and suddenly became a vegetarian. Within months you saw the extreme change in her weight and appearance. She began to wear baggy sweaters and clothes to hide her disappearing body. She would bake cupcakes and brownies for people but never eat any of it. You would see her drinking water all day long and just pick at a pizza she’d never finish at lunch. It seemed like her plan was to just fill up on water to eat less. She used to have a nice young looking round face, and now her face is so dry looking her cheekbones and chin are so pronounced it makes her appear so much older. She would always say “I need to lose 5 more pounds”. She was so scared of going back to how she used to