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Important Warning Signs of an Eating Disorder
Posted by Kim Archer at Mar 23rd, 2009 in Eating Disorders
There must be some reason why some girls are never happy with the way their bodies look while other girls are always comfortable in their own skins. Why is this? There are many factors, and self esteem issues are only one of the possibilities.
Gender is definitely an influence in whether or not you’ll tend to develop an eating disorder. Even though women still outnumber men, the number of young males diagnosed with eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia is rising at a distressing rate.
Your age is another consideration. No one is impervious to having an eating disorder - they can even arise at some point in middle age. But most commonly, the problem starts much sooner, usually in adolescence or your early twenties.
Your chance of developing an eating disorder increases greatly if a family member also suffers from a disorder. You might think it would influence you in the opposite direction, but instead it sometimes makes it socially acceptable.
An eating disorder can easily strike those with an obsessive compulsive disorder - it’s just another way to exert control over their lives. Similarly, women who are depressed or anxious are more likely to have an eating disorder.
Some athletes and exercise fanatics are at risk of developing eating disorders under the pretense that it will enhance their performance.
Of course, peer and family pressure is a big factor in the development of eating disorders. Our peers have a deep effect on the way we see ourselves. Criticism from the people around us related to our bodies can actually cause the development of eating disorders, even if in jest.
If you think you fit into any of these scenarios, you’ll need to stop yourself before you go any further towards an eating disorder. Visit your physician and talk to her about the problem. Get the facts on what a healthy weight and calorie intake is for you.
If those around you are criticizing you destructively, try building your confidence by socializing with people who don’t criticize you unnecessarily.
Don’t get caught up in the dream of looking like the anorexic cover girl on the latest fashion magazine. Even the most gorgeous models will acknowledge that they are grateful for the photo retouching software that makes their bodies look so perfect.
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I am not a fatty yet but all this poutine is catching up to me. Going to try anorexia for a few days. I’ll let u know how it goes
“In 1988, Taylor and Brown published an article making the somewhat disturbing claim that positive self-deception is a normal and beneficial part of most people’s everyday outlook. Consider eating disorders. It’s generally been believed that an unrealistically negative body image is an important factor in the self-abuse that characterizes anorexia and bulimia. A 2006 study in the Netherlands, however, came to a different conclusion - groups of normal and eating disordered women were asked to rate the attractiveness of their own bodies. They were then photographed from the neck down, and panels of volunteers were brought in to view the photos and rate the women’s appearances objectively. The normal women evaluated themselves much more positively than the panels did, while the self-ratings of the eating disordered women were in close agreement with the objective ratings. The eating disordered subjects, in other words, had a more realistic body image than the normal women.”
In addition to treating troubled teens, virtual environments have been used to help treat Asperger’s syndrome (a disorder resembling autism), anorexia and bulimia, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress syndrome and alcoholism as well as physical disabilities in stroke victims.
going to write about eating disorders