How far will you go just to have your desired body weight? Are you willing to risk your life for the sake of beauty? Are you dying to be thin? These are questions that mainly disturb almost 90% of women around the world. Funny it may seem, but it’s true.
Aside from politics, corruption, and showbiz news—a serious plight is occurring. And that is—ANOREXIA NERVOSA.
Anorexia nervosa is an aversion to food syndrome. In simpler words—it is an illness that causes a person to ignore intake of food. This type of disorder affects both mind and body. A person with this illness may start as dieting, but later on, it gets out of control. You only think about losing weight and dieting. You have a skinny physique and no matter how people say you are too thin, when you look in the mirror, you see yourself as a fat person.
According to research, 9 out of 10 women are anorexic. But some boys and men have it too. Untreated anorexia can lead to starvation and worst—DEATH! But the most important question is—what causes this?
Experts around the world find ways of discerning the main source of this disorder, but to no avail, it’s still undefined. However, psychologist explained cultural and mass media influences. And how television, internet, tabloids and magazines send message that promotes of thinness as the ideal female form in western industrialized nations. The never ending information of fashion, styles, health and beauty mostly affects an individual’s personality which leads to unhealthy lifestyle. It may have good effect for others, but for some, it could regulate into a distressing disorder.
A lot of people may have not known this serious illness. Perhaps because a person who is anorexic often strongly denies that they have a problem or they do not see or believe they do. And also for the reason that media doesn't’ usually open up to this propounding enigma.
However, the internet has enabled anorexics of expressing themselves with much lower risks of rejection. These sufferers reject the medical view that the disorder is really in need of curing and argue that anorexia is a “LIFESTYLE CHOICE”. They use the internet for mutual support, and to swap weight-loss tips. And sad to know that these communities encourage young women to develop or maintain their eating disorders and many were taken offline as a result.
In our society today, slim people are more accepted than fat ones. An even showbiz personality develops this type of illness in order for them to look good in front of the camera. Like for example, the fashion world! In which thinly size figure is known as the “SIZE ZERO”. But are you aware that a ban has been enforced on overly thin models in Madrid (Spain) due to many helpful wannabees—developing an eating disorder. Sad to know that death in some cases was somehow unavoidable because the patient—then becomes a victim of their own possessive thoughts, pushing them to meet with criteria which were expected of a young model when joining the catwalk trail.
Nevertheless, this ailment is not to be taken lightly. That’s why in all cause, a person with anorexia needs immediate treatment. If you have known someone who shows signs of an eating disorder, get help now. Early treatment gives the best chance of overcoming anorexia. This type of treatment can be costly, but it gives the best chance of recovery.
