Eating Disorders And Stereotypes: The Silent Killer

The Silent Killer

Teenage years carry the reputation of being the hardest stage of life for any individual. Teenagers are easy preys of disorientation exposed to a world of fantasies but at the same time to an abyss of temptations that can many times be silent killers. Teens feel powerful enough to confront and live in the extremes. They are often tempted by curiosity and imitating what seems to be perfection which often places them in a situation where they focus on satisfying the typical stereotypes in order to fit into a particular group. Teens’ fragile minds are by far the most extravagant and dangerous for that they think of overcoming any obstacles and trying new things even if they are dangerous even if they mean death.

Eating

It has been concluded that people who experience the dark stages of bulimia like Amy did, are prone to prolonged low self-esteem. Even though a person with bulimia gets on treatment it will take several months for them to truly learn to accept themselves as they are. The reason is because they have lived a traumatic stage of their lives from which it will be challenging to recover from. It is not easy for the body either to adjust quickly to the lifestyle that a normal person would live after being exposed to such dramatic eating habits and violent reactions causing a disequilibrium in the overall body systems. Regarding the fact that bulimia is often linked to an inappropriate method of manging emotions, it can be predicted that only through several sessions with a psychologist will the person be able to recover by learning and adopting healthier ways to control emotions. It is absolutely always the best route to ask for help. Bulimics are often naïve on methods to cope with stress making them pressuring themselves to not only feel but look better demanding too much from their

Their lives are full of novelties, curiosities and a variety of feelings that if not managed properly can sentence them to face death. At this age, mostly teenagers ignore the fact that it bad influences are around and they are easily absorbed. Such was the case of Amy as reported by Robert Virtue in his article “A personal Account on Battling Bulimia Nervosa.” In which he presents the thoughts of a bulimia survivor. Bulimia deteriorates the proper functioning of our bodies as a result of cognitive impairments residing in the brain. At first it will be hard to accept the need of help because bulimia is often something that bulimics want to keep hidden. Bulimics secretly live the nightmares of overeating consuming up to 3,500 calories per meal, feeling guilt and having to throw up, but furthermore submit to an excessive routine of exercises. Bulimics are afraid of reveling what happens to them since they believe that everyone will laugh at them. They often fail to find support on time and are collapsed with bulimia for a severely long time. As evaluated by psychological studies, bulimia and any other eating disorder attacks the brain directly degrading cognition and reasoning abilities causing long lasting mental fractures. Bulimia Nervosa is highly centered on the management of emotions. The vast majority of bulimics drown their emotions in the sugar of foods. Only the excess of food ingestion controls their anxiety and helps them cope