The world can not handle eating disorders Welcome to the mind of a girl, who takes orders from her companion, E.D. From the moment he befriended her, he promised beauty, popularity, and most importantly he vowed to to make her happy. It was as if he’d heard her prayers and answered her deepest insecurities, he made a bargain she simply could not refuse. As he led her on a journey of self-deprecation,she reached her destination, tragically thin, hopelessly malnourished and desperate. E.D stole her dignity, he robbed her of her self worth, he left her a frail shell of what she used to be and could've been. E.D was her eating disorder, a villain inside her own head. Eating disorder victims and survivors alike are struggling to find the acceptance or validation that they deserve, while the mental illness that …show more content…
However what we do know is that mental illnesses are complex, and in most cases indescribably destructive. In addition, the human population has a knack for making generalizations when we can not understand complexities. This combination of miscommunication seems like a recipe for disaster, right? Well, in a recent study its been proven that the vast majority of the general public believe at least one negative stigma about anorexia, bulimia, etc. This leads me to believe that the vast majority of people is also insanely uneducated. What does this mean for the victims? Obviously somebody, who is already knee deep in self loathing, has a pretty fragile state of mind for an uneducated attack from peers, parents, teachers, etc. Now imagine a teenager, in this vulnerable position. Young and naive as it is, struggling not only with an eating disorder but with the validation from the people who matter most in their recovery. Negative stigmas lead victims to feel ashamed, guilty and disgusted with themselves, which only worsens their disordered