Personal Narrative-Erin Sat In Gym School

Erin sat in gym class waiting for her name to be called. She watched as everyone in her morning gym class walked to the front of the room to be measured and weighed by their teacher who would announce their BMIs to the entire class. She was the last student to be called. As Erin stepped on the scale, she had no concerns and did not even bother to look down. She had always had the perfect BMI for her age and height. Looking directly at her gym teacher, Eris was shocked when the teacher announced to the entire class that Erin was in fact overweight. Giggling and whispering buzzed around the room amongst her classmates. As she stepped off the scale, a classmate shouted out “Fatso”. Never considering herself anything but normal, Erin was determined

Once she got home from school, her mind was already made up. She knew she had to do something. Walking into the bathroom, she hesitantly locked the door and made her way to the toilet. For the next several minutes, she repeatedly shoved her shaking fingers down her throat, desperately trying to make herself gag. After many unsuccessful tries, she was finally able to cough up the remains of lunch. Erin flushed the toilet, walked into her bedroom, and smiled, believing this action was the start of something great for her. Little did she know, it was the first step towards what could be an untimely death. Eating disorders affect many people in the United States at any stage of his or her lives. The two top eating disorders people struggle with in America are anorexia and bulimia. The main focus will be how social media and school affects teenage girls and college aged women across the

It is hard to say what exactly causes them or why some people get them while others do not. What can be proven is that social media and school activities do trigger them in some people. Unfortunately, living in an image conscious culture encourages people to improve their appearance. And if they are told they must be a certain weight, they will do whatever it takes to lose weight. When younger people see advertisements to lose weight or if they notice someone they look up to looking smaller, they will try to achieve that because they believe it will make them happy. Schools need to find better ways to keep children from becoming obese. So far all of their attempts have seemed to make the problem worse. It is important to be happy and healthy. Thinness does not equal