Fighting Against Societal Pressure
The ugly truth behind anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder
What defines beauty? A size 10 or 0
But when is thin too thin?
Runway model Is she really beautiful?
Mayo Clinic definition: Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which you can’t stop thinking about a flaw with your appearance- a flaw that is either minor or imagined Most other people do not even see this flaw in the person suffering from this disorder Can lead to anorexia, bulimia, and many other lifethreatening illnesses and disorders
Definition: an eating disorder that causes people to obsess about their weight and the food they eat. People with anorexia nervosa attempt to maintain a weight that's far below normal for their age and height. (Mayo Clinic)
Signs to look for › › › › › › › › ›
Extreme weight loss Hair that thins or falls out Intolerance of cold Refusal to eat Excessive exercise Depressed mood Lying about amount of food consumed Social withdrawal Ridicules own appearance
A website to diagnose you or a loved one tendency for anorexia or other eating disorders
Bone loss Anemia Heart problems (heart failure) Kidney problems And even DEATH
Which picture is beautiful?
This is the same woman (Hayley Wilde) in both pictures.
Beauty went from this..
To this‌
Most women are not size zeros and will never be Striving to be a size zero is unrealistic and unhealthy There has to be an end to the media skewing how most women look or should look
Besides, most men appreciate a women with a full figure and curves There have been many studies to prove this
Ana showed up when I moved down to North Carolina from New Hampshire to start high school. Everyone already knew each other and did not want to bother with the new girl. I felt like I was not good enough. I thought to myself that I might have been too ugly or too fat when in reality I was neither. I just wanted to fit in‌
One day I just ate a banana for breakfast, skipped lunch, and ate half of my dinner. It started to become a routine after that day. I began to run on the treadmill every day for at least 45 minutes. I lost a lot of weight, but when I looked in the mirror I saw myself as being obese.
I became obsessed with this lifestyle and felt disgusted with myself if I “overindulged� on some meal. After I felt like I overindulged on a meal I would do at least 200 jumping jacks to make myself feel better. I would feel disgusted with myself for even letting it get to that point.
I remember when I would think that the good days were when I would wake up and I could clasp my hands around my waist and almost touch my fingers together. On my bad days I would think that people were staring at my fat and at how ugly I was.
Those days came to an end when I realized what I was doing to my body. Being in the hospital is not a good feeling. And to think that I was doing this to myself? I am still not the same from this whole ordeal because I starved my body and it affected my heart. I also still suffer from body dysmorphic disorder. I look in the mirror and see something totally different from what others see. I usually think I am bigger than I actually am. When in reality I only actually weigh a healthy 120 pounds.
Even though I am still struggling, I am the happiest that I have ever been. I have not been stressing over what I can and cannot eat and I am also not stressing about getting exercise in every day. So
all I really have to say is
good riddance ana!
I am giving my boyfriend a piggy back ride‌ Something that I would not have been able to do if I was still anorexic. I no longer have any more pictures of those days when I was battling anorexia because I refuse to compare myself to the old me which makes me that much stronger.