Something that stood out to me in Mrs. Liz Fletcher-Brown's presentation is the
fact that part of the condition of having an eating disorder is the person with
the condition does not want to get help.
They do not want to get better. The people with eating disorders are
treatment resistant. They think that
what they are doing is good for them; they think it is healthy. Although, treatment is extensive and expensive,
it is still necessary for the person’s well-being. Anorexia and bulimia have a 60% death rate.
I also found it interesting that the ratio of women to men
with this disorder is 7:1. This, to me,
is not surprising. Women are much more concerned
with their looks and appearance than men.
Society today puts more emphasis on women’s appearance, making it out to
be that you have to have that perfect hourglass figure or you will not be
considered beautiful. This is a
distorted belief. It pains me to see
people who starve themselves just to fit this fictional image of the perfect
woman. Some people go as far as
committing suicide because they can’t handle the pressure. I believe everyone is beautiful in their own
unique way.
I couldn't agree more with the "everyone is beautiful in their own way" statement. It's true... everyone has something to be admired, no matter what it is. Also, I know guys may have some problems with body image and wanting to get bigger, etc., but mostly it's girls with the body image problem. It becomes an obsession that they cannot control, and it's truly scary. I thought it was interesting how Liz put it: "Guys may have just as many body image issues as girls, but it takes up a different space in their head, unlike girls, who it tends to affect greatly."
ReplyDeleteYeah I was surprised by the same things. I think it's really sad that girls with these disorders don't want to get better, because how do you treat them? I also found the death rate really shocking. Hopefully they can think of a way to treat these girls so that number will go down.
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