Here Be Monsters
A deadly disease that’s killing inside. One individual is in an opaque mindset, while the other’s dying as he or she is scarfing down that Big Mac from McDonalds. What is this? These diseases both of these individuals are facing are different. The first individual is facing Anorexia nervosa while, the individual at McDonald’s is dying from something called (BED) Binge Eating Disorder.
An individual jumps on a scale that reads 84 pounds. Disbelief from the information the individual received, she confides in the mirror. She sees overweight thighs touching each other, and love handles. Then looking up at her wall, sees an image of a Victoria Secret model. All she wanted to do was look like her. But, in reality her thighs are twigs and her ribs, are scratching through the dry, malnourished skin. What is wrong? Why the emulation? Anorexia nervosa is one of the many forms of an eating disorder. It is called a disorder but, is labeled as a disease due to not only the effects to the body, but also the high relapse percentage. People diagnosed with Anorexia nervosa have an intense obsession with emaciation. They slowly overtime develop habits of a distorted body image, excessive exercise, leaning on diuretics, and an intense fear of gaining weight. In most cases he or she may start out on …show more content…
Due to that, the body has to get nourishment from somewhere to function. For example, if the body does not intake enough sodium, then the organ system will get the sodium from the occupant’s bones. Unfortunately, the Anorexic occupant will then develop osteoporosis and arthritis at an early age. Fortunately, that sodium deficiency can be replenished. Unlike the sodium deficiency, some effects are permanent. Permanent effects include: Erosion of tooth enamel, lowering the metabolism, organ failure, and death. This is a problem because, this is just an attitude that spiraled into a tornado of negative
A deadly disease that’s killing inside. One individual is in an opaque mindset, while the other’s dying as he or she is scarfing down that Big Mac from McDonalds. What is this? These diseases both of these individuals are facing are different. The first individual is facing Anorexia nervosa while, the individual at McDonald’s is dying from something called (BED) Binge Eating Disorder.
An individual jumps on a scale that reads 84 pounds. Disbelief from the information the individual received, she confides in the mirror. She sees overweight thighs touching each other, and love handles. Then looking up at her wall, sees an image of a Victoria Secret model. All she wanted to do was look like her. But, in reality her thighs are twigs and her ribs, are scratching through the dry, malnourished skin. What is wrong? Why the emulation? Anorexia nervosa is one of the many forms of an eating disorder. It is called a disorder but, is labeled as a disease due to not only the effects to the body, but also the high relapse percentage. People diagnosed with Anorexia nervosa have an intense obsession with emaciation. They slowly overtime develop habits of a distorted body image, excessive exercise, leaning on diuretics, and an intense fear of gaining weight. In most cases he or she may start out on …show more content…
Due to that, the body has to get nourishment from somewhere to function. For example, if the body does not intake enough sodium, then the organ system will get the sodium from the occupant’s bones. Unfortunately, the Anorexic occupant will then develop osteoporosis and arthritis at an early age. Fortunately, that sodium deficiency can be replenished. Unlike the sodium deficiency, some effects are permanent. Permanent effects include: Erosion of tooth enamel, lowering the metabolism, organ failure, and death. This is a problem because, this is just an attitude that spiraled into a tornado of negative