Eating Disorders in Literature On the night of December 31st, 2014, Eileen Denise, known as ED among her friends, was enjoying the party with her boyfriend's family, talking about their resolutions and their plans for the New Year. Except she wasn't. Her smiling was forced and the little voice inside her head was interrupting her conversations, telling her she was weak, pitiful, fat, out of control. The vegetables were healthy so they were okay to eat, and of course she had to try the pozole and flan because she's never had home-cooked Mexican food before. And the cookie wasn’t going to hurt right? Riley had one, too and she's really skinny. Or a bit of queso, actually a whole bowl because she never got to have it, and the cake, the cookies,
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In Dracula, Harker attempts to end his life and announces, "at least God's mercy is better than that of these monsters… Goodbye, all! Mina!" because his paranoia becomes deathly severe (Stoker, 55). Harker compares to someone who suffers from Anorexia that has false perceptions of their body is in denial about the seriousness of their condition. If someone with anorexia is in denial, they are especially at risk because they do not realize that their habits could be fatal. Also, Lucy is murdered because the disorder of vampirism infected her human identity and was a victim to gender …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Picture of Dorian Gray compare to people who struggle with eating disorder. According to Dr. Kaye Waltman, the mortality rates for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other unspecified disorders are 4 percent, 3.9 percent, and 5.2 percent respectively. They can develop many different ways, one of which is societal pressure. Today, media outlets idealize the human body by using photo-shop, promote weight loss, and sexualize advertisements. However, social pressure is only one way out of many that eating disorders can develop. The disorders are often hard to spot because the sufferers are susceptible to deny that they have a problem and to displace their feelings. Although physical health can be affected by eating disorders, eating disorders can take a toll on mental health as well. It is important for everyone in society be more aware of the symptoms and to be educated about the fatal consequences; even if someone receives treatment and their disorder has subsided, the shame and guilt that sufferers feel often last a
In Dracula, Harker attempts to end his life and announces, "at least God's mercy is better than that of these monsters… Goodbye, all! Mina!" because his paranoia becomes deathly severe (Stoker, 55). Harker compares to someone who suffers from Anorexia that has false perceptions of their body is in denial about the seriousness of their condition. If someone with anorexia is in denial, they are especially at risk because they do not realize that their habits could be fatal. Also, Lucy is murdered because the disorder of vampirism infected her human identity and was a victim to gender …show more content…
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and The Picture of Dorian Gray compare to people who struggle with eating disorder. According to Dr. Kaye Waltman, the mortality rates for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other unspecified disorders are 4 percent, 3.9 percent, and 5.2 percent respectively. They can develop many different ways, one of which is societal pressure. Today, media outlets idealize the human body by using photo-shop, promote weight loss, and sexualize advertisements. However, social pressure is only one way out of many that eating disorders can develop. The disorders are often hard to spot because the sufferers are susceptible to deny that they have a problem and to displace their feelings. Although physical health can be affected by eating disorders, eating disorders can take a toll on mental health as well. It is important for everyone in society be more aware of the symptoms and to be educated about the fatal consequences; even if someone receives treatment and their disorder has subsided, the shame and guilt that sufferers feel often last a