Nightmares can live in your mind, but they can live in the real world too. Nightmare’s come in the form of people, words, opinions, games, and judgement. Everyone knows about the nightmare in the real world where people are laughing at you, judging you, for everything you do. Judgement is a weapon that happens in many ways- for example, grades. Studying for hours a night for a week, you feel prepared to take a big test, like a Common Assessment. When you get the results back, however, you failed. No matter how hard you try, you’re aiming for 100% and you always get a 0%. This disappointment in the real world could cause you to feel negative about yourself-- as if you’re unintelligent, undeserving, or delusional for thinking you could be acknowledged. Comparably, this is how
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There are three ways of how sick people deal with their body image. The haunting names of two of these illnesses: bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia starts off as normal eating, but later, they purge the food. Therefore, the person rids of the food either through puking, laxatives, or excessive workout. To display, “Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of binging and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.” (1 Bulimia Overview and Statistics) Anorexia is like Bulimia, except the food doesn’t arrive in their body at all. People with anorexia don’t eat food, or barely eat enough to keep them alive. Consequently, both people with these diseases frequently end up dead or recovering in the hospital. The third option is much more effective: to receive help. Said by Tina Fey, “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” (Tina Fey) By talking to people and asking for support, one can slowly gain more confidence and feel better about yourself. This is a sure way to feel and eat
There are three ways of how sick people deal with their body image. The haunting names of two of these illnesses: bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia starts off as normal eating, but later, they purge the food. Therefore, the person rids of the food either through puking, laxatives, or excessive workout. To display, “Bulimia nervosa is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of binging and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.” (1 Bulimia Overview and Statistics) Anorexia is like Bulimia, except the food doesn’t arrive in their body at all. People with anorexia don’t eat food, or barely eat enough to keep them alive. Consequently, both people with these diseases frequently end up dead or recovering in the hospital. The third option is much more effective: to receive help. Said by Tina Fey, “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” (Tina Fey) By talking to people and asking for support, one can slowly gain more confidence and feel better about yourself. This is a sure way to feel and eat