This viscous cycle of binging, purging, and self-loathing is what a person with bulimia struggles with every single day. Bulimia is a psychological eating disorder where a person feels a lack of control during eating binges. A person with bulimia will typically experience an episode of binge eating at least once a week. These binge eating episodes are characterized by eating an amount of food that is larger than what most people would eat in a snack or meal, under similar circumstances. Like the person in the scenario above, people with bulimia feel as if there eating is out of control and are ashamed of themselves. This disorder is most commonly seen in females during the late teenage years and into the early adult years. There are two
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It is thought that there are many factors that, combined, are the cause. Some studies have shown that genetics, home life, and stress are the contributing factors for this disorder. There are other factors that can make a person more likely to develop the disorder, these factors include: being female, having a first degree relative who has an eating disorder, having an anxiety disorder or low self-esteem, and people who participate in sports that focus on weight (gymnastics and wrestling). (Mayo Clinic,2017) Some people’s bulimia stems from one of these factors and is also accompanied by the pressures of social media. Pressure from social media is the trigger for many peoples bulimia to occur. I feel like this quote perfectly explains the relationship that social media has with bulimia and all body image issues that stem from television and social media sources. “We constantly get conflicting messages from social media and advertising: be in control, have it together, make it to the top, be the best you can be at all times. Simultaneously, we hear: be the life of the party, indulge in your pleasures, satisfy yourself, let it all go. It is enough to drive anyone into a disorder, unhealthy relationship with food, alcohol, or other destructive tendencies, because how can we have both? You can’t have your cake and eat it too (forgive the pun, but it works here very well). Simultaneous messages of extreme self-control and self-gratifying abandonment help create the confusion and black-and-white thinking that dominate the minds of those batting with
It is thought that there are many factors that, combined, are the cause. Some studies have shown that genetics, home life, and stress are the contributing factors for this disorder. There are other factors that can make a person more likely to develop the disorder, these factors include: being female, having a first degree relative who has an eating disorder, having an anxiety disorder or low self-esteem, and people who participate in sports that focus on weight (gymnastics and wrestling). (Mayo Clinic,2017) Some people’s bulimia stems from one of these factors and is also accompanied by the pressures of social media. Pressure from social media is the trigger for many peoples bulimia to occur. I feel like this quote perfectly explains the relationship that social media has with bulimia and all body image issues that stem from television and social media sources. “We constantly get conflicting messages from social media and advertising: be in control, have it together, make it to the top, be the best you can be at all times. Simultaneously, we hear: be the life of the party, indulge in your pleasures, satisfy yourself, let it all go. It is enough to drive anyone into a disorder, unhealthy relationship with food, alcohol, or other destructive tendencies, because how can we have both? You can’t have your cake and eat it too (forgive the pun, but it works here very well). Simultaneous messages of extreme self-control and self-gratifying abandonment help create the confusion and black-and-white thinking that dominate the minds of those batting with