Binge eating disorder

Music that Matters Oftentimes, pop artists produce music about partying, drugs, and incoherent nonsense. All one has to do to confirm the accuracy of the former statement is turn on the radio only to hear Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” playing on 25 different stations. Although, very rarely do we see artists that make music about relevant subjects such as bullying, distorted self-image, and low self-esteem, so rarely that in fact such subjects have become taboo. Beyonce and Christina Aguilera are among…

words eating disorders what comes to mind when you here those two words? I always think about girls who try to starve themselves to make themselves look like a celebrity or one of their role models. But the real definition of what an eating disorder is “any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits (such as anorexia nervosa).” We were asked to choose a social problem or topic that interests us and I chose how the media influences eating disorders…

This article is about the relationship between social anxiety and bulimic behaviors and whether individuals with elevated social anxiety and higher perfectionism would lead to greater bulimic behaviors. The main themes are: • Social anxiety and eating disorders. • There is very little known information about the mechanisms underlying the co-occurrence between social anxiety and bulimic behaviors. • Perfectionism- “individuals with elevated social anxiety are thought to set perfectionistic goals…

“Up to thirty million people of all ages and genders suffer from an eating disorder. Also, Anorexia Nervosa has the highest mortality rate out of all mental illnesses.”(“ANAD”). In today’s society, our youth and adults have been brainwashed to believe that if they are not a size two or under, and do not look like Barbie or Ken, that they are ugly. Magazines, celebrities, models, commercials, and even kids’ dolls are all contributing factors to this horrible disease. Society is the number one…

This study aims to examine how undergraduate females are more likely to suffer body dissatisfaction with the potential to develop eating disorders as they consider an ‘ideal’ body shape to be smaller than their own. Due to media and social impacts the “thin-ideal” has contributed to an overall dissatisfaction with the female body, studies have shown that even women who are considered healthy or underweight, perceive themselves as being overweight. A total of 119 female undergraduate students…

Many things affect teens throughout their life. An eating disorder is one of the many hardships teenagers face. An eating disorder is a mental illness that causes a disturbance to your diet. The person with the disorder believes that they are not the right size. They either eat extremely small amounts of food or eat excessively. There are many signs of an eating disorder. One sign is Anorexia Nerviosa. The person feels that they are overweight. However, it is very obvious that they are…

In today’s era, Young girls are easily influenced by the media about their body image. In the documentary “Dying to be Thin”, Nova took a broad view in the world of eating disorder and it effect in this generation. The video talked about the possible mental and physical struggle that faces those suffering from eating disorder, especially anorexia and bulimia. There are many factors that contribute to a girl becoming anorexic, including low self-esteem and depression. Common features of anorexia…

ever had an eating disorder? Well I can tell you they fucking suck! It is one of the worst things that I have ever experienced. The summer before 8th grade is one i'll always remember. Long story short I had an eating disorder that caused me to lose my happiness, how I thought about myself, it was hard on my parents, and my brother hated me for it. Happiness is something we always need in one's self. It’s the key to success, we all need it. Well when I got diagnosed with my eating disorder I…

You will never meet someone who works harder at everything they do than Shae. No matter what it does she will work for it. Shae is an amazing long distance runner but she didn’t just get amazing stamina and strong leg muscles from just sitting around. Shae runs 5k’s almost every month it seems. Shae entered a 5k and the people who usually run it lost to Shae and she got 1st place. The next season of cross country is coming up soon. She really wants to get on Varsity and get 1st place. So this…

it’s not that I didn’t care about myself enough to watch what I was eating. I was six and had no idea what I was doing to my body. I also came…