Society is under the impression that eating disorders are a result of wanting to be thin, perfectionism, or anxiety about food, but eating disorders are actually much more serious than that. Eating disorders are rather ways of coping with depression, anxiety, stress, and other very overwhelming emotions. People often claim that girls or boys with eating disorders are trying to get attention because they have no self-esteem or that they just want to be thin, therefore eating disorders are "choices" that people make, which make those people that "choose" them "weak" or "needy." What these people, that make of most of society, don't know is that eating disorders are not choices or flaws in a person. People who have been besieged by eating disorders often don't realize they have a disorder because the disorder controls every aspect of their life. I followed a blog online for several weeks about a girl recovering from an eating disorder and she explained what it was like and she described her disease as a voice in her head and she also described the kind of treatment she's gotten from people about her disorder, such as people saying she was just seeking attention, but she claims that anorexia was how she coped with her parents' divorce. Since I've read that blog, I've understood more about what eating disorders truly are, which most people don't understand. I think that people with eating disorders need more support from society, but instead they are shunned due to society's misconception of eating disorders, so this blog may be a good place to raise that awareness and help those who don't understand, to understand and help them help those in their life that may be suffering from eating disorders.
sounds interesting and helpful to a population of people here. This could expand into how our society identifies food differently than other cultures which leads to eating issues- from disorders to overeating and poor habits.
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Hannah Conway
9/26/2014 12:21:16 am
This is such an important issue in today's society and it would be awesome to see the research you conduct. I know that some people have a genetic predisposition to eating disorders so maybe you could do something with that to help prove that they aren't a choice?
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Allie Wolf
9/26/2014 12:23:47 am
Just like you stated above, people do not have the correct idea about eating disorders. They are not like a choice you can make of what you are going to wear that day, they strike you and take over. Just like depression they are a disease that can effect people in minor and extremely severe ways. I like your take on this issue because it focuses more on the actual understanding of eating disorders and mental illness, and are willing to educate your peers about it. With a better understanding we may all be able to make a difference and change the impact this can have on a lot of people.
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