The problem is a very serious mental problem. Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by self starvation. Anorexia is a very complex, often chronic, illnesses with physical and psychological ramifications. It is not just a problem with food or weight. It is attempt at using food and weight to deal with psychological and emotional problems (McKinney).
Out of every two hundred American girls between the ages of twelve and eighteen, one will develop anorexia to some degree (Dove 2).
This number is what upsets me. It may seem like a small number to you, but if you look at it in comparison, it is to many. Dove states what kind of home an anorectic patient comes from, “Anorexia nervosa patients typically come from white, middle to upper-middle class families that place heavy emphasis on high achievement, perfection, eating patterns and physical appearance.” This was even more surprising to me. These and many other reasons are why I came up with the solution that I came up with.
Anorexic people are crying out to the public. They want nothing more than to be accepted. If we as a society would only look beyond all physical attributes to the person inside the body, we would be happier. I think that the people that tease endlessly are only insecure with themselves so they lash out at others to hide their problems with themselves. I guess my solution would help the people that are doing the teasing too. You may think that is a little over the top and that it is impossible. I think you are right, but think, is there any other way to prevent low self esteem? I mean really think about it. What else could we do to prevent something we are not really sure is happening until it is too late. We don’t really know of all of the people that have low self esteem, until they do go to the extreme of an eating disorder, or as far as suicide. My solution is the only full-proof plan to prevent self esteem issues, and therefore preventing the disease we call anorexia.
The Essay on Anorexia Weight Nervosa Eating
Vanessa Pereira English 2 Mrs. Ska cel 24 March 1998 Thesis Statement: Anorexia Nervosa effects a person both physically and mentally. Anorexia is one percent of most prevalent eating disorder disease. The word anorexia itself means, " lack of appetite." Anorexia is an all-encompassing pursuit of thinness occurring. The person effected by Anorexia has an absolutely fear of becoming obese (Matthew ...
I know that this may seem impossible, but a person can hope can’t they? I have had a person very close to me suffer from anorexia and no amount of me telling them that they were a good person was ever going to change their view. A big part of anorexia is that you see yourself as less of a person. We have to accept ourselves before we can begin to live a happy life. I know that it isn’t other peoples fault all of the time. I also know we can’t blame others for our problems, but we should learn to be able to share responsibility. If every person was a little more accepting, we wouldn’t question our worth to begin with. The problem begins externally, and if we would just learn to get rid of all the judgments made on and by others, we could accept ourselves more willingly. I understand that the society is not ready for this as a whole, but there is really no other solution to this complex problem, and I guess that’s why I thought of what I did. It may be farfetched, and I sure don’t accept it to be a reality soon, but maybe this train of thought will spread like a brush fire. I don’t think that this will catch on very soon because of the lack of self esteem that the nation has as a whole as it stands. I mean, nobody fully understands each other because of the barriers that we are taught to put up around our views right from the start. If we, as a generation, could begin to teach the younger generations this concept of acceptance, it could become a reality faster than I hope. I only wish that my solution was simple because the problem is obvious, and very much without a solution.
