By: Laney Palmer English 12 Second Period
Teenagers develop eating disorders because they feel if they are super skinny, then they will be accepted into society. They believe if they are thin, then they are perfect.
Dizziness Swelling of legs and feet Poor blood flow Exhaustion Poor sleep quality Decrease in heart size Anxiety Shortness of breath
Heart attack Atherosclerosis (plaque build up in arteries) Stroke Angina (pain in chest, lacking oxygen)
Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa
People believe if they are like the Barbie type, then they are perfect.
Obesity rate is being blamed for the escalation of eating disorders
Stress
Persuasion the of media
Bullying
Family Issues
Over Exercising
Stomach Problems
Fine and very thin hair
Dry scaly skin
Kidney Problems
Dental Problems
Dehydration
“My whole life I was told I was “chunky” and I need to exercise. I thought eating less would make me feel better about myself. I thought I would be more popular with my friends and my family, everyone would start to like me.”
“Popularity, athletic ability, being in control, all revolved around being skinny. I felt like I needed to loose weight and fast. I wanted a good life, and a life in my control. One night I just prayed to God that I could be skinny, so that I could be perfect.”
“In March my dad left. Just walked out the door and never came back. He left my family because of me. I almost never slept anymore, out of grief, sadness, and anxiety. My mom tried counseling me, but I hated it. I kept on my path to thinness. I dodged every bullet of eating. I exercised a lot more, and ate a lot less.”
“I smeared food around my plate making it look like I ate. I would exercise everywhere I went, everywhere I could, at school, in the shower, and at night in my bed. Every little bit I ate I thought I had to burn it off, so I did, by hundreds of jumping jacks and endless miles of running nonstop on our treadmill.”
“I had all the symptoms of an eating disorder: low blood pressure, off beat and slow heartbeat, always cold, got dizzy all the time, and had absolutely no energy. My body was literally eating away at itself, day by day. All the muscle I thought I was building, by exercising, was in truth diminished by my lack of eating. I entered my recovery at 5’3 and 76 pounds, I was thirteen. Even today, a year after treatment, I still struggle off and on.”