Sunday 3 May 2009

Eating disorders.

I know that there may be young girls visiting this blog in search of and eating disorder.
In search of tips and advice on how to be thin, beautiful and ultimately anorexic.
Minds can be warped into thinking that to be successful you have to be Size 0. To have guys chasing after you you must be thin.
This is not the case.
Eating disorders, whether it's anorexia, bulimia or COE are both mentally and physically exhausting. You're always tired, energy goes out the window, you can't focus at all.
You get ugly. Let's face it, models are airbrushed or heavily makeup-ed. The truth is the hair on your head falls out, you get downy hair everywhere you don't want it, you become incredibly pale, you get stretch marks from your weight going up and down, you get bags under your eyes and you look ill.
You're always unhappy, insecure and thinking about food, calories, exercise, fat etc.
Your confidence goes out the window, your self-esteem hits the floor and you begin a deep hatred with yourself.
Mental illnesses associated with eating disorders.
  • Depression.
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
  • Body Dysmorphia Disorder.
  • Social Anxiety Disorder.
  • Various phobias.
  • Perfectionism.
  • Physcosis.

Physical illnesses associated with eating disorders.

  • Amenorrhoea. (loss of periods which can lead to infertility)
  • Various deficiencies. (of zinc, iron, calcium, various vitamins, glucose)
  • Low electrolyte levels.
  • Water intoxication. (which occurs especially during water fasting, can result in immeadiate death)
  • Slowed heart rate.
  • Hypothermia.
  • Frequent fainting.
  • Low blood pressure.
  • Damaged esophagus. (related to Bulimia Nervosa. Can lead to esophagus cancer)
  • Dehydration.
  • Constipation.
  • Lanugo. (Thin, downy hair all over body)
  • Intense tiredness.
  • Insomnia.
  • Thinning of hair. (On head)
  • Infertility.
  • Osteoporosis. (Brittle bone syndrome which can cause broken bones)

The ones I've italiced are the ones I've personally suffered.

My friends frequently comment on my eating, size and constant thinness, but I don't care, because I need to be thin and in control no matter what.

So go on, let dieting control you, say goodbye to the life you live now, but it's the biggest mistake you could make. I regret the time I ever went on a little diet, because now I live in a virtual hell.

Happy Reading, Stay safe<3

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