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Nowadays the media are showing us
more and more images of body. In magazines or fashion blogs we could read how our appearance changes our life. It should be stressed that
usually such articles are illustrated with photographs of slim, even skinny
models. For example, in recent years
there has been a new trend a hole between women’s thighs. I'm afraid that
the media make us brainwashed. In consequence, a number of diseases such as
depression and eating disorders have increased.
A radical and restrictive diet can
not only reflect badly on our body but on our psyche. Underfed body begins to
go crazy with it, us. Body malnutrition is the cause of eating disorders. These
include compulsive overeating, bulimia and anorexia.
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Compulsive overeating can be
described as uncontrollable fits of gluttony. A person eats a large amount of
food very quickly to improve his or her mood.
But after this attack of hunger, a person feels remorse, guilt. People
who have a problem with compulsive eating are usually people who are overweight
or suffering from obesity.
Bulimia is characterized by strong gluttony. A person
in the course of the attack is able to accept up to 10,000 calories. But when a
person returns to reality, he/she feel guilty. The consequence of it is vomiting, exercising and the use of
laxatives.
Anorexia is long-term destruction
and starvation of the body. In my opinion it
is the hardest and most difficult eating disorder. The first visible
symptom is large weight loss in a short period of time, increase of aggression
in such a person caused by hunger. Cause of its dependence on not eating, such
a person is getting more and more
isolated from the society. Long-term anorexia results in tooth decay, hair
loss, impaired vision, impaired bone problems - bradycardia. Each lost kilogram becomes a reason for
satisfaction.
Methods for dealing with anorexia
include psychotherapy and treatment with antidepressants. The most
popular therapy for the treatment is a cognitive behavioral
therapy. During its course the therapist tries to find the problems that
caused the disease. This is usually an event from the patient's childhood,
which they do not remember, because they wanted to soothe the pain. Therefore
they escape into food and it becomes their meaning of life and the main thing
to worry about. In the treatment of patients with eating disorders,the support
of people close to them and their understanding are very invaluable. With
family and friends a sick has chance to regain inner sense of security. Family
and friends of people with eating disorders need to remember not to treat this
disease as trivial. Only through the support and understanding they can help
them, with this serious disease.
So let us consider: is it
worthwhile to lose weight to the degree that threatens our lives? I
don’t think so. Our size will not change our lives, but our approach to it
will. Eating alone doesn’t make us happy. Only our positive attitude
and approach to life can make us happy. taking care of health and
shedding a few kilos is something entirely different from a strict fast
devastating the body. Therefore, in
state of trying to lose weight, just take care of your health and mental state. In
particular, accept yourself .
Sources:
http://www.jedzenie-kompulsywne.pl/
Questions:
1. What do you think about eating disorders?
2. Which beauty canon do you find the most
attractive ?
3.
Have you ever
had critically thoughts about your body?
4. What do you think about on basis of someone’s
appearance?
