Reaons for Anorexia

“People who intentionally starve themselves suffer from an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa” (Symptoms 1). Anorexia is often a product of distorted body image. Despite what the mirror shows, an anorexic who is severely underweight will still complain of bei

“Anorexics also use food to express their perfectionism, the tendency to set extremely high standards for oneself or others. They are often the high achievers who strive to get good grads, keep well-ordered rooms, and please other people. “The elimination of excess weight can become part of the anorexic’s overall effort to achieve perfection” (Nardo 50). The perfectionists, determined to have perfect grades, can sometimes apply too much pressure to themselves, resulting in anorexia. “The drive to achieve sometimes for the anorexic can also being as a way to please their parents. The parents may have very high expectations for their hild, or show affection only when the child accomplishes some difficult goal (Nardo 50). These high expectations compacted with the child’s need of acceptance can drive them to develop anorexia. “The child’s perception of his body is also greatly influenced by attitudes he absorbs from his parents with respect to his body, whether implied or directly stated. The child interpret derogatory remarks about their body as evidence that it is disgusting or in someway no o.k.” (Rumney 24). Many girls are greatly impacted by remarks that she was going to be fat like her mother. The girl said that her aunt’s remark had such an impact on that she has become anorexic because she was determined not to end up like her mother. This form of anger from her aunt’s remark caused her to become anorexic and that proves how sensitive girls really are to the negative remarks made by family members (Macleod 15).

The media has a tremendous influence on society and what society thinks and wants. “one has only to open the morning newspaper, read a women’s magazine, or watch television to become instantly aware of the thinness of advertising models and movie and television starts today, as well as of aggressively merchandised [advertised] weight-reduction programs and products. Magazine and tabloid newspapers regularly include articles describing “new” or “foolproof” diets plans and we subject ourselves to them (Nardo 47). It is too easy to be influence by the media’s opinion. “Wear this!” “Do that!” “Have you tried this?” These are just a few common sentences throw in society’s face by the media. Too much of what the media dictates has impacted the lives of individuals. When we pay attention to commercials and the advertisement in magazines as well as on billboards we give into the pressures of the media. We as society allow them to control what we think, what we say and do, and most importantly what we want. “It is no secret that tremendous media pressure is place on women of all ages to be slim and therefore, it is implied, more desirable” (Nardo 47). “For the past three decades the public perception has been that a woman is a

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