Everybody eats. We eat because it is a necessity in life but also because we enjoy it. All human behavior differs from person to person an immense way. Some eat more; some eat less, some put on weight easily, while others do not. Some people go to such extremes that they inflict harm upon themselves by eating too much or too little. All eating disorders can develop at any stage in life. Those especially at risk for eating disorders include athletes, models and average people who are blinded by stereotypes. The two most common eating disorders are Anorexia and Bulimia.
Anorexia is a life-threatening disease defined as being a refusal to maintain body weight that is at least fifteen percent less than the individual’s minimal normal weight. The term anorexia means lack of appetite, and nervosa means having to do with the nerves. Like all eating disorder
Bulimia nervosa is very similar to anorexia. Bulimias mean abnormal hunger, and are often referred to as "the binge-purge syndrome". For every six people suffering from an eating disorder, five of them suffer from bulimia. Although it is more common, many sufferers of bulimia also experience episodes of anorexia. A person with bulimia often has cycles of binging and purging and then punishing themselves with great amounts of exercise. Bulimia is often a hidden problem that may be hid for years before anyone knows about it. A bulimic often binges in the evening, starving them for the day, and then vomiting the food they had just eaten. The food eaten while binging is usually a favorite such as pizza, ice cream or cake. It is very hard for a bulimic to stop binging without professional help.
I was a victim of this disease. When I was in high school I wa
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