Eating Disorders
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Part 3 of the new series in which I try to portray different mental disorders, or the emotions of the person affected behind them.
Today Eating Disorder.
Prompt 1:
IMAGE: Reflections of Disordered Eating | MOOD: Distorted, Self-Critical | GENDER: female, emaciated, Nausea | COLOR: Stark contrast between light and dark | COMPOSITION: Fragmented:: body image, juxtaposed with food::2 imagery | DETAILS: Emaciated:: figure, pained expression | PHOTOGRAPHER: Oliviero Toscani | TAGS: Body image distortion, self-criticism, control --ar 3:2 --c 20 --q 2
Second step: pan left
Third step: zoom out (make square)
last step: pan right
Enlarged in DVDFab Photo Enhancer AI
Frame and fine adjustment in PS
Please note that this is all a result of very many attempts, most of which I discarded
Actually in general I'm getting a lot better about this sort of thing but today just happened to be one of those days.
I might delete this later.
I’m not feeling so well
Maybe we could just sit for a spell
And make amends
It depends on my injury
I don’t want to be me
I don’t want to be me
You won’t save me
Cause I’m not the fortunate one
So don’t blame me
If I decide to just run
You won’t save me.
-Amanda Clemens
Butterfly 6: Bulimia. Many girls take an alternative to anorexia by starving themselves and they choose instead to overeat and then purge by way of vomiting. These symptoms and signs are even harder to detect because the victim’s behavior is usually completely normal. Bulimics are the ones that need a special eye to watch over them.
I was toying around with the idea of our media filter. How many images a day do I go through without even noticing them. This isn’t about the picture itself, it’s about how you perceive the picture and how it affects you.
What are you seeing?
Yourself. Who you want to be. Who you think someone else should be. Who you want to be with. Who you don’t want to see. Nothing. The usual.
Hurts to stare at, doesn't it?
one more for my psychiatric series.
pica is an eating disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive.
i was challenged by one of my contacts, who is a psychiatrist, to make some shots about some very rare and weird syndromes. i'm working on it, i'll try to make them in the next weeks. meanwhile, i'm dealing with something easier.
ya veràs sergio, ya tengo unas ideas bastante buenas por el sìndrome de cotard, el de capgras y el trastorno psicòtico compartido. el sìndrome de fregoli va a ser màs jodido, pero esperate, que tarde o temprano voy a sacar algo del sombrero
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First let me say this: I DO NOT HAVE AN EATING DISORDER.
But I feel this way every day.
And I'm pretty sure I use that dress way too often. :P
This didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted but I posted anyway.
Oh and I'm finally getting to the point where I haven't had to add all of my photos to groups. They get comments on their own. :D But I'll probably still add some of them because then they get more views and such.
But yeah. Exciting!
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This is an illustration I am working on for my photojournalism class. It's on eating disorders and body image.
I just did the editing in about 15 min. so it's a pretty rough draft. Feedback would be much appreciated.
I'm sucking in for the front image to get the ribs out a little more and then I used the bulge liquify tool on the reflection to make it look obese. Needs a lot of work .. the reflection but it's going to wait till after I turn in my movie Monday.
Replaced: Dec. 11. - is it looking any better now? I did a little work on it.
Replace: Dec 10, 2008: Sorry about the watermark but people keep stealing this image.
Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder characterized by extremely low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia nervosa are known to control body weight commonly through the means of voluntary starvation, excessive exercise, or other weight control measures such as diet pills or diuretic drugs. While the condition primarily affects adolescent females approximately 10% of people with the diagnosis are male. Anorexia nervosa, involving neurobiological, psychological, and sociological components, is a complex condition that can lead to death in the most severe cases. Statistics on anorexia show that between 1 – 5% of all female adolescents and young women are anorexic. The average age of onset is 17. It is rare, but not unheard of, for children under the age of 10 to have the condition. Anorexia statistics show that with treatment, only 60% make a full recovery. About 20% make a partial recovery, meaning that they may be able to hold a job and maintain some superficial relationships but remain very focused on food and weight. They remain underweight. The final 20% stay dangerously underweight. They are seen frequently in emergency rooms, mental health clinics, inpatient hospital units, and eating disorder treatment programs.
no, i am not Anorexic. that is that.
i know people who put themselves through this, and it is horrible to watch.
so if you have a problem with this, or you know someone that has a problem with this,
get help.
please.
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whoot whoot! first in mental illness series! :D
explored #1!!!!!!! thank you all!
day 121
And for a moment, for a moment, I find hope.
I went to a cafe with my friend from a primary school. She was worried but I told her not to. I also convinced her that I would go to psychologist. Well... I wanted to go eventually. What did I had there? Coffee.
In a survey of girls 9 and 10 years old, 40% have tried to lose weight, according to an ongoing study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (USA Today, 1996).
One author reports that at age thirteen, 53% of American girls are "unhappy with their bodies." This grows to 78% by the time girls reach seventeen (Brumberg, 1997).
It's just plain sad.
On a lighter note, I went to the bins yesterday with Lillie and her stepmom Jenny and I bought a whole bag of 80'sness. Though, that swimsuit is actually from a different thrift store. Haha.
But anyway yeah, lots of new clothes for me and the LABYRINTH SOUNDTRACK. (On vinyl of course.) Yeahyeahyeah.
Oh and yesterday I beat my record for views and got 4002 in one day, and like, 203 of both comments and favorites. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! :)
Explored #26.
EDIT~~~ This has gotten over 10, 000 views, and i wanted to bump it up and say thanks for all the comments and the views, and lets hope out of the almost 11,000 views, at least one person got some useful helpful information and maybe just maybe iot helped save someone.
I wanted these to be seen, especially this one. I didn't get any further than here with them, but almost 11,000 views is pretty good i think.
So yeah, again, thanks!
Now back to your regularly scheduled programing. I figured it was ok to bump this in front of today's 365 shot because it sucks so bad. LOL!
*** please please read the statistics i included. They are heart breaking, scary, and have me in tears right now......
Today's disorder is a very broad termed one. I am trying to go alphabetically an the only thing other than "eating disorder" that began with "e" involved feces and urine, so i stayed away from those.
Plus i think eating disorders are a serious serious issue that should be made aware.
Let me touch on the actual picture for a moment. i am well aware that my body looks totally deformed and ab normal... i did that with the intention of portraying how people with eating disorders usually view themselves. A deformed and distorted view of reality.
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An eating disorder is characterized by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individuals physical and emotional health. The causes of eating disorders are complex and not yet fully understood. Eating disorders are estimated to affect 5-10 million females and 1 million males in the United States.[1] Although not yet classified as separate disorder, binge eating disorder[2] is the most common eating disorder in the United States affecting 3.5% of females and 2% of males according to a study by Harvard affiliated McLean Hospital. Bulimia nervosa was the second most common followed by Anorexia nervosa.[3]
(source wikipedia)
There are some staggering stats that i want to touch on here, read them, think about them, and please please please, if you know anyone suffering from this, or you yourself are, get help, or BE help.
1 in 5 women struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating.
National Institute of Mental Health's (NIMH) guide, Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
Eating Disorders affect up to 24 million Americans and 70 million individuals worldwide.
The Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders 101 Guide: A Summary of Issues, Statistics and Resources, published September 2002, revised October 2003, www.renfrew.org.
An estimated 10 to 15% of people with anorexia or bulimia are male.
Carlat, D.J. Camargo. Review of Bulimia in Males. American Journal of Psychiatry, 154, 1997
90 % of those who have eating disorders are women between the ages of 12 and 25.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, The Center for Mental Health Services, offices of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
At least 50,000 individuals will die as a direct result of an eating disorder.
It is estimated that currently 11% of high school students have been diagnosed with an eating disorder.
ANAD Ten Year Study. National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. www.anad.org
15% of young women in the US who are not diagnosed with an eating disorder display substantially disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.
Girl Power!, a public education program of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
A Study conducted by Cornell University found that 40% of male football players surveyed engaged in some sort of disordered eating behavior. (Newsweek, 1994)
The most common behavior that will lead to an eating disorder is dieting.
Natalia Zunino, Ph.D, of American Anorexia and Bulimia Association, Inc.
The diet and diet related industry is a 50 billion dollar a year enterprise.
Garner, D.W., Wooley, S.C. (1991), "Confronting the failure of behavioral and dietary treatments for obesity." Clinical Psychology Review, 11, pp. 727-780.
35% of "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting. Of those, 20-25% progress to partial or full syndrome eating disorders.
Shisslak, C.M., Crago, M., & Estes, L.S. (1995). The spectrum of eating disturbances. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 18 (3), 209-219.
According to a recent study, over 1/2 the females between the ages of 18-25 would prefer to be run over by a truck then be fat, and 2/3 surveyed would rather be mean or stupid.
Gaesser, G. (1996), Big Fat Lies: The Truth About Your Weight and Your Health. New York: Fawcett Columbine.
51% of 9 and 10 year-old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet
Mellin LM, Irwin CE & Scully S: Disordered eating characteristics in girls: A survey of middle class children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 1992; 92:851-53
42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner (Collins, 1991).
Collins M.E. (1991) Body figure and preferences among pre-adolescent children. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 199-208.
46% of 9-11 year-olds are "sometimes" or "very often" on diets, and 82% of their families are "sometimes" or "very often" on diets (Gustafson-Larson & Terry, 1992).
Gustafson-Larson, A., & Terry, R.D. (1992). Weight-related behaviors and concerns of fourth-grade children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 92, 818-822.
81% of 10 year olds are afraid of being fat. 51% of 9 and 10 year old girls feel better about themselves if they are on a diet.
Mellin LM, Irwin CE & Scully S: Disordered eating characteristics in girls: A survey of middle class children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 1992; 92:851-53.
Time Magazine reports that 80% of all children have been on a diet by the time that they have reached the fourth grade.
2 out of 5 women and 1 out of 5 men would trade 3 to 5 years of their life to achieve their goal body weight. (Rader Programs)
91 % of women surveyed on a college campus had attempted to control their weight through dieting, 22% dieted "often" or "always".
Kurth CL, Krahn DD, Nairn K & Drewnowski A: The severity of dieting and bingeing behaviors in college women: Interview validation of survey data. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 1995; 29(3):211-25.
The average woman is 5'4" and weighs 140 pounds. The average model is 5'11" and weighs 117 pounds. Most fashion models are thinner than 98% of American women.
Smolak L. (1996). National Eating Disorders Association/Next Door Neighbors puppet guide book.
If today's mannequins were actual human women, based on theoretical body fat percentages, they would probably cease to menstruate.
Rader Programs. www.raderprograms.com.
Anorexia is the 3rd most common chronic illness among adolescents.
Public Health Service's Office in Women's Health, Eating Disorder Information Sheet, 2000.
A young woman with anorexia is 12 times more likely to die than other women her age without anorexia.
Mortality in Anorexia Nervosa. American Journal of Psychiatry, 152(7), 1073-1074.
Five to ten percent of anorexics die within ten years of onset, 18-20 percent die within twenty years of onset, and only 50 percent report ever being cured.
American Psychiatric Association (1993), "Practice Guidelines for Eating Disorders." American Journal of Psychiatry, 150 (2), pp 212-228.
20% of people suffering from anorexia will prematurely die from complications related to their eating disorder, including suicide and heart problems.
The Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders, "Eating Disorders 101 Guide: A Summary of Issues, Statistics and Resources," published September 2002, revised October 2003, www.renfrew.org.
0.5 % - 3.7 % of females suffer from Anorexia Nervosa in their lifetime.
National Institute of Mental Health. Eating Disorders NIH Publication No. 94-3477 Rockville, MD, 1994
1.1 % - 4.2 % of females suffer from Bulimia Nervosa in their lifetime.
National Institute of Mental Health. Eating Disorders NIH Publication No. 94-3477 Rockville, MD, 1994
Up to 19% of college aged women in America are bulimic.
Rader Programs. www.raderprograms.com.
Bulimia often occurs in athletes such as gymnasts, wrestlers, dancers, horse jockeys, football players, and runners.
2% - 5 % of the American population experience Binge Eating Disorder. National Institute of Mental Health. Eating Disorders NIH Publication No. 94-3477 Rockville, MD, 1994
Men constitute 40% of those exhibiting Binge Eating Disorder.
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Ed. (DSM-IV). Washington DC, 1994.
The onset of Binge Eating Disorder usually occurs during the late adolescence or in the early twenties.
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Ed. (DSM-IV). Washington DC, 1994.
Slowly, and with some bumps along the way... the young lady is on the mend. We go for a drive once a week... turn round and wave says I........ ah well.
( she actually did, a minute later...but this one was more fun).
Created for Flickr Friday
Breakfast
Outcast Youth - Genevieve (Anorexia Song)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsm0Y7lI8U&index=2&list=...
ODT : Mealtimes
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To Write Love On Her Arms Day (Feb 13) is a day where anyone can write the words love on their arms, to support those who are fighting against depression and those who are trying to recovering. On this day, just write love on your arms, and show it off, other people will ask why you have love written on your arms, and you tell them you are supporting to write love on her arms day, and how its benefiting a non profit organization helping stop depression, and make love the movement ♥
This photo turned out nothing like I had planned. A. jumped in there just as I hit the remote button and I'm so glad she did ... she was such a huge part of my own healing process.
My own insignificant story can be found here ... and why this is a cause that's close to my heart. Note: that's not my actual blog - I just set it up quickly to dump things on when I don't want to have my personal blog address out there for all to see. :)
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Research suggests that about one percent (1%) of female adolescents have anorexia. That means that about one out of every one hundred young women between ten and twenty are starving themselves, sometimes to death.
Again, I'm not anorexic. Or bulimic.
But I'm sure that most girls at some point in their life feel this way. I've been struggling with poor self image since I was about 8 or 9. =/
I'm glad I can be happy with a photo if I can't be happy with myself though, because I actually like this.
Anyway today was pretty fun. Max and I walked down to Hawthorne and I bought an American Apparel sweatshirt (purple :D) finally! Also a killer C3PO shirt and brown skinny chords.
Oh and btw the only light here is the refrigerator, and a little bit (but not much) natural window light.
Today is my last day with braces! :D :D
EDIT: I replaced the photo with the one in the comment. :) I think I do like it better.
Oh and Explored #225.
For this week's The Teleidoscope Group theme: Starvation.
Way to many people - mostly women - suffer from an eating disorder. Needless to say that modern media suggest a distortet picture of beauty, models are so skinny that you think they might brake down right on the catwalk and little girls grow up with the idea of being skinny is pretty. In other parts of the world people die from starvation and we think being as thin as possible is the way to be. Sad sad world.
This also is the first self portrait in ages...
(-: Please no huge glittering group awards and invitations :-)
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For Phillips.
This is my only body and I love it.
P.S. just saw that this reached 9K 12K 13K 15K 18K!! notes on Tumblr! You guys are fantastic :)
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Hace tiempo que quería hacer una fotografía con esta temática: los trastornos alimenticios.
Principalmente, se conocen la bulimia y la anorexia, pero también existen otros como es la ortorexia (obsesión por comer bien o por estar a régimen continuamente).
El porcentaje mundial de gente que padece anorexia es del 2%, y en España crece hasta el 5%.
La prevalencia de bulimia nerviosa entre las adolescentes y las jóvenes es del 1-3%. Generalmente se inicia al final de la adolescencia o al principio de la vida adulta.
El 90% son mujeres en ambas enfermedades.
La edad en la que más frecuencia aparecen es de los 13 a los 25 años, aunque, por desgracia, cada vez son más los casos de niños y niñas de entre 8 y 9 años.
Hay muchos mitos sobre estas pesadillas.
- Alguien enfermo de anorexia o bulimia no tiene por qué estar extremadamente delgado o delgada. Es algo gradual y, especialmente en la bulimia, bajar de peso se hace más difícil por no conseguir ayunar por completo.
- También hay niños, chicos y hombres que pueden padecer estas enfermedades.
- Las recaídas tras una rehabilitación son más que posibles y es algo que, en la mayoría de casos, acompaña toda la vida, aunque no de continuo.
- La persona que caiga en estos trastornos no es necesariamente idiota o poco inteligente: es algo que no se elige en la mayoría de casos o que, por empezar como un juego, acaba en algo sin salida. El perfil de la persona que sufre estas enfermedades es de alguien controlador, perfeccionista, inteligente y buen/a alumn@.
Son sólo datos, pero también realidades.
No hay que obsesionarse con NADA. Pues todo puede llegar a ser peligroso si se pierde el control sobre ello.
Por desgracia he visto vidas en la basura por estos casos, gente que se echa a perder sin darnos cuenta en su alrededor.
Me toca de muy cerca...
Es muy difícil recuperarse totalmente, por no decir casi imposible. Especialmente si la persona sigue fuera de los cánones de belleza actuales, pues nunca se verá aceptada tal y como es por la sociedad.
Espero que os guste la fotografía y que esto os haga reflexionar.
¡Te quiero, cariño!<3
*Anorexia Nervosa is a psychophysiological disorder usually occurring in young women (10% being men) that is characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, a distorted self-image, a persistent unwillingness to eat, and severe weight loss. It is often accompanied by self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, malnutrition, amenorrhea, and other physiological changes.*
I've received so many secrets involving eating disorders I couldn't keep up. I've listed the ones that blatantly state their secret as so, but I have a feeling that so many of the secrets I have have something to do with the subject:
“Eating makes me cry”
“I have an eating disorder and as much as I want to, I'm too scared to recover.”
“I am bulimic...
if you just did a picture about an eating disorder or something that would be really really cool.”
“I have had Anorexia Nervosa for five years and counting. Maybe five people in the whole world outside of my immediate family know. It has been more like a nagging bug then a problem up until this past month, when it finally progressed enough to where it has limited my life. Other than unimportant things such as bone growth (I haven't grown since the seventh grade, and I'm now in tenth) there really wasn't too much to worry about. But, my body has begun eating away at my muscle, and I am essentially eating myself alive. If it progresses any further, my heart will be weakened enough so that I will be at risk for my heart just shutting down altogether. In the long term, if that doesn't happen, then my other organ systems will be affected enough so that I will die anyways. Anorexia affects virtually every system of the body, including my immune system, which will make me more vulnerable to disease and infections. There is also the fact that I will probably!
Be unable to have children, but that isn't so much of a problem since if I had them at all, I would want to adopt.
That, though. Isn't my secret.
My secret is that I'm not afraid to die. It doesn't scare me at all. What scares me more is getting rid of my disorder.
I know I'm going to die, and yet I still tell the people who know that I'm getting better. I don't want to lie to them, but their happiness means more to me than my own does. And I know that if they knew, it would affect that.
So here I am, telling you, someone who I don't even know. And I'm truly sorry for it. I really am.”
“My secret is that I’m really an 11 year old girl with anorexia :( I just need support which I am getting :D Another secret is I try to be the perfect daughter, friend, and sister. I need to be PERFECT! I weigh at about 89 pounds and I’m 5 foot 0 inches so I’m kind of skinny I guess :(”
"I can't do this anymore. I won't eat. I don't care how small I am, I just have to be perfect."
"I have EDNOS, and my BMI is 26 (overweight) I hate that, its my darkest secret that I'm actually overweight."
"My mothers' obsession with her weight and dieting fuels my EDNOS. I wish she'd wake up and realize that and yet I feel like my "fighting" to stay skinnier than her, which honestly has been for awhile now, it's no longer just about being skin and bones, it's about being skin and bones and being thinner than her. I have to prove to her I can do something right. Is that wrong?"
"The main reason for me ED is not only to lose weight and be thin, but because I have never finished or accomplished ANYTHING in life. I am a failure. and being thin is the only thing I have been able to succeed at. When I binge I fail. When I gain I fail. So being thin is the only answer for me to succeed at something. To tell myself, I have done a good job. Yes, it sounds stupid. But I can't be perfect at anything. As long as I am the skinniest one out of all my friends and family, I am happy. I am happy right?"
I for one can say that weight isn't something that is easy to deal with, let alone fix. I've had problems with my weight since seventh grade, and can sadly say that it isn't something that gets better with time. I can't say that you will ever be happy with how you look, I can't even say that one day you'll realize how perfect you look. All I can say is...well weight isn't the only thing that matters.
Don't let it be something that defines you. Your body is a shell. A temple, but a shell. Treat it and perceive it as so and maybe you'll realize the more important things in life.
You are beautiful. You are amazing. You are PERFECT as you are. And if you believe your body defines who loves you then think again. I may not even know you but I promise you someone out there loves you for you.
I do. That's for certain.
If you want to talk I'm here...I can relate.
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I had an assignment to emulate one of my favorite photographers, Lauren Greenfield. I chose to focus on the image that inspired her book "Girl Culture" : artscenecal.com/ArtistsFiles/GreenfieldL/GreenfieldLFile/...
I wanted to tie in the focus on eating disorders and body image, that shows up in both "Girl Culture" and "Thin" so I put this twist on the image. Really I did this last second. I had wanted to do something way better but I ran out of time. What do you guys think? Do you think it reflects her style at all?
Oh and I do realize this is very similar to my "Distorted Reflections" image. and the image was not manipulated in any way other than levels, crop and color balance.
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For my Photography 3 class, we were assigned the challenge "faceless self portrait". And because I do self portrait photography, I was like "HELL Yes! Challenge Accepted!"
But once I put some thought into the challenge, I knew I couldn't submit the typical pretty photograph. In fact, I made it a point to do just the opposite. I wanted a conceptual image; and with that, I decided to use the available light alone.
Like most photographers, I am not a huge fan of a photo with noise. And we all strive to obtain as much possible detail that our camera sensors can handle haha. However, I wanted the photo to be gritty. I wanted to make the audience almost feel dirty: uncomfortable.
My camera settings and metadata aren't available because there are some special stuffs I did to this photo. I not only wanted to produce a narrative, but it was important to me to add some visual distortion.
I shot this whole photo with the Canon 16-35 f/2.8L on the Canon 6d at 1200 iso, and stitched six images together in Photoshop CS6 to achieve the crazy barrel distortion I wanted. I mean, I know this speaks for itself, but the distortion was a visual hyperbole in correlation with the mental distortion a person with an eating disorder is experiencing.
For me, I look at this image and I feel uncomfortable. I almost hate it. It is not traditional. It is not perfect and clean. But.... it means I did my job as a photographer. I really feel I got my message across, and the more I look at it, I start to appreciate what I produced. It took me a little bit to stitch all the images by hand (especially with images all shot at 16mm) ...
I ended up winning my class competition for the Faceless Self Portrait, so that felt pretty good. I can say I definitely made everyone in my class uncomfortable, as well as myself (since now everyone can say they have seen me in my underwear haha).
Pocrescophobia- fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
This phobia is different than anorexia or an eating disorder. In eating disorders ones mind sees themselves as overweight and diet, not eat, or vomit their food in hopes to lose weight that is not there.
I have this phobia; I am not struggling with an eating disorder, but I am very cautious about gaining weight. I know I am not over weight. My fear is gaining.
And yesterday (Oct 11th) was face your fears day, so this was appropriate. xD
Those numbers were a pain in the ass to edit on there... so please do not look at them closely.
This is also part of my Body Insecurities series. So please check that out.
Face Your Fears...
~TOTW.
Media images of female beauty are unattainable for all but a very small number of women. Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too weak to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and a few centimeters of bowel. A real woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea and eventually die from malnutrition.
Still, the number of real life women and girls who seek a similarly underweight body is epidemic, and they can suffer equally devastating health consequences.
Beauty and Body Image in the Media.
for FGR and Numberwang.
January 31, 2011
Inspired by this shot
Well...I've been wanting to do a picture on eating disorders for a long, long time...and so I figured I'd give it a try. There are aspects of the picture that really bother me but I'm not going to fret over it...I'm just too tired and feeling too depressed to really care...I wasn't even going to do a picture today but Garry's playing on his xbox live with his brother......again.
Just feeling very forgotten, very lonely, and like I'm just the second choice. I'm also incredibly lost of what to do with school....it's all so overwhelming and I have nobody to turn to for help...
Anyway...spent my entire Sunday watching Intervention and two of them dealt with eating disorders...I think these are the saddest disorders of them all. The success rate of recovering from it fully are almost not there...and that's so sad. I used to have a friend with an eating disorder and it's indescribable just sitting there watching your friend slowly die and having no control over it...
Onto my fitting meme:
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
*please read*
I came across this photo about two years ago, and it will always remain in my mind. And quick shout out to Phlearn for teaching about the liquify tool! I've never used it before and kelianne's is way better but I wanted to try it! *This is NOT how I look, I photoshopped myself, I'm way fatter lmao!
And no need to worry, this photo does not apply to me, I'm STRONGLY against eating disorders! I decided to make this because of the many people I know that are insecure about their weight.
I see girls and guys way too often that become overly obsessed with being thin, and deal with it in very unhealthy ways. People starve themselves, feel they need to work out for hours every day, throw up, and never end up feeling good enough.
If you're like this, I want you to do something. Go look in the mirror and look at yourself. You're beautiful. What you're looking at is beautiful. No one can tell you otherwise. Who defined "perfection?" Why does "skinny" have to mean perfect? Because our society defined perfection for us the wrong way. Being skinny isn't being perfect. And many of the people who have these "perfect" bodies are a mess of insecurities and aren't even happy with themselves.
So stop obsessing about being thin, and start working on being happy. You don't want to die and not have ever felt comfortable in your own skin. Before you can love others you must learn to love yourself, and you have all the reason to do that.