Women`s Health

Eating Diss Awaresness Week 1st - 7th February

Mirror , Mirror on the wall Who 's the one of all Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Compulsive Overeating EDNOS (eating dis not otherwise specified The diagnosis of an eating dis can be difficult . The boundaries between normal and dised eating are difficult to delineate at times What does it feel like to have an Eating Dis IMAGINE Imagine you are sitting in the bus on your way to work Imagine someone sits down next to you Imagine this person looks at you and says

"You are ugly Imagine the old couple in front of you turns around and agrees Imagine the bus driver shouts through the whole bus "They are right , you are fat Imagine yourself as you leave the bus , shocked and afraid Imagine the people at the bus stop laughing at you and whispering "Look at that disgusting person Imagine entering your room at work and feeling safe Imagine you pick up the phone and the person on the other side tells you that you don 't deserve to live Imagine coming home in the evening and your neighbour tells you that you are worthless Imagine lying in your bed remembering this day and while you are falling asleep the words you heard repeating in your head endlessly And now imagine every minute of your life will be like this day Now you know how someone with an eating dis is feeling What do people with eating diss look like Photographs of anorexics and bulimics are in most fashion magazines Many high school yearbooks picture people obsessed with food and weight . That 's when these illnesses often take root You may find snapshots in your family albums , because people with eating diss are secretive - even their loved ones are not aware of the disease People with severe anorexia look like the victims in photos from concentration camps Pictures of anybody with an eating dis are also in the obituaries SEPERATING FACT FROM FICTION People with Eating Diss are only "young , white and female ANYONE can suffer form an Eating Dis . African-American , Hispanic , Asian or White , Men or Women , Rich or Poor - there are sufferers from every age-bracket , class and culture Every person suffering from an Eating Dis is extremely underweight Not True ! There are a lot sufferers that are average weight or above . Nutrition levels , electrolyte imbalances and a plethora of other physical dangers are invisible and happening internally Eating Diss are a vanity issue Dieting is a vanity issue . Eating Diss are a coping mechanism , a mask for emotions , an easier alternative than to deal with what is truly in the heart Compulsive Overeaters are lazy and have no will power This is a sad false fact . People suffering with Compulsive Overeating use food as a way to fill a void they feel , to cope with stress , to take away the pain , to comfort themselves If the doctors says there 's nothing to worry about , there isn 't Doctors do not...