You Cant put a face on an eating disorder. But you can Face Them.

"Convinced herself hell come back to her when shes perfectshes just a girl who doesnt know shes already Beautiful for everything thats wrong in life looks in the mirror to criticize shed rather be beautiful than alive." Deadly Beauty

Its another growing problem that you never really hear about but know it exists it happens to men and women alike if a girls mother sister ect suffers from it shes twice as likely to get it herself what is this thing that plagues us? If you guessed anorexia you are right.

Anorexia is typically seen in teens who have a strong fear of being fat even though the person is a typically healthy weight, eating disorders affect many people in the world and its when a person is starving themselves until they become thinner than is normal or even healthy. They will refuse to eat in front of others or just refuse to eat anything at all. People suffering from anorexia think they are overweight even after they get really thin. These teens dont realize what they are doing to themselves and their bodies what causes anorexia? Good Question, many think it stems from the person physcologically telling themselves that they are fat maybe after intense bullying or some type of abuse along with anorexia may come diet pill and laxative abuse but studies show that in sports with revealing uniforms the risk of anorexia is twice as high because these young people are pressured to stay thin. So who is at risk? Belive it or not girls as young as six and women as old as 76! It can also affect pregnant women. The media tends to be a major factor as well as peer pressure Anorexia can cause rapid changes is behavior such as increased isolation,moodiness,and depression. People with an eating disorder tend to see a distorted version of themselves in the mirror and many refuse to look into the mirror at all. Many will cook meals for their families and then refuse to eat any of it themselves blaming it on not being hungry or perhaps a late lunch 60% of teens and adults who receive treatment will recover but 20% percent will continue to struggle with eating disorder issues, Belive it or not anorexia is one of the leading causes of teen death in America some find it hard to belive that a girl who is literally starving herself to death can avoid being caught by her parents but studies show that a girl can also hide the fact that shes nine months pregnant forcing her to dump the baby in a trashcan at least 1,000 people diagnosed each year with an eating disorder die after obesity and asthma anorexia is the most common disease in females ages 15-24. Why is this happening? The Media, plain and simple.Many websites show models as being stick thin and medical professionals worry that the media is glamourizing a deadly illness, 80% of women are dissatisfied with their appearence 42% of 1st-3rd grade girls want to be thinner and 81% of 10 year olds are afraid of getting fat 51% of 9 and ten year olds feel better about themselves if they are on a diet 46% of 9-11 year olds are sometimes or very often on diets. Did you know: Anorexia has the highest fatality rate than any other psychiatric disorder people with an eating disorder are twice as likely to die from even the smallest suicide attempt than a person without an eating disorder. So what exactly are the causes? Nobody knows for sure but one things for sure the eating disorder rate is on the rise we need to help these people. Be A Hero Save Lives Stop Anorexia!