Anorexia Nervosa Is A Problem That Affects Many Women

Anorexia nervosa is a problem that affects many women in the United States. We are influenced by what we see in the television and magazines. Women (that are easily affected) get a negative self-image and self-esteem, and then do damaging things to their bodies, such as not eating. A woman who is suffering from this psychological disorder purposely starves herself sometimes to the point to death. Anorexia nervosa usually starts during the teenage years and early twenties and is characterized by an obsession with food and food rituals. This impacted my life, because my cousin had anorexia nervosa is a hard process for all the family. Anorexia nervosa is a danger zone that a girl can get in and they don’t know, that can take you to†¦show more content†¦Risks to the person’s health increase. Some people think that only girls get Anorexia nervosa. â€Å"The fact is that the majority of eating disorder suffers are female, but the number if male suffers is steadily increasing† (Stephanie Watson, p.14). Some researchers believe that there are more victims than anyone knows about, because Anorexia are seen as a girl’s problem and boys are reluctant to admit to having them or to seek help. In Victorian age, women were seen as tough. Also on the 60’s Marlyn Monroe was tough. Now, on these days Angelica Jolie in a short time she gets skinner. Anorexia nervosa or Bulimia is self-centered and vain. The truth is that people with eating disorder have low self-esteem. Far from being happy with or proud of their appearance, they hate the way they look and believe that losing weight will help. Even when they have lost a large amount of weight and have become dangerously thin, anorexics still see themselves as fat. What is Anorexia nervosa? Anorexia nervosa is characterized by an irrational dread of becoming fat coupled with a relentless pursuit of thinness. People with anorexia go to extremes to reach and maintain a dangerously low bod y weight. But no matter how much weight is lost, no matter how emaciated they become, it’s never enough. â€Å"The more the scale dips, the more obsessed they become with food, dieting, and weight loss† (Kelodny, Nancy J). For