Personal Reflections

I've learned so many things from eating disorders, i think it really helps know about it because you know what can happen to your body and mind. Your not only being hurt by Anorexia or Bulimia physically but emotionally too. I understand that getting out of this situation its really hard but there is alway out there in the world that will help you and will understand you. For example your parents, I think they are the most important people that will give anybody who is going through this problem the best support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I learned that in any problem you have you are never alone there is people who really care and some times you don't realize that.
I love my topic i think its really interesting and helps you a lot as you live your life. I think its really important that you always have good self conscious of your body and self. It is a good idea that instead looking at your self in the mirror and say "oh I'm to fat" instead you feel proud of being you and say something good like "I'm really pretty or i rock!!!" Also don't get obsessed with food or on trying to loose weight. "Everybody will love you the way you are or look!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) :)"
I really want to know more about my topic and find new things, for example what have they discovered or found about eating disorders. I'm sure other people still want to know too. I want to learn more so when i have kids I can be able to tell my kids what bad thins can happen and the risks are.

Anahi

My story is about this actriss called Anahi. She suffered from Anorexia few years ago. Her anorexia started when she was 15 also when her grand mother died. Anahi's grandmother was really important to her, it was like her mother. Anahi never accepted she was anorexic until she went to the hospital. She always though that she could control when to eat. Anahi end up weighing 37 k, really skinny. Her anorexic problem started because she was in depression with the absence of her gand mother. Anahi finally got help and got through it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Pf5lfGU1Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJEdQ6ZK9tE

I chose this video because i really thought it was interesting. I remember watching Anahis TV novels and thought she was a great actress. Also she is a good example because she suffered a little bit of anorexic and bulimia. Anahi showed a lot of courage to fight against the problem, it was hard for her but with the help of psychologists and her parents recover.

Topic Research

When we went to the library to research our topic I found really interesting things about Anorexia. One of the things that i found and thought it was really interesting was that in the first Centuries the ancient Romans hated being fat so they had vomitorius where people who stuffed themselves with food could go throw up. Another fact that i found really weard was that Devout Christians would refuse food in oder to be close to God. Also women that would fat or comsume big amounts of food were considered to posses evil spirits. Isn't that creapy!!!!!!!!!! I also found that most women would use eating disorders to have a perfect body for example models. Last thing i found was that upper class women in the first centuries were the only ones to be anorexic, lower class women had to eat a lot in order to have more energy for work. Researchers think someday there will be a cure for this problem or at least be able to prevent from happening.

I found this information at The CQ Researcher Feb 10, 2006

Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia is a really dangerous sickness in teenagers. This problem is caused by a persons low self-steem which causes to reject food. A person with low self-steem fears to gain wheigt and tries to aboid eating and have a normal body wheigt. Anorexics will only see themselves as really fat eventhough they are not. Anorexics use vomiting, laxactive abuse, diuretic abuse, insulin abuse, and exessive exercise to avoid getting fat. Some anorexics know they are thin but still think some parts from their body can be fat. For an anorexic loosing wheigt is a success and can still think they are fat. Being anorexic can be fatal but u know there is always someone that will help u out!!!!!

/www.4women.gov/faq/easyread/anorexia-etr.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7G0ENIwIpg

I put this web site where you can look for more info on Anorexia. I think its a great web because it explains everything really detailed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also putted a video because its really amazing how much you can look at yourself in a mirror and still look fat when you are anorexic.