Eating Disorders

Being brought up in a big town exposes you to many different things. I have been exposed to eating disorders at a young age. I remember in middle school people were having troubles with eating disorders and it just blew my mind because we are way to young to be having a disorder as terrible as this. I believe the media has a big impact on our society and how we want to look like all the models on television. It is very sad that we physically and mentally make ourselves sick just to be skinny.

As a future counselor, i believe one way to increase awareness is to have commercials about the dangers of eating disorders. I think who they choose to speak during the commercials would also have a big impact. Say for example we get a famous girl to speak about the dangers that can happen, then more people will become aware of what is happening and start to change for the better.

The steps i would take to ensure that i am setting a good example is to eat right and exercise daily. You can feel good about yourself with putting your body in danger. My eating right and exercising you can lose wait but be doing it in a healthy and positive way, and the results are more rewarding. I believe that you can look good, if you feel good on the inside. Another way to ensure this goal is to always have a positive outlook on things. If i show others how positive i feel then others will hopefully want to feel positive about themselves.

If i was struggling with this problem the first person(s) i would talk to would be my roommates and friends. They eat with me all the time and so they would know if someone was wrong with me or the way i was doing things was changing. My friends are a positive reinforcement in my life and being around positive people makes me want to be more positive. After consulting with my friends I would talk with my parents and then go get help. The counseling center here at wayne can really help anyone who has a problem, but the first step is admitting you have a problem and wating to get help.