Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by restraining of food intake for a period of time followed by an over intake or binging period that results in feelings of guilt and low self-esteem. The median age of onset is 18. Sufferers attempt to overcome these feelings in a number of ways. The most common form is defensive vomiting, sometimes called purging; fasting. Bulimia nervosa is nine times more likely to occur in women than men (Barker 2003).

people see themselves as fat and
feel they need to reduce their weight

There is one question, why do people become bulimics? There is no easy answer to this question. Is media the majority problem? No, I do not think so. Media only presents what the society wants. They are just presenting photos, and movies and whatever, so it is a problem. Because we live in digital and electronic era so, everybody have an opportunity to find anything on internet. It is enough just to turn on the TV and see some movie, actors and actresses are simply perfect in every situation. Teenagers are influenced by media, of course. But the big issue is that the most bulimics come from families in which the emotional, physical, or spiritual needs of family members are not met in some way. In some of these households, feelings are not verbally expressed and communication skills are lacking. There may be a history of depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, or eating disorders; and, the child might unconsciously recognize that escape is an appropriate thing to do. In this context, food becomes a “good” drug, something which does not have the negative connotations of alcohol or drug abuse.  But bulimia or anorexia are not the only eating disorders, there is another one, called obesity, which belongs to one of the most common children disorder.

Why do people become bulimics?