An Introduction

When I first started investigating blog topics, the idea of anorexia never came to mind. I tried to look beyond the commonly studied topics and delve deeper into something fewer people had researched. It wasn't until a particular class discussion when I realized that it wasn't about the topic I studied, but it was about finding an understanding for something that has always made me uncomfortable. After watching a certain clip posted on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFbYW6bNViw), I realized that anorexia nervosa was the topic for me to study. Although I don't experience the psychological disorder of anorexia, a few of my close friends and family members do. Everyday I see young females and sometimes males that really, are just way too skinny. The sad part is that they don't know they are too skinny; they see fat when we see... well, when we see anorexic. But how can that be? How can someone seriously look in the mirror and see something they are not? Is there a part of their brain that works differently then ours? I don't know the answers to these questions, but it is something I plan to investigate. I want to understand their perception versus ours. There are so many people trapped in the vicious cycle of restricted eating. Some, I believe, truly see themselves being a bigger size than they really are, but there must be something else, something intrinsically embedded in their personalities. Is it more of a personality disorder, a control issue? These are the questions I plan to answer, not only for myself, but for others out there who share the same worrisome curiosity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFbYW6bNViw

Anorexi Bulimi Kontaki

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