Anorexia Essay: Thoughts That Can Kill
Goldie, Jordan
Professor Hennessee
English 134- Profile Essay
January 24, 2013
Thoughts That Can Kill He was nineteen when it started. The joy in everything seemed to fade away, they had gone from color to black and white. No drive to do anymore then necessary to stay alive. The love for his girlfriend was slowly moving away like the clouds in the sky. His world was truly spinning out of control. Dieting was the only way he could grasp on to his life, which eventually turned into anorexia nervosa. My cousin was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa when he was nineteen years old. He had just dropped out of college, moved back with his parents, no job, and did not know what to do. Before this he was a free spirit, more of the hippie type. Loved to play guitar for his band and always had a smile on his face. There are many questions to be answered as to how he changed from always being full of joy to being close to death. Some people may think that eating disorders are only for women and are easily fixable. As we look deeper into the story of how my cousin came to have anorexia, was diagnosed, and then the road to recovery, we will be able to grasp the severity of this of this disease in men, which many people don't fully understand. Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a type of eating disorder in which people can literally starve themselves to death. People with anorexia nervosa eat very little even though they are already thin. In men it is difficult diagnosing a eating disorder. One main reason is because most men think that eating disorders are only for women and that it is a sign of weakness if they admit they have a disorder like that. However the truth is according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders that, “ an estimated 10-15% of people with Anorexia are male.” Then again the National Association states that, “only one in ten men and women with eating eating disorders actually receive treatment.” One main reason why many
Professor Hennessee
English 134- Profile Essay
January 24, 2013
Thoughts That Can Kill He was nineteen when it started. The joy in everything seemed to fade away, they had gone from color to black and white. No drive to do anymore then necessary to stay alive. The love for his girlfriend was slowly moving away like the clouds in the sky. His world was truly spinning out of control. Dieting was the only way he could grasp on to his life, which eventually turned into anorexia nervosa. My cousin was diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa when he was nineteen years old. He had just dropped out of college, moved back with his parents, no job, and did not know what to do. Before this he was a free spirit, more of the hippie type. Loved to play guitar for his band and always had a smile on his face. There are many questions to be answered as to how he changed from always being full of joy to being close to death. Some people may think that eating disorders are only for women and are easily fixable. As we look deeper into the story of how my cousin came to have anorexia, was diagnosed, and then the road to recovery, we will be able to grasp the severity of this of this disease in men, which many people don't fully understand. Anorexia Nervosa is defined as a type of eating disorder in which people can literally starve themselves to death. People with anorexia nervosa eat very little even though they are already thin. In men it is difficult diagnosing a eating disorder. One main reason is because most men think that eating disorders are only for women and that it is a sign of weakness if they admit they have a disorder like that. However the truth is according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders that, “ an estimated 10-15% of people with Anorexia are male.” Then again the National Association states that, “only one in ten men and women with eating eating disorders actually receive treatment.” One main reason why many