Who Or What Holds Power In My Life?

Do you ever just sit there and imagine what your life would be like 20 years from now? Do you ever wonder if the choices you make control the outcome of this picture? This idea is the only thing that I let hold power over me, and sometimes people say it's not such a good thing. The fact that every wrong or right move I make is what determines my life's outcome scares me to death. I always ponder my decisions before I make them, wondering whether or not the result of this choice would benefit me in any way. Its like this.. "Picture yourself walking along a straight path cut into a long field of grass, you come to a section of the path that has two decisions: right or left. You don't know this, but if you go right you will fall off a cliff 50 feet up, and if you go left you will find your home and your future will turn out exactly how you want it to." The choice is all yours, so you find yourself going right, headed straight for the cliff. Since you went right you will never know what your life could have been like if you would have gone left. Scary, huh? I think of my options like that, and sometimes I go the wrong way. I think that every mistake I make is another step towards the cliff, and sooner or later it will be too late to turn around. I hear all the time that I live too much in the future, but it's hard not to when it is the outcome of everything I will ever work for.

Why Do Girls Suffer From Eating Disorders?

Why Do Girls Suffer From Eating Disorders?

Envision yourself standing next to one of your best friends, she looks at you and tells you she doesn't feel like she fits in. You don't believe this for a second, but you still ask her what she does to prevent this feeling. So she pulls you off to a corner and tells you that she is bulimic. You are shocked, what does this even mean for her heath? She says that she throws up to stop weight gain, because to her gaining weight makes you "uncool." There are many possible reasons for girls to do things such as this. Perhaps it is because of peer pressure, or even heredity. Both of these are valid reasons, but I believe it is mainly due to the lack of fitting in. Today's society promotes being skinny, so most girls believe they have to be. This causes most disorders.

Peer pressure and heredity are understandable reasons for girls to be bulimic. Peer pressure could be possible because of the influence friends have on girls today. If your friend is bulimic, then you might feel like you owe it to her to follow in the same footsteps. If you are someone like this, I suggest you try to disconnect yourself from that area of their life. Females are supposed to keep their friends away from things like that, not join them. Heredity is another possible cause that could lead girls to develop an eating disorder. Some might know their parents are overweight and are trying to keep themselves from being obese as well. But your genes may not work the way you think they do. In conclusion, you might cause something that is unnecessary and fatal to your health. Both of these I could see being possible reasons; however, the main reason is due to a lack of fitting in.

Teenage women usually try to follow the rules of what's "in" and what is "out" that society provides us with. In the last decade being skinny was in, and being obese was made fun of. The average teen might find themselves throwing up their last meal just to avoid the horrors of being in the "out" group. After they repeat this process continuously, their stomachs just won't accept food. They believe that if they don't eat, they won't get fat. So starvation eventually leads to a disorder they weren't exactly hoping for. Eating disorders are caused by a series of unhealthy eating habits. These habits damage the internal organs and, without proper treatment, can ultimately lead to death. By hearing that startling fact you can understand how serious eating disorders really are. Also, most girls that suffer from this issue might suffer from other things as well. Things such as low self-esteem and depression can effect the girls state of mind. If you are trying to recover from an unhealthy eating habit and are showing symptoms of either of those, I suggest you seek help for them as well.

There are many possible reasons for a girl to drive herself to bulimia, but only one that I feel is the overall reason. The lack of fitting in can eventually make a girl take any possible steps to reduce the teasing and name calling. If you are one of those who does not fit in, don't give up. There is hope for everyone in this world and you wouldn't want to possibly end your life because it's not perfect. In the future I hope to see everyone owning up to who they are and what they look like, and maybe then eating disorders won't be such a problem.