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What I want people to take from this though, is that we hear of ‘new’ illnesses cropping up all the time. All I want to do is help raise awareness of such problems by smashing through the simplified, belittling little nicknames given to problems that would be much more easy to understand if we were just told it straight.
You’d be forgiven for mistaking “reverse anorexia” to mean either the act of recovering from Anorexia or in the simplest form, a person who has no fear of food or weight gain – quite a non-term in itself then. When I saw it popping up amongst the headlines I let off a sigh of despair, especially as it was referring to a new ‘trend’… I have moaned incessantly in my past about ‘trends’ with names which relate to Anorexia; manorexia, pregorexia, drunkorexia – all of which leave a bitter taste in my mouth because they are made up terms to make them sound ######ier in magazines. Utter rubbish.
So what is this, the latest of ‘trending’ eating disorders? In real terms, what all the papers are actually referring to is ‘Muscular Dysmorphia’ – sufferers of which convince themselves that they are too small or scrawny and go to extremes to build muscular body mass. It sounds to me like a specific form of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) of which the affected person is excessively concerned about and preoccupied by a perceived defect in his or her physical features – in this case, their leanness (or not, as they build more and more muscle). This BDD is the only thing that really, it has in common with Anorexia Nervosa at all – and it should be known as what it IS, not what makes it sound ‘easy to understand’ or snazzy or ######y or whatever other reason people feel the need to dumb down such illnesses.
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Research into Muscular Dysmorphia is only just getting into full swing, focussing mainly on young Rugby players – so it is difficult now to know or even guess how widespread this problem may be. I will more than likely come back to the topic when the findings,pandora earrings sale John Redwood responds Ben, or any other research arises (the study I know of is over 3 years though – so don’t hold your breath).
Muscular Dysmorphia is becoming more recognised, and aside from the silly terms, I am glad that it is getting some attention at the moment. Perhaps if it is highlighted in the media world, more people will realise that what they think is a meticulously planned diet and excercise regime could be more than that. If exercise and diet are an obsession, if they cause the person to have moodswings or feel anxious if other things ‘get in the way’, or if they start taking steroids or other unnatural means of building muscle – these are all signs that it could be more serious than it seems on the surface. It is thought that the cause is a mixture of psychological issues such as low self esteem and inferiority, and external, environmental issues such as images of football stars on billboards in skimpy pants with their six, eight, ten packs on show for all – hello Photoshop,pandora letter charms Football or ###### Football please Sim! There are and always will be images of those whose job it is so keep in that shape, but this does put pressure on ‘normal’ people to look a certain way that is just not realistic. It is important to remember though, that no disorder is down to vanity alone, nor comparison, nor the fault of the media. It is a psychological problem and it can be treated with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which uses logical steps of thought to bring a person to understand and question their illogical thinking patterns.
Lumping all body-related illnesses only causes more room for misunderstanding, misdiagnosis and from the point of view of the sufferer and their families, a great deal of confusion. Nobody likes to be labelled,cheap pandora necklace, but it is better to have a clear idea of what is wrong with someone in order to treat that problem in the most effective way.