Eating Disorders

One of the most stressful times in a persons life is when they enter into adolescents. This is a time when a person begins to discover who they are, they become more independent and build close friendships with people this is also the time when there body starts to develop. For many people entering into puberty is a very frighting process and is very stressful and for others the make the change from childhood into adolescent with very few minor problems but for others how ever have a more difficult time handling the pressure and may develop an eating disorder. Some people may begin puberty early and get teased by their peers. Many people fear the weight that is gained in this period and try to loose weight rapidly but they are actually not aware of is that during this time they will grow and the weight will go to there natural set point, without the need of dieting. Once someone starts to loose weight and begins to get compliments this makes them feel more confident and makes them want to loose more as they will think this will make them happier but no matter how much weight is lost it will never be enough and they will never be happy. Going through puberty early can be a very emotional, especially if the teenager is being subjected to sexual advances. These advances can sometimes be so upsetting they feel ashamed of their bodies and fear becoming a woman. They also may try to make there bodies resemble there childhood figures doing so through starvation.

Teenagers feel the desperate need to feel as if they fit in and have the perfect body look as you see in magazines like the way some celebrities look. Young girls wish they could look like and wonder why they don't but the only reason why most celebrities look like that is because they have had work done to get to the way they perfectly want to look. Teenagers are lead to believe if they are thin they will be accepted. As young teenagers watch shows like Beverly Hills 90210 which makes them believe these people look perfect and would try anything to resemble them. Many teenagers choose fashion models and actress as their role models, they print pictures and put them all over their room, and some will resort to dangerous methods of weight control to try and look like there idol.