{"id":3010,"date":"2016-02-26T23:58:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T07:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2016-02-26T23:58:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T07:58:49","slug":"eating-disorder-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/eating-disorder-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating Disorder Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Megan Clark\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
In 2011, over 30 million people suffered from eating disorders and have the highest mortality rate out of any mental illness.<\/p>\n
Abby\u2019s House and Project HEAL presented on eating disorders this last week. There was a large focus on how society impacts body image and beauty ideals. They used Chinese foot-binding and \u2018the cult of thinness\u2019 as examples.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a young age, we are bombarded with images of \u2018perfect bodies\u2019 and learn to hate our own,\u201d Andrea Coffee, senior education major, said, \u201cI struggle with my own body image daily. It\u2019s expected though if you\u2019re called thunder thighs your whole life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pressure felt by individuals in conforming to societal beauty standards is perpetuated in the general positivity surrounding weight loss and thinness.<\/p>\n
Coffee said, \u201cI have a few friends that have struggled with eating disorders. I remember one in particular lost a lot of weight really quickly and I complimented her on it. Then I realized that for lunch everyday she would only eat crackers.\u201d<\/p>\n
While bulimia and anorexia are relatively well known eating disorders, there are various other eating disorders that go unnoticed by the general public.<\/p>\n
Sam Hughes, senior social science major, has an eating disorder called Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). ARFID results in food aversions, meaning that Hughes is limited in what she is able to eat.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes it hard to go out, most social functions revolve around food and when you can’t bring yourself to eat what’s being served, people get frustrat[ed] when you won’t eat it. They get either angry or worried for your welfare or think you’re weird,\u201d Hughes said.<\/p>\n
She also mentioned that she detests when people call her picky. \u201cIt feels infantilizing and like it belittles what I go though,\u201d Hughes continued.<\/p>\n
Another point the presenters touched on was the importance of being kind, caring, and supportive when confronting someone about their eating disorder.<\/p>\n
If you or anyone you know is suffering from an eating disorder, the Student Health and Counseling Center can be called at 503.838.8313, or you can visit Abby\u2019s House in the WUC or reach them through their email: abbyshouse@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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