Imaged above is a piece of art work
depicting the eating disorder, bulimia. Though the author is unidentified, we
can assume they had or knew someone with this disorder, as they are showing the
thoughts and feelings a bulimic may regurgitate. The artist makes an argument
that bulimics get their inspiration to purge based off of what insults have
been said to them. Their purpose is to show other's to be more mindful of what
the say to others, as their words or actions could trigger someone to
self-destruct.
To an extent, I agree with this artist
rendering of a bulimic in action. As a person with a pass of an eating
disorder, however, I think that the stigma that bulimia (and other eating
disorders for the matter), is only a result of other people's actions is
evident. More often than not, bulimia is about controlling an aspect of your
life, such as food, as all other parts seem to be spiraling out of control.
Being called "Too Fat" or reading proED accounts online may make a
person more fragile, but this does not mean that an entire disorder can be
sprain from this alone.
In order to eliminate these stigmas or
generalization in a society, people who have gone through these illnesses
should be encouraged to speak out about their past. This way, a society will be
more educated on the subject, and people who know nothing but stereotypes will
have a better perspective on what it’s really like to have this burden on their
life. Unfortunately, bulimia, like other mental disorders is not easily to
detect on a person, as it is expected for people to mask themselves from these
problems.
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