Current Events > You don't seem to hear about anorexia or bulimia any more

(+) Yeah! (+)

I feel like it was a really hot topic in the late 90s to "mid" 2000s and then it's kinda dropped out of the mainstream.
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-Gavirulax- posted...

I heard about it non-stop with my previous job.

I get what you mean though, it's not in the media much anymore.

Huh, if you don't me asking where did you work?
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Because it's about having "curves" now. Although most of the time, the curves are in all the wrong places.
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It is an accepted thing now. Just look up Eugenia Cooney on Youtube.
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#HAES

/caps
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Monolith1676 posted...

It is an accepted thing now. Just look up Eugenia Cooney on Youtube.

Holy fuck, that girl is a skeleton, and it's a shame because she has a cute face.
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Being a skeleton isn't cool anymore it's all about being fat
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Irony posted...

Being a skeleton isn't cool anymore it's all about being fat

Real women have diabetes.

Wow that Eugenia girl is like really like annoying like.

@-Gavirulax- Well I'm glad you said that and not something along the lines of "retail and the gossip girls talked about it in the break room non-stop" >_>
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they all converted to obesity for their eating disorder of choice
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We watched a video about anorexia in high school. It was about two girls that played volleyball and the coach told one of the girls to lose five pounds. Anyway it ends with her being run over by a car.
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fan357 posted...

We watched a video about anorexia in high school. It was about two girls that played volleyball and the coach told one of the girls to lose five pounds. Anyway it ends with her being run over by a car.

what
How do they correlate the anorexia to the car incident or did she commit suicide
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Hexenherz posted...

fan357 posted...

We watched a video about anorexia in high school. It was about two girls that played volleyball and the coach told one of the girls to lose five pounds. Anyway it ends with her being run over by a car.

what
How do they correlate the anorexia to the car incident or did she commit suicide

She became so thin that the driver couldn't tell her from the road.

lol idk
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lol wow
I want to see this video
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Part of the reason is that the public discussion shifted away from the systems and more towards the cause.

In the 90s/2000s, everyone was talking about anorexia, bulimia, cutting yourself, drugs, and suicide.

In the 2010s, they were seen as warning signs and other symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, so the conversation is now about that. Schools and colleges focus more on educating about knowing when you are depressed and getting help.

Part of the reason for this is because the symptoms have escalated from actions that hurt one person (i.e. anorexia or self-harm) to actions that hurt many (i.e. school shootings). It's a much more serious issue now that there are larger number of casualties so there is more talk about what is the root issue at hand and how can it be fixed.
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Yes its not really talked about much. But its still a big problem.

I was at the eating disorder clinic to support my sister and holy shit, the amount of Anorexic girls there is staggering. Felt so bad for these people. Its horrible
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