Yet no one acknowledges them. School has just started back, but unfortunately, so have the statistics. Studies have shown that one out of every five young adults suffer from some kind of diagnosable mental illness. Depression affects around 44% of American students, and teens diagnosed with depression can be five times more likely to attempt some type of suicide than adults. Many teens don’t seek or even talk about their mental health problems, with some not even acknowledging they have one.
As I stated in my previous blog, both men and women can be diagnosed with an eating disorder of some sort, but it is far more common in women. Around five million women suffer from an eating disorder each year, a mental illness that has claimed more lives in the form of suicide than any other. Eating disorders can be a way to cope with depression as well as stress, and often warps victims from their norm of actions. If treatment and help were looked for, 9 out of 10 people would be able to fully recover to what they used to be like. Unfortunately, stereotypes can severely prevent teenagers from seeking help that could save their life. The vision that models, cheerleaders, athletes and a dream figure have to be extraordinarily skinny is a common misconception; many teens don’t stop to think that keeping their healthy body might look better than a sickly thin figure.
Hmm,I was diagnosed with depression by my doctor and was beginning to show signs of an eating disorder(starvation through harsh eating habits that were not vegertarian). I can attest that it affects your body in severe ways, such as becoming sick easier, sleeping more (or less), and mood swings. I think you should post more on the food affects though, but I also would like to read more in general.
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