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Are you the cause of eating disorders?

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  Eating disorders are characterized by excessive attention to body weight, body shape, and relationship with food, which can negatively affect a person's health, emotions, self-development, and growth in life behaviors. The most common eating disorders are anorexia and bulimia. Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by deficient body weight, fear of gaining weight, and misperception. Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by overweight body weight that is caused by excessive and uncontrolled food intake. The cause of eating disorders can be mental, societal, or people's upbringing. Not talking about it enough has had many consequences in the disorder over the years. Eating disorders are a disease that affects thousands of people every day. Any type of person, at any age, with any type of body shape can suffer from an eating disorder. In my opinion, the cause of eating disorders is all of us. You, the person it is affecting, society, and me. Because of us, because of...

"Unpacking the Rise of Mental Health: A Genuine Concern or Trend?"

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Recently, there has been a noticeable surge of intrigue in discussions and consciousness involving mental health. An important question comes to light when discussing mental health: Is this increased attention a genuine concern for well-being, or simply a passing trend? In today’s post, I want to get into the real reason why the world has elevated mental Health Matters' from a passing notion to a deeply rooted and urgent concern. Weirdly, we humans have existed for so long that it is only now that depression has become a mental illness. According to NAMI, their early pioneers never sought help, afraid of rejection that would affect their relationships, careers, and lives. The "Mental Health Matters" movement started around the 1970s and 1980s. Though people couldn't spread awareness through social media, email, or the Internet, they started using their fax machines, phone trees, and hand-stuffed packets sent through the mail. These advocates started laying the groundw...