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Romantizing Mental Illnesses (Symtoms (Depression (-Feeling helpless or…
Romantizing Mental Illnesses
Symtoms
Depression
-Feeling helpless or hopeless
-Lost of interest in activities
-Appetite or Weight Changes
-Sleep changes
-Anger/ Irritability
-Loss of energy
-Self-loathing
-Reckless Behaviour
-Concentration Problems
-Unexplained aches and pains
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Anorexia
-Purging
-Obsessions with food, calories, and dieting
-Changes in mood
-Distorted Body Image
-Excessive exercise
-Denial in Hunger
-Refusing to eat
-Food Rituals
-Alcohol/ Drug abuse
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Anxiety
-Excessive Worrying/ Stressing
-Agitated
-Restlessness
-Fatigue
-Difficulty Concentrating
-Irritability
-Panic Attacks
-Avoiding Social Situations
-Irrational Fears
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Bulima
-preoccupied with body shape and weight
-fear of gaining weight
-repeated episodes of eating crazy amounts of food in one sitting
-feeling loss of control when binging
-forcing yourself to vomit
-doing an unhelathy amount of exercise after binging
-use laxatives, diuertics, or enemas after eating
-fasting/restricting calories between binges
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Effects
The Romanticization can make people who actually have mental illnesses be afraid to seek help because they believe that there illness is not valid.
Mental Illnesses
Pro-Ana
Pro- ana websites are made and for people who believe anorexia is the only way to live. They believe it is a lifestyle and a choice, not an illness. On theses websites they romanticize mental illness by saying that having anorexia makes you perfect and that you are in an elite group of people.
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Physical Symptoms
Anxiety
-racing heart
-short of breath
-exhaustion
-insomnia
-aching muscles
-stomach issues (nausea, digestion, aches)
-Sweating
-Shaky
-Easily scared
-Issues swallowing
-Lots of colds
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Depression
-Fatigue
-Lower Energy Levels
-Decreased pain tolerance
-Aching muscles
-headaches
-eye problems (color, vision)
-stomach pain/ nausea
-digestive problems
-bowel problems
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Anorexia
-extreme weight loss
-thin appearance
-abnormal blood counts
-fatigue
-insomnia
-dizziness or fainting
-bluish discoloration of the fingers
-thinning hair breaking or falling out
-soft hair covering the body for warmth
-absence of menstruation
-constipation
-abnormal pain
-dry/yellowish skin
-intolerance of cold
-irregular heart beat
-low blood pressure
-dehydration
-swelling of arms or legs
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Bulima
-light headed
-mood swings
-tooth decay
-red eyes
-throat swelling
-facial swelling
-bloody vomit
-irregular heartbeat
-hemorrhoids
-scarred hands
-dry skins
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