mercredi 26 janvier 2011
L'apparence.
- construction synésthetique
Bulimia.
Comment peut-on définir ces troubles?
Qu’est-ce que l’anorexie ?
Effects of bulimia
- heartburn
- tooth decay and gum damage
- cracks in the wall of the stomach or esphagus
- too low blood pressure
- circulatory problems
- giddiness,fatigue,palpitations,sweating,vision problems,fainting
- muscle cramps,muscle weakness,constipation,kidney damage,fluid accumulation
- burns of the pharynx end esophagus
- mood swings
- depressions
- social isolation
- listlessness
- restlessness
- lack of concentration
- suicidal thoughts
Effects of anorexia
- menstruation is missing
- interfility
- physical development usually is delayded
- low blood pressure
- skin problems (dry, yellowish skin)
- brittle nails
- dizziness,fainting and headches
- constipation and bloating
- downy-like hair all over the body and face
- muscle weakness, muscle cramps
- hair loss and water retention
- extreme fear of weight gain
- severe irritability
- moode swings
- depression
- lack of energy and weakness
- slowed thinking
- poor memory
- concentration disturbance
- social isolation
- suicidal thoughts
Evolution.
Sisi The Empress.
She was the Empress of Austria and the Queen of Hungry. She was married to Franz Joseph I at the age of 17 in 1854.
Her coronation as queen was on the 8th of June 1867.
She bore 3 children, but when the first one died it haunted her and created a permanent rift between her and her husband which only grew stronger as her marriage slowly collapsed.
The Empress 1.72m tall, which was rather tall for that era, her shoe size was a European size 40, however she only weighed 55 kilos which is extremely underweight for a woman of that size. I do believe that due to her 'circumstances' she was anorexic. Most anorexics get so thin that their hormones get unbalanced and their period stops.
Also, in her artifacts a cocaine syringe was found. Which was nothing unusual for that time, but it is also a way to stay thin and still have energy.
She was obsessed with her physical appearance, particularly in maintaining a perfect figure. In the royal apartments she had her own work-out room. For decades she followed draconian hunger diets that bordered on anorexia.
She became famed for her influential fashion sense and her beauty, diet, and exercise regimes.
She wanted to keep her 20-inch (50 cm) waistline, wasting away to near emaciation at times. This was years before such symptoms could be classified as a classic case of Anorexia nervosa.
We can compare Sisi to another well known royal in more recent years Princess Diana of Wales who was Bulimic:
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)
We can say that Diana's eating disorder was due to an unfulfilling marriage.
Some historians consider Diana to be Sisi’s "spiritual descendant" as they are both very similar but in many ways there are many vast differences between them, their individual situations, and the way that their mania for dieting manifested itself.
Sisi, an anorexic, starved herself. Diana, who by all accounts adored to eat, was a bulimic who binged then purged. Sissi’s husband adored her; Diana’s ignored her. Sisi wanted as little to do with her children as possible; Diana was an exceptional hands-on mother.
These two women give us evidence that anorexia has existed for a very long time an can happen to anyone even royalty...
Links to websites :
http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=8580.45
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Bavaria
http://divainternational.ch/spip.php?article97
http://historyhoydens.blogspot.com/2008/09/too-rich-or-too-thin-slim-history-of.html
L'anorexie n'est pas que féminine.
C'est un cliché : les TCA seraient admises aux femmes et c'est par conséquent plus difficile pour les hommes de l'avouer.
Un cercle vicieux
Ce schéma représente exactement le cercle vicieux dans lequel sont enfermés les personnes touchés par les TCA : passant de l'anorexie à la boulimie, c'est un cycle infernal qui ne s'arrête pas. Il ne faut pas oublier que des personnes en meurent. La solution est de s'obliger à manger 3 repas par jour et en cas de crise, reprendre le rythme des 3 repas quand même.
Quelles solutions pouvons nous apporter?
Un témoignage d'une mère dont la fille était atteinte de TCA a confié qu'elle "cachait des calories" dans les plats de sa fille pour qu'elle grossisse. Ainsi, à l'insu de sa fille, elle rajoutait de l'huile et des matières grasses dans son assiette. Est-ce vraiment une solution? Que faire pour s'en sortir ou aider les autres à s'en sortir? Ce sont des questions que beaucoup se sont posés sans jamais trouvés de réponse, à part celle que l'Etat français ne fait pas assez pour aider.
Antisocialisation?
Ce témoignage nous montre l'antisocialisation et le renfermement dans lesquelles sont aspirés les personnes atteintes de TCA : elles sont souvent seules et renfermées sur elles-mêmes.
"Les voir manger me dégoûtait. Je m'imaginais à leur place, jusqu'à ressentir une nausée. Quand j'ai été hospitalisée, je n'en pouvais plus de vivre à l'extérieur. La bouffe partout autour de moi m'agressait"
Boy Anorexia
The site www.boyanorexia.com proposes "triggers" for Boy Anorexia :
- An overweight child being teased or bullied at school. Comments might be made in a friendly manner, but then taken to heart.
- A highly academic child might be bullied by less able children and see food as a way to control his life.
- A less academic child might see weight loss as the only thing he can achieve positive results with.
- A child whose parents are always dieting might follow suit.
- A child who has seen an overweight parent or relative suffer a heart attack or any other problems might seek to prevent this happening to him by cutting back on food.
- A death in the family can create a feeling of helplessness and loss of control. A child might find comfort in having control over food.
- An overprotective or over dominant mother has often been blamed in the past for her child’s eating disorder.
- A passive or absent father has also been often cited as a reason for a child developing eating problems.
- Social pressures might cause a child to start dieting and exercising. Within our culture young men who have a slim and athletic build are portrayed as being popular, attractive, healthy and successful in life. A young boy with puppy fat might feel he has to take drastic measures to achieve this image as soon as possible.