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Man up and take it

“Anorexia Nervosa” is probably the most well known eating disorder. Despite the fact that this is one of the most common mental illness, there is still a huge stigma around this subject. There are endless amount of myths around this specific eating disorder, which aren’t always true. In this post, I will bust the absurd banality that men can’t suffer from from anorexia.

A “women’s” world

It’s often believed or assumed that the world of Anorexia (or any other eating disorder) is for rich white girls only, let me tell you: it’s not! It can affect every gender, race, age and social class and one of the most infuriating things is that some people believe that it can’t affect men. It’s true that there are less men with eating disorders, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Let’s get into the statistics for a second. Only ten percent of the people who suffer from anorexia are men, but the actual amount is estimated to be a lot higher due to several reasons.

Progressive society?

It can be said that our 21st century’s society is the big bad guy here. Just like women, also men get confronted with the ideal muscular or slim body types on a daily basis (special thanks to a crazy little thing called social media), which also makes a ton of men very self conscious. Men with anorexia is still such a taboo and the fact that they have been taught from a young age to man up and show no emotion, often causes them to be shrouded in shame and be scared to search for help. When some of them eventually find the courage to reach out, it can even occur that they are misdiagnosed. Absolutely ridiculous isn’t it?

What can we do?

First and foremost, we have to break the taboo and stigma around this subject. “How can we do this?”, I hear you wondering. The answer is INFORMATION. Talk about it, inform people who may have a wrong view or aren’t well informed. There is also another problem that has to go: for god’s sake, get rid of the whole “man up” idea, we don’t live in the 19th century anymore! Men are less likely to hide their feelings when the social pressure is gone. And last, but definitely not least; talk to people who you think are developing or suffering from an eating disorder. When you notice warning signs like sudden weight loss, a changing in the eating pattern or an unhealthy obsession with calories, weight and food, reach out to them. It’s not easy for them to make the first step, you can literally save lives!

Thanks for reading and supporting my blog! I hope you learned new and interesting things about this rather serious subject. Subscribe for more content. Love and kisses from your favorite blogger.

-xxx Bram

Uitgelicht

Man up and take it

“Anorexia Nervosa” is probably the most well known eating disorder. Despite the fact that this is one of the most common mental illness, there is still a huge stigma around this subject. There are endless amount of myths around this specific eating disorder, which aren’t always true. In this post, I will bust the absurd banality that men can’t suffer from from anorexia.

A “women’s” world

It’s often believed or assumed that the world of Anorexia (or any other eating disorder) is for rich white girls only, let me tell you: it’s not! It can affect every gender, race, age and social class and one of the most infuriating things is that some people believe that it can’t affect men. It’s true that there are less men with eating disorders, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Let’s get into the statistics for a second. Only ten percent of the people who suffer from anorexia are men, but the actual amount is estimated to be a lot higher due to several reasons.

Progressive society?

It can be said that our 21st century’s society is the big bad guy here. Just like women, also men get confronted with the ideal muscular or slim body types on a daily basis (special thanks to a crazy little thing called social media), which also makes a ton of men very self conscious. Men with anorexia is still such a taboo and the fact that they have been taught from a young age to man up and show no emotion, often causes them to be shrouded in shame and be scared to search for help. When some of them eventually find the courage to reach out, it can even occur that they are misdiagnosed. Absolutely ridiculous isn’t it?

What can we do?

First and foremost, we have to break the taboo and stigma around this subject. “How can we do this?”, I hear you wondering. The answer is INFORMATION. Talk about it, inform people who may have a wrong view or aren’t well informed. There is also another problem that has to go: for god’s sake, get rid of the whole “man up” idea, we don’t live in the 19th century anymore! Men are less likely to hide their feelings when the social pressure is gone. And last, but definitely not least; talk to people who you think are developing or suffering from an eating disorder. When you notice warning signs like sudden weight loss, a changing in the eating pattern or an unhealthy obsession with calories, weight and food, reach out to them. It’s not easy for them to make the first step, you can literally save lives!

Thanks for reading and supporting my blog! I hope you learned new and interesting things about this rather serious subject. Subscribe for more content. Love and kisses from your favorite blogger.

-xxx Bram

Man up and take it

“Anorexia Nervosa” is probably the most well known eating disorder. Despite the fact that this is one of the most common mental illness, there is still a huge stigma around this subject. There are endless amount of myths around this specific eating disorder, which aren’t always true. In this post, I will bust the absurd banality that men can’t suffer from from anorexia.

A “women’s” world

It’s often believed or assumed that the world of Anorexia (or any other eating disorder) is for rich white girls only, let me tell you: it’s not! It can affect every gender, race, age and social class and one of the most infuriating things is that some people believe that it can’t affect men. It’s true that there are less men with eating disorders, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Let’s get into the statistics for a second. Only ten percent of the people who suffer from anorexia are men, but the actual amount is estimated to be a lot higher due to several reasons.

Progressive society?

It can be said that our 21st century’s society is the big bad guy here. Just like women, also men get confronted with the ideal muscular or slim body types on a daily basis (special thanks to a crazy little thing called social media), which also makes a ton of men very self conscious. Men with anorexia is still such a taboo and the fact that they have been taught from a young age to man up and show no emotion, often causes them to be shrouded in shame and be scared to search for help. When some of them eventually find the courage to reach out, it can even occur that they are misdiagnosed. Absolutely ridiculous isn’t it?

What can we do?

First and foremost, we have to break the taboo and stigma around this subject. “How can we do this?”, I hear you wondering. The answer is INFORMATION. Talk about it, inform people who may have a wrong view or aren’t well informed. There is also another problem that has to go: for god’s sake, get rid of the whole “man up” idea, we don’t live in the 19th century anymore! Men are less likely to hide their feelings when the social pressure is gone. And last, but definitely not least; talk to people who you think are developing or suffering from an eating disorder. When you notice warning signs like sudden weight loss, a changing in the eating pattern or an unhealthy obsession with calories, weight and food, reach out to them. It’s not easy for them to make the first step, you can literally save lives!

Thanks for reading and supporting my blog! I hope you learned new and interesting things about this rather serious subject. Subscribe for more content. Love and kisses from your favorite blogger.

-xxx Bram

Stel jezelf voor (voorbeeldbericht)

Dit is een voorbeeldbericht, dat oorspronkelijk gepubliceerd is als onderdeel van Blogging University. Schrijf je in voor een van onze tien programma’s en begin op de juiste manier aan je blog.

Vandaag ga je een bericht publiceren. Maak je geen zorgen over hoe je blog eruitziet. Maak je geen zorgen als je deze nog geen naam hebt gegeven of je je overweldigd voelt. Je hoeft alleen op de knop ‘Nieuw bericht’ te klikken en ons te vertellen waarom je hier bent.

Wat is het nut hiervan?

  • Het geeft nieuwe lezers context. Waar sta je voor? Waarom moeten mensen je blog lezen?
  • Omdat je je hierdoor kunt concentreren op je eigen blog-ideeën en wat je met je blog wilt bereiken.

Het bericht kan kort of lang zijn, een persoonlijke introductie van je leven of een missieverklaring in blogvorm, een manifest voor de toekomst of een eenvoudig overzicht van het soort berichten dat je wilt publiceren.

Om je op weg te helpen, staan hieronder een aantal vragen:

  • Waarom heb je een openbare blog, in plaats van een persoonlijk dagboek?
  • Over welke onderwerpen zul je schrijven, denk je?
  • Wie wil je bereiken via je blog?
  • Als je heel het komende jaar blijft bloggen, wat hoop je daar dan mee te bereiken?

Niets van dit staat nog vast. Een van de leuke dingen van blogs is dat ze continu veranderen naarmate we leren, groeien en met elkaar communiceren, maar het is goed om te weten waar je bent begonnen en waarom je een blog hebt gemaakt. Door je doelen vast te stellen, krijg je misschien een paar goede ideeën voor berichten.

Geen idee hoe je moet beginnen? Noteer gewoon het eerste dat in je opkomt. Anne Lamott, schrijver van een boek, auteur van een geweldig boek over schrijven, zegt dat je jezelf toestemming moet geven om een ‘belabberde eerste versie’ te schrijven. Anne heeft een goed punt: begin gewoon met schrijven en maak je later pas zorgen over het verbeteren ervan.

Wanneer je er klaar voor bent om te publiceren, geef je je bericht drie tot vijf tags die de essentie van je blog beschrijven: schrijven, fotografie, fictie, opvoeden, eten, auto’s, films, sport … of wat dan ook. Met deze tags kunnen andere mensen die interesse hebben in je onderwerpen je vinden in de Reader. Kies voor ‘zerotohero’ als een van je tags, zodat andere nieuwe bloggers je ook kunnen vinden.

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