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CaribGyrl · 03-31-2004, 10:46 PM

Ok...so I work on an inpatient Psychiatric unit....and within the past month we have had a total of 4 eating disorder patients all under the age of 12. It can be really hard to work with them because they have such a warped since of body image that many of us couldn't imagine.....I just want to know what in the world is going on in society that these girls feel the need to be pencil-thin to look beautiful? And as West Indians, how often do we see this problem in our culture?

cseemungal · 04-01-2004, 11:25 AM

aLL THESE KIDS TODAY WANT TO BE MOVE STARS AND ENTERTAINERS LOOK AT MTV NEW SHOW " I WANT A CELEBRITY FACE" ARE THESE PEOPLE FOR REAL. i LOVE THE FACE GOD GIVE ME AND i DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSES OWN. hONESTLY THE aMERICAN SOCIETY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO DO THEY NEED A BACK YARD TO PLAY PITCH AND PLAY DOLLY HOUSE USING MUD AND ALL THEM OLD LEAVE ON THE TREES THAT IS REAL CHILDHOOD. SO THAT THEY COULD STOP FOCUSSING ON FASHION, MUSIC,SEX AND BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND.

Hotgirl11226 · 04-01-2004, 07:30 PM

just look at the media, the superstars.

Take top model for instance, with the second season and all, the girls are always fairly thin.

batadog · 04-02-2004, 12:17 PM

Society has alot to do with what out future holds for our kids.

Try to remember how the society was 10 yrs ago, it's nothing like what it is today so imagine 10 yrs from now.

Oneshot · 04-02-2004, 02:28 PM

it has a lot to do with ur home though.. if ur parents make you feel comfortable in ur skin, i don't beleive you suffer with an eating disorder.. you may be might eat too much..

Socakay · 04-03-2004, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by CaribGyrl
Ok...so I work on an inpatient Psychiatric unit....and within the past month we have had a total of 4 eating disorder patients all under the age of 12. It can be really hard to work with them because they have such a warped since of body image that many of us couldn't imagine.....I just want to know what in the world is going on in society that these girls feel the need to be pencil-thin to look beautiful? And as West Indians, how often do we see this problem in our culture?

Where did you get those lady icons? I want them for my emails.

CaribGyrl · 04-03-2004, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by Socakay
Where did you get those lady icons? I want them for my emails.

check your pm

zenzele1 · 04-03-2004, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by CaribGyrl
Ok...so I work on an inpatient Psychiatric unit....and within the past month we have had a total of 4 eating disorder patients all under the age of 12. It can be really hard to work with them because they have such a warped since of body image that many of us couldn't imagine.....I just want to know what in the world is going on in society that these girls feel the need to be pencil-thin to look beautiful? And as West Indians, how often do we see this problem in our culture?

This is really sad and becoming a problem. Years ago, you would never find that young black or brown girls would have eating disorders, but as our girls are becoming more influenced by the media they are developing the same diseases as young white girls. These girls watch MTV and tv shows in general and they just want to be thin, thin, thin.

Even when the parents are telling these girls they are beautiful, they are still being influenced by the media, whcih can be destructive.

03-31-2004, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
CaribGyrl SoCa ADdIcT-nEeD aH fIx Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Coconut City Posts: 7,343 Credits: 771	Beauty and Young girls today! Ok...so I work on an inpatient Psychiatric unit....and within the past month we have had a total of 4 eating disorder patients all under the age of 12. It can be really hard to work with them because they have such a warped since of body image that many of us couldn't imagine.....I just want to know what in the world is going on in society that these girls feel the need to be pencil-thin to look beautiful? And as West Indians, how often do we see this problem in our culture?

04-01-2004, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
cseemungal December Baby Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New York Posts: 306 Credits: 521	Too much TV AND gAMES aLL THESE KIDS TODAY WANT TO BE MOVE STARS AND ENTERTAINERS LOOK AT MTV NEW SHOW " I WANT A CELEBRITY FACE" ARE THESE PEOPLE FOR REAL. i LOVE THE FACE GOD GIVE ME AND i DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSES OWN. hONESTLY THE aMERICAN SOCIETY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO DO THEY NEED A BACK YARD TO PLAY PITCH AND PLAY DOLLY HOUSE USING MUD AND ALL THEM OLD LEAVE ON THE TREES THAT IS REAL CHILDHOOD. SO THAT THEY COULD STOP FOCUSSING ON FASHION, MUSIC,SEX AND BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND.

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04-01-2004, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hotgirl11226 Ball-in-Hand Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NY Posts: 6,197 Credits: 3,802	just look at the media, the superstars. Take top model for instance, with the second season and all, the girls are always fairly thin.

04-02-2004, 12:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
batadog Jus' Ah Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In Front of SuperStar Posts: 14 Credits: 122	Society has alot to do with what out future holds for our kids. Try to remember how the society was 10 yrs ago, it's nothing like what it is today so imagine 10 yrs from now.

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Oneshot where de crix Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 16,857 Credits: 24,372	it has a lot to do with ur home though.. if ur parents make you feel comfortable in ur skin, i don't beleive you suffer with an eating disorder.. you may be might eat too much..

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