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Goes in depth about how women perceive their body image in accordance to social media their own self-perception. Discusses eating disorders and their impact on women's psychology.

This article explains how gender inequality exists throughout the world, generally in a work setting. It discusses how this inequality goes beyond unequal pay, seeing as the stereotypes allowing for the distinction between men and women tie into psychology and basic human thinking. It explains why it is difficult to overcome, seeing as it is virtually impossible to sway and manipulate the way people think.

Lots of treatment options are available for the ones who are suffering from these disorders. One is psychotherapy by talking to a psychologist, about 50% of these patients are suffering from depression. Another kind of treatment is a cognitive behavioral therapy where you set goals and helps change unhealthy thought patterns. Nutritional counseling is also a treatment by eating healthier to maintain your body healthy. However, some patients need a medically supervised diet to get back to a healthy weight.

Eating disorders are very common in today's society, but there are patients who have faced eating disorders and overcome them. With the treatment of therapy, counseling, and a supervised diet, many people who suffer from eating disorders can learn how to defeat them and avoid the possibility of facing the disorder again.

The scary part of eating disorders is how deadly they can be. The more a person starves themselves, the more muscles are eaten up; including the heart. I think it would interesting to see how eating disorders manifest in different cultures or minority groups. I know that eating disorders for women can be different from that of men and the method of treating that is also interesting.