We live in a world of extremely imperfect definitions of perfection.
In an era which is practically run by media, it is nearly impossible to defy the rules that this institution sets for the general masses.
The glamor it portrays often gets to the wisest of people and thousands fall prey to this monster.
The beauty of women is something that has been of great importance since the evolution of civilization.
In every era, women have tried several things and followed various trends in order for them to be considered beautiful.
The definition of the beauty of women hasn't remained the same over the centuries and in different regions.
However, when media took control of the world and the entire planet was made a global village, abnormal trends started appearing and one of the biggest of these was the universal definition of beautiful women.
Size zero is a term we often come across.
While it seems like a very ordinary, completely harmless term, it is actually a silent killer, an abnormal obsession and the cause of the destruction of thousands of women worldwide.
This article is dedicated to all those who have a family member or a friend who has been the victim of anorexia nervosa, and to all those who have been, or are, fighting a battle against this monster.
In the simplest of words, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder which forces an individual to eat far less than what the individual should actually eat in order for the individual to remain 'slim'.
It comprises of a few primary features which include refusal to maintain a healthy body weight, an extremely distorted image in one's mind about her own body and a very abnormal fear of gaining weight.
This disorder makes an individual paranoid about gaining weight.
Such individuals suffer from a grave mental disorder as they perceive themselves to be 'ugly' and fat even when they are underweight.
It is healthy for individuals to follow a controlled diet plan if they feel they are gaining excessive weight, however, it is essential for these individuals to know when exactly to stop the diet.
For people who suffer from anorexia, there's no end to this diet.
In fact, they keep reducing the amount of food they consume continuously.
Anorexia is a disorder associated with the glamorous image that size zero models portray.
Women all over the world idealize these women and wish to have a body like theirs.
Anorexia isn't a 'disease' that an individual can get tested for.
It cannot be identified by strict medical procedures.
It is more like a disease of the mind that exists silently within an individual's body, slowly killing the person inside.
Anorexia is not merely an eating disorder.
It includes an individual's whole lifestyle.
Anorexic individuals tend to get depressed if they feel they are gaining weight even when in reality they are extremely underweight.
As a result, they cut back onfoodeven more.
Anorexia is normally taken lightly when it is in its early stages.
However, this makes this disorder more deadly.
Since one tends to take it lightly in the beginning, it gets out of control in later stages.
Anorexia actually causes deaths all around the world.
Healthy individuals actually lose their lives to this deadly monster simply because they fall prey to the media's attractive traps.
If you have a friend or a family member who has anorexia, be sure to get them professional help.
If you yourself are a victim of this disorder, reach out for help.
Beauty lies within the individual himself, not in the imperfect definitions of beauty that the world has set.
The only way to deal with this monster is to redefine our standards of beauty in order to lift the immense pressure from women worldwide.