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Teen Models And Eating Disorders
Every model, no matter what age they are, thinks they are
fat at some point in their career. One of the most stressful times in a
person's life is when they enter adolescence and this is the time when you will
begin to discover who you are, become more independent and establish new
friendships as well as embarking on a part-time career, such as modelling. Your
body will start developing and it will change at a different rate to your
friends and if you are desperate to become a model, you may be considering
trying to starve yourself because you think you are too big?
It is true, far high end fashion models, a certain height and weight and shape
needs to be stuck to, but as a teenager, there are lots of different types of teen
modelling jobs, which may be better suited for you. Plus size teen modelling is
all about being slightly plumper, perhaps taller than other models and still
you can get lots of work.
Handling the pressures of school modelling, may want you to
find something to help you cope, to concentrate on. Eating disorders can creep
up on teen models so unexpectedly, but they can also have devastating effects
which can last throughout your life. Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia are two of
the most common eating disorders that teen models experience and they can
seriously damage your health, hurt your insides and cause irreparable damage if
it goes too far.
Is there a party you desperately want to go to, and you
can't get into your favourite jeans? Perhaps you've considered not eating for
the next three days? Sometimes short little bursts like these little fads will
pass as soon as the party ends, and more often than not, the party won't be
that great anyway! But if you are finding you are constantly worrying about
your weight, looking at yourself in the mirror, and are considering yourself
too fat even though the weighing scales say differently, then you may have a
serious problem, and mental illness which is causing you to have an eating
disorder.
Going through puberty can be very upsetting, especially if
you're a teenager in the modelling industry and have been subjected to sexual
advances from other models perhaps? You need to remember you are a very special
person, and if somebody else tells you you're too fat, then that is their
problem and not yours. Modelling at the moment is just a game, not to be taken
seriously, but something that is a little bit of fun and which can help you
earn a little bit of pocket money possibly on the side. There's a lot of time
ahead of you to have any career you want to strive for, so enjoy your time
growing up because it won't last that long and you'll find yourself in your
mature modelling years in the blink of an eye. Don't diet for anyone else, and
look after your body as it is changing and you are growing into a young woman
or man.
There's lots of time ahead of you to be a model you want to
be, and if you are having eating disorders at the moment then contact someone
you trust such as a friend of the family, your parents, or better still,
someone who is a professional like your doctor or your school counsellor. There
is help out there for teen models with eating disorders we promise.
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