CONTENTS

• “It’s definitely due to a lack of knowledge…”
• Trend culture
• Perfection in every dimension

Eating disorders are becoming increasingly popular among medical specialists. This is positive news, because ignoring both mental and physical health never yields positive results. Given the current pace of life, a large portion of society strives for perfection in everything they do. A perfect home, family, hobbies, work, social life... a perfect diet? Yes, it can all be connected.

“It’s definitely due to a lack of knowledge…”

It turns out the situation is different. Often, people struggling with eating disorders (ED, eating disorder) have extensive knowledge about a healthy lifestyle, healthy meals , and dysfunction. However, this does not prevent the development of eating disorders. Knowledge and a high level of awareness are an important foundation, but life dictates different scenarios, and sometimes even this cannot protect a person from an unhealthy relationship with food.

Trend culture

Every year, or even several times a year, new trends are discussed on social media or television. The trend to be perfect persists and is driven by different people. The cult of perfection at any cost is extremely harmful to society and especially to the receptive minds of growing adolescents. Their high susceptibility to the influence of the information they receive and their not always well-developed ability to sift through the news reaching them can lead to private tragedies if they lack a mentor or an opposing source of information. Then there is a chance that the young person will adopt healthy habits and better filter information for themselves in the future. This applies not only to young people but also to adults at different stages of life.

Perfection in every dimension

High perfectionism is accompanied by high sensitivity and an intense experience of life situations. Everything should be done perfectly; there is no room for mediocrity or mistakes. Often, a traumatic situation can trigger a developing disorder—even then, the perfectionism does not disappear. To focus on something else, one can concentrate on nutrition. This can be accompanied by setting the bar high every day, increasing in intensity in this situation. Eating disorders can take many forms: from the use of increasingly frequent elimination diets to meticulous calorie counting to frequent and precise weighing and measuring to intense thinking about meals and the accompanying, sometimes conflicting emotions.

Healthy perfectionism isn't harmful. It helps you achieve your goals, achieve success, and shape your life in a way that's satisfying. Unhealthy, excessive perfectionism increases your susceptibility to eating disorders.

If you notice an unfavorable and negative relationship with food in yourself or someone around you, do not hesitate to seek help from specialists.