Anorexia

(I've decided to start writing about different mental and physical diseases.)

Anorexia is a serious mental disease that affects a persons physical health, impacting their weight heavily. The full name is Anorexia Nervosa, and it is characterized by self-starvation and very excessive sudden weight loss.

Some of the symptoms of Anorexia are:

• Inadequate food intake leading to a weight that is clearly very low.
• Fear of weight gain, obsession with weight and persistent behavior to prevent weight gain.
• Low self-esteem related to body images.
• Binge-Eating Type Involves purging and binge-eating after being starved for a while.
• Restricting Type Does not include binge-eating or purging, but rather eats a very little-to-nothing daily.

Eating disorder experts find that prompt, intensive treatment improves chances of recovery significantly. It is very important to be aware of warning signs of Anorexia.

Warning signs include:

• Dramatic weight loss
• Preoccupied by weight, calories, food, and dieting.
• Refusal to eat certain foods.
• Frequent comments about feeling fat or overweight despite weight loss.
• Denial of hunger.
• Anxiety about gaining weight.
• Excuses to avoid mealtimes.
• Excessive, rigid exercise.

Anorexia involves self-starvation; The body is denied essential nutrients to function healthily. This can lead to many serious medical consequences, such as:

• Abnormally slow heart rate, which raises the risk of heart failure.
• Reduction of bone density, which causes dry and brittle bones.
• Muscle loss and weakness
• Dehydration, which can lead to kidney failure.
• Fainting, fatigue, and overall weakness.
• Dry hair and skin.

Overall, anorexia nevorsa is a very serious illness, which should be attended to as soon as possible. 

 

No More Mythology?

I really want to finish up with Greek Mythology, but the end of the year is already here. I may be doing other random blogs instead of the Psyche story. I think it'd be better to do something else instead of staying on just writing Greek stories.

I don't really know what I am going to do. It's probably going to just be random posts, maybe about art or something like that. I don't really know yet. Well, I guess we'll see what's going to happen next week, on Monday.

Psyche Continued

Psyche was beginning to give up all hope on finding Eros.

She was miserable. She'd been searching for Eros for a few months now, and she wasn't any closer to finding him. She rounded a corner and saw a river.

She jumped in the river, not thinking straight, and attempted to drown herself. But a satyr had been walking by and saw her, and jumped in to pull her out.

"Leave me alone!" She cried on the river bank. "I just want to die!"

"Well, that isn't going to help you. You're obviously pregnant, and you have to think about it." He said. "Could you tell me why you're sad?"

So Psyche told him, everything from her bully sisters to losing Eros.

The satyr thought for a moment. "So, you want to get to Mount Olympus?" Psyche nodded."Well, it's a good thing I know how to get there!"

Psyche Continued

Psyche was sent back down to Earth, but she didn't go back to her parents kingdom. She was determined to find Eros and win him back.

Psyche traveled far away. Once, she found a beat up and abandoned temple to Hera, which she immediately put her search for Eros on hold to clean up, because Psyche was a very kind person who respected her gods.

After cleaning it up, Hera showed herself to Psyche, saying that she would reward her for cleaning up the temple.

"Please! I just want one thing!" She cried. "To see my beloved Eros again!"

Hera shook her head sadly. "I'm sorry. Aphrodite forbids Eros from you, and I can't fight another god. But when you do need help or guidance, I will be there to help."

So Psyche went on her way. She found another abandoned temple, which after cleaning up she found was a temple to Demeter.

Demeter arrived, and gave Psyche a wish, such as Hera. And Psyche wished for the same thing, but Demeter answered just like Hera.

Psyche went on, but was beginning to give up hope of being able to find Eros again.

Psyche Continued

Psyche's sisters pretended to be nice to her as Psyche showed them around the palace. On the inside, her sisters burned with jealousy.

Psyche's sisters convinced her to let them visit again, and while they visited the put doubt of Psyche's husband in her mind. Eventually, Psyche was desperate to see what her husband really looked like. So, at night, she got up with a lamp and saw who her husband is.

Psyche's jaw dropped as soon as her eyes fell on her sleeping husband.

"My husband is... Eros?" She whispered, which probably was a bad idea. Eros' eyes snapped open, and he flew in the air, wide awake. Psyche looked around and saw the palace crumbling into dust.

"Psyche! Do you not remember my rules?" He said, his eyes burning. Psyche cringed and whimpered.

"Now we can't be together! I don't want that, but that's  how it has to be. I don't want to leave, especially when you have the baby to worry about.."

"Wait, what?!" Psyche exclaimed.

"I'm sorry. This is goodbye." And with that, Eros flew away, leaving Psyche weeping, pregnant, and heartbroken.

Psyche Continued

After a long time, when Psyche and her husband (which I assume you already know who it is) have lived with each other a while, Psyche was starting to miss her family, especially her two sisters, who had already married off down below. But, why would she miss her sisters? They were always so mean and jealous of her. But, I guess that's the kind of person Psyche is.

It was day, which meant Psyche's husband wasn't home.  She thought of her sisters.

When night came, Psyche talked to her husband about her sisters coming to visit her. Her husband was very hesitant at first, but Psyche managed to get her husband to agree.

The following day, Psyche told Zephrys, the wind god who took her their in the first place to take her sisters their. So, her sisters had been swept up from Earth and taken to the floating palace. But, as soon as her sisters landed, Psyche regretted it. She suddenly remembered how mean her sisters could be.

This wasn't going to be good...

Psyche Continued

 Psyche was sat in her giant comfy bed when she sensed someone enter the room. She looked to the door, but saw nobody.

"Hello?" She asked timidly.

"Hi." A voice said back. "Uh, I'm sorry we have to meet this way. The thing is, I kinda wanted to be with you. Oh, gods, this is harder than I thought."

Psyche jaw dropped. This was an invisible man! And, I guess he is her husband too?

"Are you supposed to be my husband?" Psyche asked.

"Yes. Sorry, but this was the only way I was supposed to meet you. There are people after me and you, which is why I can't show you what you look like. I can't be here during the day, either. And the number one ground rule is you can't look at me while I'm sleeping. This is the only way for us to be together. Oh, yeah, I forgot... You may not love me back..." Psyche's husband trailed off.

"You think you love me because I'm beautiful?" Psyche inquired.

"Well, not really. I mean, yes, you are beautiful, but I love you because of how you handled it. This is kinda creepy, but every time I watch you I think of how you haven't let your beauty go to your head. You stayed kind and sweet. That's why I love you."

Psyche's eyes widened as she smiled. That was the nicest thing anyone had ever said to Psyche in her entire life.

"Well, if we're going to be a couple," Psyche said, "I guess we'll have to get to know each other, then."


*Hi! Sorry, Psyche's story is very long and I haven't been able to write in a while. After Psyche's story, I am going to to try out something else. Thanks!*