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The听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry听has been around /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for a long time, since about the 17th century, and has had a global reach through Europe, Asia, North America, etc. It involves a variety o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f pro/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fessions, including听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听designers, models, photographers, set directors, casting directors, stylists, hair/makeup artists. The nature o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f the听industry听causes all these pro/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fessionals to constantly be agitated as they strive /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for per/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fection, even in the smallest details. However, in this /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fast-paced听industry, models tend to have it the worst as they are expected to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/follow all the consolidated instructions coming /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/from the sta/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f around them. Being /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/forced to /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fit into all these di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/ferent models has unsurprisingly led to a high rate o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f mental health issues amongst this group. It is especially concerning to see the听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry's e/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fect on eating disorders in models.

As somebody who has been in the听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for around 7 years, I have vast experience with this. Most o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f my /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/friends and colleagues have su/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fered /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/from at least one eating disorder, with me being no exception. Although my experience was less severe than my colleagues, it was still an anxiety-ridden time in my li/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fe.

Eating disorders come in many shapes and /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/forms, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Despite their varying symptoms, they all have a common root in cultural ideals. While eating disorders may start o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f as unhealthy eating habits, they eventually become an obsession and destroy a persons' relationship with /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/food.

Such destructive behaviors may involve not eating, intentional purging a/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fter eating, taking laxatives, among other things. These actions o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/ften become implicitly promoted in the modeling听industry, especially in the western culture where the beauty standard is about being as thin as possible. However, these standards are o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/ften impossible to attain and lead to a culture o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f attaining impossible beauty no matter the cost. As a model, you constantly have people telling you that you are not thin enough or need to lose inches on your hips/waist/bust, and it's hard not to take that personally. Yes, it's an听industry, and it might be a job, but that does not entitle anyone to tear your body and con/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fidence apart. Questioning yoursel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f and your identity because you couldn't instantly /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fit the per/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fect model mold that a client wanted shouldn't be allowed, yet it is the standard. I believe this is the driving /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/force behind eating disorders in the听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry.

These disorders can coincide with anxiety. Between the early call times, running all over di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/ferent cities (most you're un/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/familiar with), and the impossible beauty standards, the pressure keeps building until you are in a state o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f constant worry. You're waiting /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for the "other shoe to drop," so to speak, even i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f everything is going right.

This constant worrying about being thin enough, being liked by a designer, or, in general, being good enough to model causes a breakdown o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f your sel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f-image, and this breakdown paves the way /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for eating disorders to develop. It's a way o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f controlling something because you /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/feel everything else is out o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f your control. A/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fter all, even i/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f you can't control which designers book me, you can control your /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/food intake.

Despite the drawbacks o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f the听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry, there are still ways the听industry听can change /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for the better. I/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f the people o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f this听industry听were more inclusive o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f "all shapes and sizes" and didn't /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/force speci/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fic measurements on models, it would reduce the need to try and be smaller than your body naturally wants to be. Designers can be more inclusive by making several di/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/ferent sample sizes instead o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f only one and including people o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f all shapes and sizes to walk down the runway showcasing their designs. In general, messaging about beauty can change to whatever body shape you attain /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/from eating healthily and exercising a proper amount is the best build /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for you. This would also help the general population because young boys and girls would see healthy-looking people in magazines instead o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f this unattainable body type. It is imperative /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/for cultural ideas to change in /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/favor o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f natural beauty.

I/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f you take anything away /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/from this blog, take away that beauty standards in the听/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion听industry听are not always achieved with healthy methods. Keep eating healthy, exercising, and loving yoursel/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f because you are per/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fect just the way you are!

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Sources and /thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/further research

Ekern, Jacquelyn. "The听Fashion听Industry听& Body Image; Transcending the Acquisition o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f Thinness."听 Eating Disorder Hope , 15 May 2015,听 https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/in/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/formation/the-/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/fashion-industry-transcending-the-acquisition-o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f-thinness .

Petre, Alina. "Learn about 6 Common Types o/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f Eating Disorders and Their Symptoms."听 Healthline , Healthline Media, 30 Oct. 2019,听 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders .

Yotka, Ste/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f/thrive/students/thrive-thursdays/fashion/mentalhealth/f. "A New Study Takes on Eating Disorders in Modeling."听 Vogue , Vogue, 2 Feb. 2017,听 https://www.vogue.com/article/model-alliance-eating-disorder-study .