My Sister's Keeper 2007

Assalaamu Alaikum. Sometimes when we feel pressure to look a certain way in order to gain acceptance, we choose the wrong way to achieve it. We don't do it by exercise or watching what we eat, but we choose a more drastic way to get results fast. Those ways can turn into eating disorders such as Anorexia or Bulimia. These disorders can be very damaging to our bodies and may even kill us. Some teens may be very susceptible to these disorders because of the immense pressure on them to fit in. Allahu Akbar! Allah has not placed this pressure on us women to be judged by our bodies in society; however, some women may still feel the need to take drastic measures because of pressure from their husband to be thinner or because they just want to lose weight themselves. Please take a look at these links and watch for signs in yourselves, your friends, and your children. Tahira http://www.anred.com/stats.html (Statistics)

National Eating Disorders Association