Goldman discussed her experiences in college, when her battle with anorexia began. While attending campus functions as a freshman, including fraternity parties, she remembered observing thin, beautiful young women. Seeing these young women and how they commanded attention from young men made her re-evaluate her own body. She began altering her diet and running farther each day. By Thanksgiving break during her freshman year, Goldman had lost so much weight that her parents were alarmed. They tried to keep her home to receive treatment.
Goldman emphasized to her listeners that "No one can make you better." An eating disorder is something that has to be faced by each individual sufferer. She also emphasized that media images of women's bodies on magazine covers and in advertisements are false images of beauty - photos that have been airbrushed and electronically modified to remove any perceived imperfections. She provided a visual demonstration of airbrushing and photo manipulation techniques that are used by major publications. These techniques, she warned, damage the confidence of women, as women are made to feel inferior for not achieving the same flawless bodies. (Source: www.signal-online.net)
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