The internal, or psychological impacts, of BID can prompt fixated striving for flawlessness, low self-esteem, depression, battles over issues of control, family issues, embarrassment with a changing body, and mental or social disturbances such as sexual promiscuity (Enotes, 2010). Occasionally, young women become so worried with their body image that it can consume other aspects of their lives. The external, or physical impacts of BID can lead to behavioral issues. Health experts distinguish three categories of BID. The first would be considered compulsive eating, or binge eating. Those who binge, eat massive amounts of food even when they’re not hungry. The second category is anorexia nervosa, in which an individual has an unreasonable fear
