Hidden Omega

Actually, I'm a little scared, I'm sorry. Let's not make promises

Himchan had taken Namjoon's hand and intertwined their fingers as they walked up to the door leading into the clinic. Youngjae walked a few steps behind them, he wanted to give them their space but also wanted to make sure that he was there for them if they needed him.

Namjoon knew how it looked before they stepped inside. While at the hospital, he had researched where they might send him to get treated. It had been a threat Doctor Choi had used when he ripped out his IV.

It looked a lot more lived in that the pictures showed, which Namjoon choose to see as a good thing. It was bright but not in a childish way, more as a way to show happiness. A male doctor was waiting in the entranceway for them, he was a beta from what Namjoon could smell. He was a short man with a normal build probably in his early 30ths his facial features making it seem like he wasn't completely Korean.

"Mr Kim and Mr Kim, it good to see that you could get here." He looked relieved as he looked down on the papers he was walking with.

Namjoon turned to look confused at Himchan. He had this feeling that there was something he wasn't getting. Luckily Himchan was quick at filling him in. "I told Doctor Myung that we would meet some of the patients here, they aren't allowed to leave from here and could use some positive in their life. Plus they agreed to tell us about why they are here if that is okay with you, of course?"

Namjoon was quick to nod at that. He knew that eating disorders could ruin your body, and he agreed with Himchan that people who were here probably needed some positive. Even if it was still weird for him that he counted as that positive thing, it was still surprising to Namjoon. Doctor Myung looked even more relieved. "I thought maybe I would tell you a little bit about eating disorders, more specifically anorexia nervosa?"

Both idols nodded, Youngjae now resting a hand on Namjoon's hip as to show he was still there but not saying something. "Anorexia nervosa, or just anorexia as you guys know it, is as most known is the desire for a thin body with the use of food restriction. Majority of the people suffering will deny that they are thin, count calories if not just stop eating in general.

"We find that anorexia disproportionately affects omegas and in a lesser degree, betas. But recently we have found an increase in the amount of alphas suffering from it. We know it isn't a natural mental disorder such as with bipolar and ADHD and other disorders. Those can be measured on the brain, and they are something that you more often than not are born with or born with tendencies towards. Anorexia is much different from a medical and psychological point of view; it makes no sense why omegas would suffer so disproportionately towards it than the other sub genders.

As the subgender that statistically carries the most offspring, it is much more important that they have a healthy weight. Where alpha's rut can still trigger no matter their weight, omega's underweight will often not have their heats nor will they be able to produce slick. This means that anorexia is detrimental to an omega. This has left us with 4-5 different causes of anorexia. The media and pressure from photoshopped ads. Professionals and careers like ballet and other stuff that pressure you towards a certain weight and family and childhood traumas. This includes everything from sexual abuse to losing your parent pack, or anything like that. Peer pressure is also a factor—last but not least, fear. With lifestyle illnesses on the rise and things like the American shows about heavily obese people scare especially young people into heavy dieting in fear. In America, Mexico and the UK, there has been a steep rise in eating disorders by people who lost family pack members to lifestyle illnesses or has seen how bad it can get up close. People like that often struggle with finding the right balance in their life."

Namjoon tried to keep all the information in his mind. He tried to place both him and Himchan to figure out which one they were, how they ended there. But Himchan just lightly squeezed his hand as to tell him not to worry about it, which may be Himchan was right in that. It probably wouldn't lead to anything good for him at that moment. He should focus on what the Doctor said.