Can we stop pretending like being fashionably ill is a new problem plaguing our youth? This is a phenomenon that has happened before in history - Tuberculosis was seen as crazy fashionable during the romantic period, and could be part of the reason that things like pale skin, thin bodies, and fragility are STILL seen as fashionable to this day[1]. Maybe we're seeing something similar happen here?
[1] https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/tuberculosis-a-fashionable...