Why does pro-anorexia happen?
21.October, 2008
I've encountered many websites that are created by people parading their anorexia like a sort of badge, and encouraging others to lose weight. There are even posts such as this one:
"26 July 2008 @ 04:36 pm
h i everyone x
its about 4:30 here and ive had about 3 cups of green tea already 
i dont even really like it but its better then all the other things in my kitchen.
I dont even know why but im feeling so down today, all i can think about is being hungry and its really annoying me, i need to get some energy and do something other then just sitting here on my laptop!! i really want the day to be over so i can go to sleep.
Does anyone know how many calories is in one grape ? ive had two today and someone told me they were 1 calorie each but im not sure x
thanks x"
Don't get me wrong, these girls can do what they want. I'm just very curious about what goes through people's heads when they're pro-ana. A detailed answer will be rewarded with ten points and a cookie.
It is because they are addicted to starving themselves. Unfortunately I had this addiction myself, even though I never went to pro ana websites. During the first phase, anorexia becomes you friend, your life and means everything to you. You do not want to give it up, it sort of makes you feel "high". You would do anything to get any advice from ANYBODY how to lose more weight. The quicker the better.
You cannot see the true picture in the mirror, you think you look fat (I thought this at 28kg when I almost died!).
Even though you don't eat, you are obsessed with thoughts about food. 24 hours per day you cannot think of anything else. This is because your body is trying to constantly remind you to eat, but you want to win the battle and be "stronger" than you physical needs. And when you manage to resist, you feel as if you have won, it gives you satisfaction.
And I am sure because people who cannot think of anything but food use these pro ana websites to gain even more inspiration to achieve their goals.
These websites should not exist.
Anorexia will kill many people, and for others it will become chronic and will just continue to be there forever (i.e. people remain seriously underweight and just consume enough so that they can just about survive the day). Less than 50 % recover completely.
I hope this helps to answer your question why people use these terrible websites.
Any more questions, please ask, I'm happy to help!
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26.July, 2008 um 11:06 am
Because they are suffering from the disease…
And what are you on about they can do what they want? No. These should not be allowed, they spur eachother on to get even more seriously ill, and they are all killing themselves so no they should not be allowed to do what they want, they need help.
You are not in the right state of mind if you are suffering from Anorexia. One of my best friends was anorexic and her personality completely changed, your body image is completely distorted and you think you are fat and disgusting. They are not happy with their body image and sometimes that can just go out of control, and my friend said it's almost like a second voice in her head, saying she was fat and she imagined she had eaten when she hadn't..
and wtf to the last answer. Many many people with eating disorders have never had any sexual abuse..
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26.July, 2008 um 11:08 am
Some girls do this as a way for attention and it wouldnt surprise me if who ever wrote this was eatting a bag of chips while writting it, most people who suffer from anorexia dont talk about it because they want to keep it hidden.
ok as to why people are anorexic or bulemic (sp?) most of the time these people are striving to be what they consider perfect and the only way they see to do this is to starve themselves until there nearly dead. It is a real psychological disorder just like depression or bi-polar, if you know someone with this talking to them wont help but you should try to get them into counceling while it's early on, once a trend it set and has been set for some time it can be very hard to get it reversed or to undo the damage already done.
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hem hem…wheres my cookie???? lol
26.July, 2008 um 11:11 am
Because, as long as sexual abuse happens it will never stop. One side effect of ana/mia is sexual abuse as children. The child feels that its so "UNSPEAKABLE" that the only way to handle it is to throw up, getting "RID' of their feelings.
One of the reasons this happens is because they will change their appearance and people will have to "ASK' them what is going on. This disease has a lot more to it then what you think.
What is going on in their minds is that they feel trapped,scared and they don't know how to verbally express their needs or thoughts. Most of them keep that verbal secret till he day they die.
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26.July, 2008 um 2:03 pm
It is because they are addicted to starving themselves. Unfortunately I had this addiction myself, even though I never went to pro ana websites. During the first phase, anorexia becomes you friend, your life and means everything to you. You do not want to give it up, it sort of makes you feel "high". You would do anything to get any advice from ANYBODY how to lose more weight. The quicker the better.
You cannot see the true picture in the mirror, you think you look fat (I thought this at 28kg when I almost died!).
Even though you don't eat, you are obsessed with thoughts about food. 24 hours per day you cannot think of anything else. This is because your body is trying to constantly remind you to eat, but you want to win the battle and be "stronger" than you physical needs. And when you manage to resist, you feel as if you have won, it gives you satisfaction.
And I am sure because people who cannot think of anything but food use these pro ana websites to gain even more inspiration to achieve their goals.
These websites should not exist.
Anorexia will kill many people, and for others it will become chronic and will just continue to be there forever (i.e. people remain seriously underweight and just consume enough so that they can just about survive the day). Less than 50 % recover completely.
I hope this helps to answer your question why people use these terrible websites.
Any more questions, please ask, I'm happy to help!
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