From sarah, Age 16 - 02/20/05 - IP#: 81.77.254.xxx Click here to reply
hey ive been on holiday and i have put on weight :( im going to work hard to get back on track. but what i really want to say is, ive been reading over the posts and ive seen alot about anorexia. anorexia isnt something you decide to do, its a mental disorder and it isnt about just deciding not to eat. not eating is so unhealthy and being anorexic is so horrible, my best friend is anorexic and shes in hospital because she nearly died from it, it hurts when people critisise people with anorexia because its not something you decide, thats just people taking the wrong approach. i also went through a stage in my life when i was bordering on anorexia and its so depressing and not something i tried to do, it was all in my head. just to inform you all what anorexia actually is!!! thanks xxx
Reply from kels, Age 16 - 02/21/05 - IP#: 63.77.244.xxx anorexia starts out as a decision, deciding your not gonna eat, its over come by a mental desire to control something. even though people dont always consiously say im gonna become anorexic today, its a choice at first, just like smoking and alcoholism start out as choices, then turn to addicitons.
Reply from ashkabashka, Age 14 - 02/20/05 - IP#: 66.69.218.xxx oy, sarah, i was so angry i forgot to read the whole post. i guess you ARE a different version of anorexia. but its different for everyone. i didnt get better until people started criticizing me for not eating. I mean, thats when i first realized what i was doing to myself, other than not eating.
Reply from ashkabashka, Age 14 - 02/20/05 - IP#: 66.69.218.xxx OMG RAY RAY! DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD IM SAYING?? i swear this is driving me CRAZY! i CHOSE to be anorexic. Yes, i DID choose it. I KNEW i chose it, and i didnt TRY to stop it. GET IT THOUGH ALL YOUR HEADS! The day i became ana, I said " I cant eat this food. I'll gain weight. Omg i can't eat this. They are all trying to fatten me up!" You see, it was a choice. A choice that i freaking followed though with. I guess its different for everyone, but I just want to say, if you DONT know what your talking about, DONT talk about it! this is NOT a casual matter. Its anorexia! Its terrible! Its something SOME people choose to do! Yes, it effects your mind, but thats because its a habit. Its just like chewing on a pencil. If anorexia is a mental disease, then so is chewing on a pencil. Anorexia is much more serious, of course, and i know that. There must be SOMEONE on this site who was once anorexic???? was it like this for you too??? (and when i said a day, i meant a brief amount of time. anorexia, believe or not, can be considered that after two weeks) And if you did have it, dont post saying im all wrong. I had it for a year, I had the medication, I had the shrink, I had it all. Just tell me if you experienced it differently.
Reply from *Ray*Ray*, Age 13 - 02/20/05 - IP#: 66.67.103.xxx I'm glad someone else realizes what it really is. Just because you don't eat for a day doesn't mean you're Anorexic...like Anne said its about controlling something in your life. It's a mental disorder people...not a diet plan. *Ray*Ray*
Reply from anne, Age 18 - 02/20/05 - IP#: 216.66.102.xxx it is something that developes through certain choices you make. so yeah, there are situations where you're deciding(even only subconsciencly) to be anorexic. but i agree0- it's not all about weoight- it's about controll and it's a veruy harsh mental illness, an addiction...
