Mach said:

MAch you used the NON alter account

mdiver said:

I'm innocent

sextonseven said:

Well, no, but they have a place to go and talk, and if they want to relapse and go out for a drink that is on them.

Some of the sites are for support some aren't and admittedly aren't before you even ENTER, and some are a haven to promote the disease but disguised as a support in recovery.

Read the opening page of this one.

http://www.bluedragonfly.org/

wow, this is unknown psychological territory for me... the website's true effect and intention are new/alien to me... I'll have to go through it to see what the shape of things are... and form an opinion.

We should seriously consider this fine thread for this prize: http://nobelprize.org/nom...ators.html



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NDRU said:

Not only that. And I'm not at all joking around in this thread, guys. But anyways.
It is a disease of secrets and lies. It really really is. And if these girls can come out and talk about it, I really feel, for those that have TRUE and DEEP issues, that is a step in the rite direction. This needs to be brought out into the light. Its a shameful and secretive disease, and IF we as onlookeers can learn from some of these sites and understand its great. Also these girls who have actual REAL DISORDERS are making the first step into recovery by openly admitting they are sick!

How can we take that away from them?
[Edited 3/1/07 11:36am]

so dani, do you think the pro-anorexia sites are a first step for people w/ eating disorders to go public and feel "accepted" as people living with it, and that it helps them move on to some kind of recovery phase? do you think the pro-ana sites are a necessary evil?

Anx said:

Be prepared for an incomprehencibly well articulated response.

Imago said:

I had read an article about these websites, and wanted to see it for myself. What I saw was very unhealthy, and should not be made available to young girls. There were chants and mantras that "helped" girls deal with the pain of hunger in order to achieve "perfection" (thinness) They had tips to beat hunger, fool friends and family into thinking that they eat, and ways to lose even more weight from an already skeletal frame. They also had photos of celebrities who were their idols, because they had low body fat percentages. I felt very sad for the people who created the website, and angry at the same time. The comments left by young girls broke my heart.

Anx said:

I really don't believe many of the members of pro ana sites are ever going to recover.

But maybe some will.

Also what did you guys think of the sites you saw? That they were sick? That you never wanna turn into that? So that is imformative, it shows you what path you could be headed down if you decide to purge ONE time. (Purging is very addictive by the way). Just like we know how dangerous heroin is if you try it just ONE time.

Some people may feel that purging is innocent if you do it a couple times, but now look at these sites, and see how you can ACTUALLY end up.

And probably a couple of the ana's / mia's will recover too. Maybe through the site they will be able to identify the root of their eating disorder (which is RARELY ever jsut to lose weight) and maybe they can make life changes and start the process towards recovery.




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in all honesty, i feel like the sites are encouraging the problem rather than fixing it.

SureThing said:

It's an insight into the way they think, too, which could help those who treat them.
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cborgman said:

They are. But like NDRU just said, they can give insight into the minds of the people with this problem.

Look, this is gonna turn out to be an epidemic. We need to be ready and we need the knowledge that these sites can give us.

Imago said:

thanks so much for the orgnote. This thread is "hurting"?

I think as long as you're not hurting anyone other than yourself, you can do whatever the fuck you want.

Unfortunately, eating disorders rarely affect the singular idiot doing it. Sorry to be an ass. I'd get more into this, but the phone won't stop ringing.

are there pro-gymorexia sites? or is there even really such a thing as gymorexia?

So here is a list of sites if anyone wants to check them out.

If any of you have kids friends family that you worry about and want to watch for any signs beyond what you hear on stupid tv shows here ya go.

www.pro-ana-nation.com

www.westfrom.com

www.angelicasana.istemp.com

www.freewebs.com/red_kels/

I'm really just trying to help. This is a big issue and its something we need start taking seriously.
[Edited 3/1/07 11:57am]

do mine eyes deceive me? a serious thread from dani??

INSATIABLE said:

How many people did Dani orgnote???

Anx said:

I think that's Gymnasuimia.

Anx said:

it's gynorexia, sweetie. you should be checked annually for that at your age.

CarrieMpls said:

It's a form of "Exercise Bolemia"


Believe it or not it's a true diagnosis.

CarrieMpls said:

i can't even pronounce that word so if people have that disorder it's their own problem and i'm not getting in it.

not thrilled that you seem to know so much about this surething

SureThing said:

Ya'know it says all the right things, but then there is a really glamorous looking photo of a thin woman right above it all so the message to me is mixed.

I want to shake those sick bitches. HARD

Imago said:

Go to pro ana nation, that is the most informed site there is.

Dan is rite.

People excercise to the point way beyond exhaustion instead of purging.

Anx said:

OR their damned websites!

SureThing said:

can't the gym owners just throw them out?