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The above are all examples of photoshopped 'thinspo'. Those runway models you admire? Half of them have been altered to appear thinner by nutjobs. It's sick -- she's already dangerously thin anyway.
YOU CAN NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. Your bones are NOT that tiny, you're have them sticking out all over the place, and you'd most likely be bedridden at such a low weight. Wake the hell up -- none of this is real.
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| If you search "wannarexic" on google, this journal is the second result that turns up. Cool, eh? My user pic is also one of the pics that shows up on GIS for the search term "wannarexic".
I'm taking over the internet. :D
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| The following is a list of medical and psychiatric complications that can result from anorexia. I've tried to make it as complete as possible, although I most likely missed a few -- if you think of anything I can add to the list, please let me know. Some of these symptoms are more common than the other, but the majority are COMMON symptoms seen in anorexia. These symptoms can also result from crash-dieting. Starvation affects EVERY single part of your body. If you starve yourself, these things can and WILL happen to you. Many of these complications are, to varying degrees, permanent.
Psychiatric complications from anorexia and bulimia:
(Most of these can occur before or after the onset of anorexia.)
Depression; social anxiety/phobia; personality disorders; abuse (ED sufferers are at a higher risk for all types of abuse, including physical, emotional and sexual); suicidal thoughts and actions; low self-esteem; self harm; isolation; aggression; paranoia; psychosis; body dysmorphic disorder; self-hatred; difficultly in relationships; drug abuse and alcoholism; obsessive compulsive disorder; sexual dysfunction; need for psychiatric observation in a locked ward; fear of the opposite sex; lack of motivation to find work, go to school, etc.; anxiety; panic attacks; "forget" how to eat normally; obsessions; easily addicted; etc.
Medical complications from anorexia and bulimia:
Fatigue; dizziness; hair loss; motor skill impairment; lanugo (downy hair that grows all over the body after extreme fat loss, as a last ditch effort to keep warm); insomnia; sleep cycle impairment; tooth decay; tooth loss; increased susceptibility to infection; liver failure; kidney failure (extremely common, and often sets in early on during starvation), heart failure; heart attack; anal prolapse; muscle deterioration; ulcers; decreased or absent bowel function; loss of menstruation leading to: ovarian cysts, increased risk of ovarian or cervical cancer, hormonal imbalances, infertility, etc.; lack of calcium, leading to decreased bone density and eventually osteoporosis -- symptoms of which are pain, shrinkage of the spin and limbs, regular fractures in the bones; constantly feel cold; confusion; slowed metabolism; nail breakage or loss; inability to walk; bruising; difficultly clotting blood; difficulty healing from minimal injuries (cuts, scrapes, etc.); incontinence (inability to control one's bowels, leading to 'accidents' in public places); cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat); diarrhea; exhaustion; impaired ability to regulate body temperature and sweat production, increasing the risks of hypothermia and over-heating; inability to control urination; bed sores; arthritis; various diseases of the colon, many of which are fatal and necessitate the removal of most of the colon; gallstones; kidney stones; frequent nausea; uncontrolled projectile vomiting after meals (not self-induced purging, stomach will no longer accept food); hepatic problems (liver); memory loss; perforation of the stomach due to purging; tearing your esophagus (throat); choking or inhaling vomit during purging; coma; brain damage due to coma, electrolyte imbalance, etc.; dry skin; slow heart rate; diabetes; irritable bowel syndrome; stunted growth; low blood sugar (causes confusion, dizziness, aggression, fainting or collapsing, seizures, coma and death); low iron/anemia; impotence in males; edema (swelling); increased risk of various cancers; vision loss/disturbances; fainting; collapsing; injury due to fainting/collapsing; hearing loss; circulation problems, and risk of losing limbs as a result (gangrene); acid reflux; indigestion; pulmonary (lungs) symptoms; HIGH risk of kidney and urinary track infections; blockage in the bowels; dehydration; over-hydration (water poisoning); high cholesterol; loss of sex drive; low blood pressure (risk of multi-organ failure, fainting, etc.); spinal shrinkage (hunchback); internal bleeding; digestive track failure; constipation; nerve deterioration; shrinkage of the brain; heart shrinkage; overdose on "regular" adult dose for medication, due to inability to metabolize drugs; and, of course....
Death.
Which is definitely permanent.
Ask yourself: Is being thin worth all of this? Will I be beautiful when my teeth are falling out, I'm crapping out my intestines, I can't walk more than a few feet without collapsing, I've covered in downy hair and bruises, I'm pale with dark circles under my eyes, and look like a living corpse?
Being skinny isn't worth your life. If you want to lose weight, talk to your doctor about healthy options. Don't starve yourself. It's not worth it.
Oh, and btw, I can see all of you pro-ana girls who are coming to my site, and I know which tags you're searching for. It lists 'em plain as day, right in my footprints. Since tagging my entries with "thinspo", "pro-ana" and "tips and tricks" seems to be drawing you guys in, I'm gonna keep doing it. You guys may be too chicken to leave a comment, but I know you've been here. Keep coming -- maybe you'll learn something.
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| Yeah, thanks a lot. Because of you morons, the media's stereotypes of what anorexia encompasses continue to live on.
I'm damn tired at the moment, and a little bit ticked off, so please forgive me if my grammar is shittier than usual. I can't be bothered to fix it right now.
Moving on.
So, how are wannarexics skewing the general population's view of anorexia and other eating disorders? Have a look:
Myth 1: Anorexics are all shallow, stupid, spoiled brats who starve themselves to be attractive.
How wannarexics perpetuate this myth: You plaster your journals and websites with pictures of beautiful women, you make icons with idiotic catchphrases like "Anorexia makes girls pretty" (this is from an actual icon I saw), you state that your "anorexia" is going to make you pretty, popular and a hit with the guys, etc. The reality is, most anorexics DON'T do it because they want to look good. Many do it for the opposite reason -- they've been sexually abused in the past and fear being harmed again, so they sabotage their looks by starving off their breasts, hips, ass, etc. Anorexia is an addiction, a phobia, a coping mechanism, a means of feeling in control and a form of self harm. It's NOT about being pretty.
Myth 2: Anorexics choose to be this way, and can stop any time they wish.
How wannarexics perpetuate this myth: By saying you're "just starting with ana", that anorexia is a lifestyle choice, and claiming to be "taking a break from ana" for the weekend, you give people the impression that anorexics choose to do this to themselves. That they have to force themselves to starve. The reality is that anorexics cannot control their fear of food, weight gain, and losing control. They have to force themselves to EAT, not to starve. If you are in total control of your diet and the way you perceive it, regardless of how little you're eating, you are a CRASH-DIETER, not anorexic. As well, an anorexic cannot take a break from their illness. A schizophrenic wouldn't say, "Hey, I think I'll take a break from this mind-control delusion I'm having for my birthday", would they? Recovery isn't just a matter of deciding to start eating again -- it's a long, slow and often painful process. Most anorexics never fully recover from their illness.
Myth 3: Anorexics are ignorant about how the human body works or are too stupid to know how to lose weight properly.
How wannarexics perpetuate this myth: Your clear ignorance of how the human body works is the major cause of this. You people don't seem to realize how your metabolism and digestive system work. You fail to realize that you burn over a thousand calories a day just keeping your body alive, and post "intake/outtake" entries (hint: If you eat 600 calories in a day and exercise off 500 calories, your daily intake does not become 100 calories -- your BMR, which is the minimum number of calories need to keep the body alive, is probably between 1100-1500, meaning that you probably need around 2000 calories to maintain your current weight; ergo, you shouldn't be eating less than 1200 or so calories, or else you risk SERIOUS health effects, many of which could very well kill you before you ever reach your "GW") to reflect this. You also don't seem to understand that a healthy diet can work, if you'll STICK TO IT. Stop making excuses, start eating well and exercising, and you'll lose weight -- amazing, isn't it? And btw, you DON'T have a poor metabolism -- most overweight people actually have a faster metabolism than slim people. Stop making excuses for yourself. Anyway, back to the main purpose of this entry. Anorexics generally know a lot about nutrition, metabolic processes and how their body works. They spend so much time obsessing over food and weight loss that they end up learning enough to rival many nutritionists. I've yet to meet a single ED sufferer who didn't have a basic understanding of the relationship between their body and food.
Myth 4: Anorexics are selfish and don't give a damn about other people.
How wannarexics perpetuate this myth: You go around, telling each other to "stay strong" in the hope that they'll subscribe to you and somehow that'll make you lose more weight. If you honestly cared about each other, you wouldn't be engaging in fasting competitions, encouraging one another to lose more weight and harm themselves through starvation. Friends don't help friends kill themselves. In reality, most anorexics are compassionate, loving people who will stop at nothing to make sure their friends are okay.
How does spreading these misconceptions hurt anorexics?
* Being called stupid and shallow due to your eating disorder hurts.
* People don't take anorexia as seriously if they think it's a choice and not a mental illness.
* Even some doctors believe these myths, which leads to improper medical treatment for the sufferer.
* If that person you're chatting with actually has an eating disorder, going on a fast with them could be endangering their life.
* Someone could very well die after following one of the "tips" you post on your sites. Do you want that on your conscience, assuming you have one?
... plus a ton of other reasons I had, that are slipping my mind at the moment.
I have a billion other items I could add to this list, but I'm in need of a nap. I might add to this tomorrow. For now, please feel free to NOT make light of a serious mental illness. This disease is killing people, including some very good friends of mine. You have no idea how offensive it is to see you morons turning it into a game. Just fucking stop it already.
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| Yay, time for some stupidity from a pro-ana site. (One of Mandi's six billion proana sites, to be specific -- how many of those things does she need?)
Now with pretty colours! Yippie.
01.
Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.
- There is no such thing as perfection in the human body. Humans are imperfect by nature. That's just how it is. Regardless, an emaciated, dying body is far from perfect.
02.
Time spent wasting is not wasted time.
- Oh really? Funny, I'd say that anorexia is a huge waste of time. Rather than doing things that actually matter, we spend time making ourselves miserable. Fucking pointless.
03.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
- Hah. Sure, being thin and healthy can make you happy, but being emaciated and dying will make you fucking miserable. NOTHING is worse than hating yourself no matter how hard you try to change things.
04.
A moment on the lips, forever on the hips.
- Wrong. A moment on the lips, a while in the body, until you burn it off. Eating well + exercise = no excess fat. Who would have thought?
05.
Thinner is the winner.
- Thinner is the loser, when it comes to anorexia. No one wins. Everyone -- you, your family, your friends, etc. -- suffer when you starve yourself.
06.
You can never be too rich or too thin.
- Hah. Actually, you can be too thin. It causes this little thing called "death".
07.
Hunger hurts but starving works.
- Starving fails. Your body goes into starvation mode, your metabolism shuts down, you become miserable, you die, etc. Hunger DOES hurt, though -- at least they got that part right. It hurts like hell, and isn't worth it.
08.
The flat stomach is nice, but a concave one is perfect.
- A concave stomach is disgusting and a sign that your organs are shriveling. Real perfect, huh? Go with the fit, toned stomach -- you'll like it better, trust me.
09.
You will be tempted quite frequently. You will have
to choose whether to enjoy yourself wholly for those 20 minutes or so that you
will be consuming excess calories, or whether you will despise yourself
cordially for the next three days.
- You're tempted because your body NEEDS food to live. Enjoy yourself for those 20 minutes by eating something healthy, work out a few times a week, and everything will be fine.
10.
Eat to live, but don't live to eat.
- Eating to live means EATING HEALTHILY, not starving yourself to death, jackass.
11.
Quod me nutrit, me destruit (What nourishes me, also destroys me.)
- Oops, too bad this phrase doesn't refer to food. "What I feel I need to get me through life is what is destroying me". AKA drug addiction, eating disorders, self harm, etc. Food nourishes you AND prevents you from destroying yourself.
12.
Most women live their lives in a state of starvation. Why should I be any different?
- Wrong. Most women eat normally. And since eating is what is needed to be alive and not, y'know, dead, why should you be any different?
13.
It's simple: You decide once and for all that you aren't going to eat, and there are no further decisions to make. - Hah, anorexia is never simple. Anyone who thinks it's all just a matter of saying "well, guess I'm done with food" really needs to take a look at some of my older entries.
14.
In the body, as in sculpture, perfection is attained not when there is
nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. - Already addressed another version of this one. Starving yourself = very, very imperfect.
15.
It's not deprivation, it's liberation.
- Hahahahaha. Yeah right. Anorexia is a fucking prison. It's not liberation, it's incarceration. You decide you want to be "ana", you end up trapping yourself in a living hell.
16.
Being normal is over rated.
- Being skinny is overrated. Being healthy is 100% fine, and something all people should strive for.
17.
Food is like art, to be looked at not eaten.
- Food is like... FOOD. To be eaten, not stared at or avoided.
18.
Every time you say no thank you to food, you say yes please to thin.
- Every time you say "yes please" to 'ana', you say "no thanks" to happiness.
19.
You have a choice to make, do you want to be
"Normal" and overweight like the rest of the world, Or do you want
to be unique and be that girl every overweight person wants to be? It's all up
to you.
- Right on, so exercise, eat well and DON'T starve yourself! Be healthy!
20.
I do eat normally: only what is needful for
survival. I can't help it that we live in a piggish society where gluttony is
the norm, and everyone else is constantly stuffing themselves.
- Pfft, you need more than 500 calories a day to survive. The human body needs at LEAST 1200 a day. Otherwise, poof, you're dead.
21.
Think higher of yourself, your too good to put that in your body.
- Think higher of yourself, you're too good to starve yourself to death.
22.
Anorexia is not a self-inflicted disease, it's a self-controlled lifestyle.
- Anorexia is not a self-inflicted disease, it's a horrific mental illness that kills people and destroy lives. No one is the exception to this -- every anorexic suffers, and so do the people who love them.
23.
When I wake, I'm empty, light-headed. I like to stay this way, free and pure,
light on my feet, traveling light. For me, food's only interest lies in how
little I need, how strong I am, how well I can resist, each time achieving
another small victory of the will.
- Anorexia is not 'empty' and 'pure'. Check out the entries I wrote about incontinence, bed sores, hair falling out, etc. Is this how you want to be? A walking corpse?
24.
The difference between want and need is self control.
- No, the difference between want and need is whether or not it's vital to your survival, and FOOD is vital to your survival. You NEED to eat.
I'm getting tired of going through all of these, so I'm gonna pick out the stupidest ones.
30.
I want my collarbones and hips to be as sharp as my mind.
- Hah. Anorexia destroys your mind. Your brain runs off of sugars -- without food, you suffer memory problems (short and long-term), confusion, etc.
38.
Pain is temporary; Pride is forever.
- Anorexia does not equate pride. In fact, it's the opposite of it. You'll hate yourself, your body, your life, no matter what you do. It equates shame, not pride.
44.
Like a plant, surely the body can be trained to exist on nothing, to take it's
nourishment from the air.
- Nope, sorry. Biology, chemistry and physics don't work that way. Your body get its energy from food. That's it. No alternatives.
45.
Feed the soul; let the body fast.
- Feed the soul -- be healthy, exercise and eat. Starving the body is starving the soul.
46.
If you close your mouth to food, you can know a sweeter taste.
- Ah yes, the sweet taste of your body's cells breaking down, releasing their proteins. Mmm. Or the sweet taste of bile, when your esophageal sphincter fails? Wait, bile is bitter and disgusting. The sweet taste of death, then? Oh yes, death sure tastes good. Kinda musty, though.
50.
Thin has a taste all its own.
- Yes, and it's called "Blood". As in the blood that you'll be coughing up daily, due to ulcers and damage done to your stomach and throat. Oh, and your teeth. And gums. And every other fucking part of your body.
51.
Happy or sad, rich or poor, it's better being thin.
- Tell that to a depressed, poor skinny person.
53.
If it tastes good, It's trying to kill you.
- Wait, I thought you morons were saying that thin tasted good? Guess thin will kill you then? Oh, that's right, it probably will!
58.
I'm not yet a winner. I could be thinner. So I must go throw up dinner.
- I'm bored and alone, so I'll go home and write a lame poem. Seriously, these rhymes fucking suck.
73.
Food is the most primitive form of comfort.
- Self-destruction is also a fairly primitive form of comfort.
75.
Blessed are the starving, for they shall teach us not to want.
- Fuck you. Don't use starving countries as justification for your shallowness.
This shit is so fucking stupid. Anorexia is NOT something anyone should aspire to have. It's a slow, painful suicide, not your ticket to happiness. Fat, thin, rich, poor, whatever -- you'll still be miserable. Why the hell do you people want this?
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