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v_ra in ed_feminist

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Aug 13, 2006 17:46

it would be amazing if something got going in this community again.
its completely understandable that no one really thinks about their ed until it becomes a problem; until they think they look fat one day or gain a few pounds, at which point this community becomes obsolete because youre too ashamed to post about your <600 calorie, 3hour workout ( Read more... )

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carolyn_z August 14 2006, 02:23:46 UTC

I'm not totally sure what repsonse you're looking for. I just think that not everyone's lives revolve around live journal communities, and that a lot of the work done in recovery is less visible on the internet because it's not done on the internet.

v_ra August 14 2006, 02:57:11 UTC

i wasnt really looking for a response. thats why i didnt ask for one. i was just putting it out there.

though, i wasnt talking about this community being a forum for recovery just to clarify. when i was talking about no one being past this i meant, if youre not past it then why dont you bring it up or talk about it THIS community. i was bringing up the possibility of it being because theres something characteristically shameful about having an eating disorder in this context.

though that brings up the fact that not everyone is struggling with being a feminist while dealing with an eating disorder. they own their disorder and they own that their a feminist and its not a push-pull issue.

emilysplaid August 14 2006, 02:32:58 UTC

i have been working really hard to get my bulimia under control since school ended last semester. the weeks leading up to and including finals were hell. i was binging and purging every meal while writing feminist theory and anthropolgy papers left and right. it was very difficult to stop myself and in the past few weeks since breaking up with my boyfriend of three years i am starting to find myself gravitating towards the carbs and the fats and the sugars... which only leads to trouble.

v_ra August 14 2006, 02:51:02 UTC

this is what i was talking about!

this is what we're struggling with and i though that this was a community that would provide support for people who need to vent their frustration about trying to juggle being a "good feminist" and what we've been socialized to believe is a "good/attractive woman".

when i was reading/writing articles/responses it was so frustrating because they were actually triggering. half of me was saying "hell yes, everythings bullshit" and the other half of me was saying that id never be able to control my body the way anyone wants me to.

broadwaybitch August 14 2006, 07:41:55 UTC

Hey... im still trying to get a hold of some type of recovery for more than a few days at a time. Im doing one of the most feminist things I can for now. Im taking a semester off and going into treatment, because I cannot be a good activist/feminist if I dont have a place in my life.