There is a real problem with that type of community functioning, because it is acting as a huge enabler, condoning a very real, dangerous, and destructive behavior.
I am in agreement with you, it is sick, and the LJ monitoring staff should consider this fact, that by not prohibiting such a community they are indirectly supporting it.
im a member of the pro ana communities. its not unheathly at all. we are all trying to help each other through. if any of you have been through ana or mia you would know how alone you feel. these sites give us support and help us over come of eds.
That breaks my heart. As the mother of a pre-teen girl, I know how devastating and dangerous this epidemic is. I can only hope that those posters get some real advice and help.
I hope your daughter makes it through with a good sense of self. That seems to be the most important thing in fighting against eating disorders. I know that in my case, I gave far too much power to society to tell me how I should look in order to be "worthy" of an existence.
Thankfully, I grew out of it? Or substituted heavy drug use for it. I am not really sure which is true...
You raise some solid points in your analysis of the situation. Addiction and anorexia (and bulimia to a lesser extent) are quite similar in many respects - and the isolation, deluded thought patterns, narrowness of existence/resistance to treatment even when a problem is realized are common to both diseases. And to some degree, both diseases are glamourized by teenage girls - certainly the "junkie look" some models are noted for is a look many girls seek to emulate, although it is far more respected and sometimes encouraged by society to achieve the junkie look through starvation and dark makeup than through intraveneous drug use
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ive come across these communitys as well. as you know, im a heroin addict, but im also a recovering anorexic bulimic. when i read through these communitys, its breaks my heart and sickens my stomach. someone should report them, but i dont feel like its my place.
Yes, I too felt pretty sickened when reading some of the entries and comments in the communities. I feel exactly the same about reporting them, although the protective mother goose aspect of me wants to say "yes it is my place."
Deb raises a valid point that it would be purely "cosmetic" to try and have the communities shut down, since others would surely surface or the discussions would move to private diaries marked "friends only."
I wonder how many others of us have suffered from eating disorders??
**I wonder how many others of us have suffered from eating disorders?? ** if by 'us' you mean us addicts...both diseases stems from obsessive compulsive behavior...so quite a few i would guess. its always obsessing ....over eating, not eating, what your going to eat, gtetting high, not getting high, obsessing over using when your not using.. and then not using when you are using.. its sick.
I didn't know that they were both part of obsessive-compulsive behavior. But now that you mention it, the thought patterns I went through with the starvation/purging/exercising cycles were identical to the thinking patterns behind addiction. Except for the "immediate gratification" part that is so prevalent in my drug abuse; that is compatible with my binging behavior but not with the rigid dietary restrictions I followed the rest of the time.
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when i read through these communitys, its breaks my heart and sickens my stomach. someone should report them, but i dont feel like its my place.
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Deb raises a valid point that it would be purely "cosmetic" to try and have the communities shut down, since others would surely surface or the discussions would move to private diaries marked "friends only."
I wonder how many others of us have suffered from eating disorders??
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if by 'us' you mean us addicts...both diseases stems from obsessive compulsive behavior...so quite a few i would guess.
its always obsessing ....over eating, not eating, what your going to eat, gtetting high, not getting high, obsessing over using when your not using.. and then not using when you are using.. its sick.
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I didn't know that they were both part of obsessive-compulsive behavior. But now that you mention it, the thought patterns I went through with the starvation/purging/exercising cycles were identical to the thinking patterns behind addiction. Except for the "immediate gratification" part that is so prevalent in my drug abuse; that is compatible with my binging behavior but not with the rigid dietary restrictions I followed the rest of the time.
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