PRO eating disorder!?

Okay so i found out about pro-eating disorder websites i was thinking no way! I googled it and found:
http://community.livejournal.com/proanor...
but is it for real? Is disgusting and disturbing!

Wat do you think?

cool. sign me up.

it's way too real and way too influencial

I used to be into that type of site... I'd use them for advice for eating and how to lose weight also thinspiration but now I'm working hard on getting the word out

Anorexia is an ILLNESS not a way of life those sites need to be stopped if you agree

http://www.myspace.com/realanamia

I'm working on trying to get as much support as I humanly can

Whats even sicker are those pro-ana videos on youtube

I think your uneducated , These sites not only provide support for the girls not just for losing weight . It's to let these girls know they arn t alone in this fight . There is benefits to this there is more girls and boys going into recovery, lower suicide rates . Just because you don't know what these are about you have no need to trash it before you understand same goes with everyone who thinks these sites are disgusting

some people, believe it or not, are actually PRO eating disorders. they think it works and it's healthy. they are also the people that suffer with and eventually die from them.

Ok, I firstly want to point out that any form of eating disorder is a MENTAL ILLNESS. An actual disorder that is as real as bipolar disorder, sickle cell disease or any other disease/disorder that you can have.

People don't CHOOSE to have an eating disorder. It's not just somethere where you wake up in the morning and think "Oh look, I'm a bit fat, I won't eat today." It is a mental state, a fear of gaining weight, self hatrid, self control, self worth. Dispiete all of the "self" aspects of it it is not a vanity thing either. It really is a disorder.

So if there was a forum for people with, for example, bipolar disorder, would you all be here saying "Its disgusting, its sick." Oh my god, look at all these depressed people egging each other on to be even more depressed! Is that how it would be seen?

And do you really think that "these people" don't know what they are doing? Do you actually believe that they think "Oh yes, i'm going to throw up everything I eat so that I don't gain weight, and I will be absolutely fine?" Wake up people, a person with an eating disorder knows exactly what they are doing and how it is affecting their bodies, but they don't care. The disorder takes them past the point of caring about their health.

Dealing with an eating disorder is a very lonely thing. There is a lot of stigma that comes them (like most of the previous posts show), so to find someone who actually knows where you are coming from and doesn't call you all the horrible names that you get called or look down on you is a comforting thing. It makes you feel less alone and more like that there are people out there like you.

They can be distressing for people who don't suffer from an eating disorder. But for people who do, all these sites do is offer support and understanding.

The person with the eating disorder who reads those posts is still going to have the disorder, whether they read the site or not. These sites act as a support network.

I think a lot of people are just ignorant. They do need to be educated. And learn not to judge.

This is for real! There are a lot of people out there that have eating disorders. It is very disturbing. People want to be skinny so bad. I do to but I do not go to that extreme to lose weight. I eat healthy and exercise. These people do not know what they are doing to their body! Its a psychological problem

yeah, they're everywhere.
and there's nothing wrong with them.
some people are so far gone there's nothing they can do so they might as well just accept it and surround themselves with people who won't tell them they're "sick" or "messed up"

stay out of their buisness. Eating disorders are hell (trust me) let them do what they want.

Yes its for real. Even though its really bad. Those kids are dead serious. It is both disgusting and disturbing!

look up

fading obsession


way better

That is so disgusting. Those people need professional medical/psychological help. =[

As disturbing and disgusting as it is, unfortunately, yes, that site is for real. Those girls are real people, with real eating disorders and are deadly serious about loosing weight. Some binge and purge, others restrict and fast. I know a lot of people are against pro ana sites, but do you really believe that shutting them down will cure everybody ? I think not. Girls with eating disorders need love and support. They need people to try and see things from their point of view. Criticism and disapproval will only spur them on and make them more determined. It is hard for an outsider to understand how a person suffering from anorexia is feeling. Often they are reluctant to discuss it with anyone else. I think that they are in denial. They need help, but a situation like this, needs to be approached and handled carefully.

Its awful.
I don't think that having an eating disorder is something to be proud of, much less advertise how to improve upon that.
By the by, I suppose they may not be able to help this considering its a medical condition and they don't want / have help.

i cant believe that! i mean i *can* and i think its real. but omg!
thats just really sad. /=

they're serious. they need help. (deadly serious, they will die to lose "just on more pound...".

its definitely real.
those people are serious.

Far out, that is disturbing and sad. Those girls (and possibly guys too) need some serious medical help - literally! - they have a medical condition and they really need proper help, not people encouraging them wiht 'thinspiration'. I feel really sorry for those people =(