Anorexia......... please read?
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We understand it just fine. What you don't understand is that you're slowly killing yourself-- your organs are slowly dying as your body eats itself.\n\nDo you want to live? If so, you have to eat at least the bare minimum to remain ALIVE. That's a biological FACT.  \n\nAnorexia kills people.  It's not that we're being mean, it's simply a fact. If people don't eat, they'll die.  That's just how it is.
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anorexics see themselves as fat when they can be 100 pounds.\nand ya. how to be an anorexic. just dont eat at all. or be bulimic and make yourself puke
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Please stop yourself before you make any serious, life-altering decisions. Once you develop an eating disorder, it is likely that you will struggle with it the rest of your life. I am on the road to recovering from anorexia. Believe me, it is not as glamorous as you may think. I am 5'5 and at my worst I was 76 pounds. It is an absolutely horrible thing to endure. Please, e-mail me if you need someone to talk to. sophiebear2002@yahoo.com
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YES!!!! i was anorexic and bulimic and I'm fine now. I did have to get help though, so don't think you can do it on your own!
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it really depends on how old you are. if you are twenty or over, you are actually underweight, but if not, you are just right. unless you are like ten and under, its fine.I'm fourteen, and that's exactly what i weigh, except I'm 5'5", and i am super skinny. no you are not fat. ppl like you are the reason they become anorexic, is because they keep thinking they are fat, when they aren't. it's rediculous. magazines show us how great models look, and how skinny. but to my opinion, it looks like they are starving themselves. that's the stupidest decision you could make.
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Anorexia is a very serious eating disorder. Losing 6 lbs in 2 days alone doesn't necessarily mean you're anorexic, but you may be if you have other symptoms listed below.  The limit for anorexia is usually put at a BMI of less than 17 in combination with other symptoms.\n\nCheck your BMI here:http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/bmi.html \n\nOther symptoms include:\n- Avoidance of eating \n- Denies feeling hungry \n- Avoids social gatherings where food is involved \n- Develops food rituals that allow for eating very little: eats in secrecy, eats foods in a certain order, excessive chewing, rearranges food on the plate, eats unnaturally small amounts of food \n- Dramatic weight loss \n- Refuses to maintain the minimal normal body weight for age and height \n- Denies the serious consequences of low body weight \n- Obsession with dieting and weight loss \n- Weighs self several times a day and focuses on the smallest fluctuation in weight \n- Terrified of gaining weight or being fat \n- Even when thin, sees self as overweight \n- Bases self-worth on body weight and body image \n- Excessive focus on an exercise regimen \n\nPlease do not let be afraid to reach out and ask for help, even if you feel your condition is not anorexia.  You may still have another eating disorder that you may not be aware of.\n\nANRED is a very good website with a lot of resources.  I highly recommend it.  \nhttp://www.anred.com/toc.html \n\nGood luck, and don't be afraid to reach out.  It could be the wisest decision you ever make.
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I lived with anorexia for years. Every time I looked in the mirror all I saw was what I hated about myself. I saw fat and ugly. Part of my therapy was to look in the mirror naked everyday and say ten nice things about myself out loud, so that I was louder than the inner critic. I now look in the mirror naked everyday just for fun. I thought about listing my ten best features, but I was afraid somebody might be offended. It is a naked run down of my body after all. ;-)
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Anorexia, polycystic ovarian syndrome, extreme weight loss or gain
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You should not tell her to eat. You put her in an impossible position then because she is your friend and she wants to respect your advice but eating is something that is painful to her. And more importantly than what you shouldn't say there is what you shouldn't assume. Anorexia is not the box it is written up to be just as everybody is an individual. There are physical symptoms in common but psychologically many different reasons they are trapped in this illness. Anorexia is not about eating or weight that is a symptom, it is about the persons psychological struggle to feel comfortable in themself. you have to try and be understanding not pressurising, you have to give her space not impose your own idea of what is best for her because getting better from anorexia can't be about becoming the averag e weight - that hasn't solved anything in the persons mind and has wrongly put everything about the disease down to what people think they look like when what they feel like is much more important. I think recovery is all about helping her discover who she is, becoming comfortable in that and letting her know how much you value that person.
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Please get help. You are beautiful in God's sight and He loves you...please do talk to someone you trust. You are fine just the way you are...except for the anorexia. Do you want to die before you get a chance to go to college, get married, be a mother, have a satisfying career? Do you hate your family so much that you're willing to slowly kill yourself to get away from them? I doubt it. But that's what will happen if you keep going the way you're going. Please get help.
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I would tell u to make sure that you get the proper information on eating disorders so that u can throw facts at her each time she tries to rebut yr evidence bring up truth. Please do something for her but gosh i would hate for you to have to tell an adult or call someone for her, I would never talk to u again if i were her, but then again if she dies well there's no talking in that either. Make the right choice, try it yrself one more time, show pix of anorexic girls   http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvaleri/anorexia3_edited.jpg i think that will link right but idk. She needs to realize that this is an unnessary addiction. This is like her drug, she feels like she has control over something in her life. Anorexia gives her a balance geez when i was anorexic, but never to the point of extreme, i felt so happy w myself that i made the day w/o eating. Yr friend has to see that its not the right thing to do and being anorexic isnt even cool anymore? hAS SHE SEEN THE WAY HOLLYWOOD looks today? aND THE way that men look at a curvy body w healthy breasts hips and thighs and the cute butt behind a woman? I mean standards will always change but she needs to practice confidence first and for that reason you should tell a professional about her who can then tell her parents, they will likely understand from the accurate perspective of a person specialized in that field. kiss kiss bye oh remember http://images.animanga.nu/fanart/2798/anorexia.jpg she sees that in the mirror everyday so be mindful of that k honey?
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My heart goes out to you. It must be hard to hear what you have described. \n\nI feel scared for you if your Mom is saying you are fat at a size 0 and you are starting to believe her. This sounds like possible emotional abuse. If she means you no harm, then it sounds like an attitude from someone who has Anorexia . It is a very difficult, yet treatable condition if the person seeks help. No matter what your Mom says or does, I hope you see a school counselor or doctor about this very soon for your own safety. They can help you find out if you have Anorexia, and can help you if some verbal / emotional abuse is going on. \n\nI've met some people who don't have an eating disorder and genuinely cannot gain weight even when they try to. This is natural and nothing to be ashamed of. A professional can help you find some answers. \n\nI wish you the best.
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That sound like an excellent plan.....you ound like you are realy into losing weight healthy asnd not in a starvation diet.....ive had episodes of anerexia and i dont want that happeneing to you...just remember to always saty healthy and dont forget that exerecise.....god luck
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Don't worry about it. Really. If you are happy and you know you're not anorexic,it really doesn't matter what other people think. I look at it that they're probably just jealous. Have fun! Go shopping!  :)
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I was anorexic and yea i got skinny but its not worth it. your stomach will growl but you will just have to get over it if you want to become anorexic. but if you ever want to stop it is hard and i can go without eating all day which i don't like and if you stop completely then you will gain weight faster than if you lost it the healthy way. I know doing it the healthy way is to much work but it is alot better for you.
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anorexia you mean.. its an eating disorder where you dont let yourself eat much and have an extremely negative body image
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I used to be anorexic and I had a baby last December. It was probably easier for me because I had already recovered... but still I was a little anxious about gaining weight. \n\nI ate healthily while I was pregnant, gained an appropriate amount of weight (20 - 35 pounds is recommended for an average sized woman), and most of the weight came off pretty quickly. If you don't gorge yourself (by eating a whole cheesecake because you're "eating for two") and make good food choices, eating enough for both you & the baby will cause you to gain weight, but it will be just baby weight. \n\nYou'll want a good support team family & friends as well as a therapist, a dietician or nutritionist, and an OB or midwife that you can trust & who makes you feel comfortable.\n\nGood luck & you can email me if you want to talk.