My two cents

I've always been ambivalent of saying anything. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. The way I've always seen it is you can't stop someone from doing something they are determined to do, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is be there when they fall.

But I thought I'd give it a try anyways.

Here's an analogy for you.

When you do certain drugs, you get completely addicted, and you fall further and further into it. Now, you become so sick that you come to a point where you have to make a choice between your addiction or your life.

Anorexia is exactly the same. You either quit or you'll die.

I have had to make that choice with both drugs, and an eating disorder, and it's the best comparison I have ever made in my life. They are parellel in my mind. Exactly the same.

I'll tell you something else. You can eat a little bit just to sustain yourself. But when you do, your stomach will swell up and since not eating has fucked your metabolism you will gain twice as much weight four times as quickly. And then you will freak out and starve again. It's a rollercoaster from hell. You can choose to live this way. Your whole life is consumed by food.

Your body starves for food while your mind drowns in it.

But this isn't a way to live, it's a way to die.

The one thing I hate more than anything is giving advice. So to all you out there, please don't take it as that. But I guess while I'm on a roll, don't do drugs (and I'm not talking natural, or non habit forming).

They're not worth the price you pay.

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JustJamie on

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I agree. I read somewhere that anorexia is the only psychological sickness which you can directly die from. (I think they lump bulimia in there as well.)

I do admit that Ive had my times when I WISH I was anorexic so i could loose weight -- but since then i've seen what it does to people. Not good.

Thanks for writing this.

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firelight on

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Amen. Nominated!

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dude12 on

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yo i is never goin to do drugs ... and u just gave me another reason to not thanks!

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pinknpreppyally on

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Actually... if you actually did your research before you started running your mouth you would have learned that in some cases (actually most of the cases ive encountered) anorexia is actually a psychological disorder inwhich the brain has chemical unbalances which cause the girl (or guy) to think the way they do, act the way they do, and say the things they say. Blogs are for people to get their thoughts out... its very personal and if you don't like where those people are in their lives then maybe you should just not read their blogs? They have every right to feel how they feel, say what they say... and live their lives how they want to. Also.... the more you preach about how horrible anorexia is.. or the more you try to get the person to stop... the worse it is on the person struggling... and the harder it is for them. Its like smoking... you can't stop until YOU choose to want to. If you don't personally struggle with the disease, and if you really obviously know nothing but the basics... do your homework before you get in front of the congragation next time...

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walkon on

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"if you actually did your research before you started running your mouth you would have learned that in some cases (actually most of the cases ive encountered) anorexia is actually a psychological disorder inwhich the brain has chemical unbalances which cause the girl (or guy) to think the way they do, act the way they do, and say the things they say."

However, at the end you said . . .

"Its like smoking... you can't stop until YOU choose to want to."

Maybe you should be doing your homework.

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blondespryte on

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Darlin' maybe you should read brandybear 's entry again...

"Anorexia is exactly the same. You either quit or you'll die.

I have had to make that choice with both drugs, and an eating disorder, and it's the best comparison I have ever made in my life. They are parellel in my mind. Exactly the same." It's right there in the middle of her post. Yes, blogs are for people to say what they feel. Brandybear is saying what she feels. As for smoking...I smoked for years, and quit when my child entered Kindergarten because he asked me to. I didn't necessarily want to stop, but I did it because my child wanted me to.

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brandybear on

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if you had bothered to read my entry, you would have noticed I clearly stated that I have suffered from anorexia. So maybe I'm not the only one not doing their homework.

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ifothelawon on

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"chemical unbalances"? what a beautiful (and grammatically incorrect!) way to side-step responsibility for your problem. if you had done YOUR research, you would find that it is almost entirely a psychological disorder over which you have enormous control.

"the more you try to get the person to stop... the worse it is on the person struggling..." sounds like you have a control problem. you might want to look into taking control of another aspect of you life in a way that is healthy, instead of wasting your time and your life on this arbitrary power struggle. you've got control over you body, and no one can take that away from you. that's fine and dandy until you're dead.

brandybear -- great stuff. thanks for sharing.