Since it has been a while with the blog hopping around, and since I've got some new readers, I'm going to reiterate some things about my content.
I absolutely DO NOT give "how to" information on eating disordered behavior. Particularly purging. Yes, I will share factual information, including the kind from which it may be possible to inspire dangerous behavior, because I believe that the benefits of open knowledge outweigh the negatives. It is well documented that anorexics read things like medical texts and memoirs to look for "tips". However, to actively "teach" disordered behavior is abominable.
(Frankly, if you need "tips" on how to starve or purge, you clearly do not have an eating disorder and should not be involved with Pro-Ana at all.)
I generally try to avoid intentionally triggering content, like Thinspo and quotes and such. (In fact I'm already regretting posting my Tumblr up there and will probably remove it.) No, I do not censor myself and often include graphic descriptions of my own behavior, which may indeed be triggering. However my experiences, feelings, and behaviors are common to those with eating disorders - shocking when they are spoken aloud to those unfamiliar, but not at all unusual.
Sometimes it may seem like I am "glorifying" anorexia or bulimia. I am not. It is part of the disorder to "comfort" oneself with these philosophies and justifications - that starving equals strength, that sickness equals control, that emaciation equals beauty. They are not FACTS, or even opinions - they are the emotional product of a hurting mind trying to rationalize a disorder, to make sense of madness.
Pro-Ana is an online community of people who are unable, for whatever reason, to be served by professional eating disorder treatment. For some of us, treatment is inaccessable due to distance or money. For many of us, traditional medical and psychological treatments have failed. The general goal of Pro-Ana is to find a balance between the disorder and health, to learn to live with this chronic illness, relying on the compassion and understanding of others with similar experiences.
This blog is targeted for individuals dealing with eating disorders, body issues, and mental illness. Pro-Ana is generally NOT targeted to all of those groups, only to those with restrictive-type eating disorders. But the topics I touch on are relevant to more than just the proana group, which is why I don't mind a more extensive readership.
This blog is NOT intended for:
MINORS. Only those above the age of 18 should be here. I make it very clear with both a Blogger warning and a disclaimer in big letters at the top of the page. I cannot be any more responsible.
DIETERS. If you are seeking assistance in weight loss, even if you are willing to use "drastic measures", this site is not for you, whether or not you have an eating disorder. There is no "extreme dieting" on this blog, and no "inspiration".
THOSE SEEKING RECOVERY. This blog is uncensored and likely triggering. Particularly because I have a negative view of traditional treatment, being here may undermine your recovery-focused path.
LIFESTYLERS. If you deny that eating disorders are mental illnesses, or if you believe they are a choice, OR if you feel you do not have an eating disorder and are choosing a low-calorie lifestyle, this website is not for you. While there certainly is "choice" when it comes to dealing with an eating disorder, the ED itself is not a choice.
WANAREXICS. You are in this category if you are trying to "develop" an eating disorder for any reason, or trying to "trade" your BN or BED for AN. While it is true that many ED patients cycle through different EDs at different points in their life, AN is not "better" than other EDs and is not glorified here. Believe me, I understand what this feels like.
ANA GROUPIES. If you glorify anorexia or the anorexic body as a feminine ideal, if you think thinness is a sign of control and success, then you are welcome to your opinion - just have it somewhere else. Your type of "support" can be damaging and dangerous to those with EDs or poor body-image.
I think that about wraps it up. Capisce, my friends?
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Thankyou! When I found your blog (like a few days ago) it was a breath of fresh air. I have been in and out of clinics for anorexia since I was 8, I'm now 20 and I'm considered "recovered" but my head says otherwise. I guess I "have it all under control" but don't we always?haha.
I love your blog for everything that it is...or rather everything that its not. I'm so sick of little girls gloryfying there eatingdisorder (or trying to get one) while people like me wouldn't wish it on there worst enimy.
So once again thankyou for your blog and keep it up darling<3
seriously, thank you so much. can people please read this??
Yes, thank you! :D You are a fucking MINECRAFT DIAMOND, my girl!
Lol, I love losing followers because I won't give tips and tell people EXACTLY where to go when they ask for advice. Lol, I got half a post of rage just for me when a Wanna asked for advice (Obviously fishing for comments on how she should stay sick) and I told her to GTFO if she actually wanted to continue a career in athletics instead of dying.
I'm just pissed she didn't mention me by name, that would have been good publicity! XD
I hope you're having a good week :)
xoxoxoxo
I understand where your coming from, but your last comment about how if you think this is the ideal shape of a woman. Here is my confusion, I've read your blog. For quite some time. I've seen your before pictures and read your post about how sickening it made you. But it must not have made you that sick or how did you get there in the first place? Also, you wouldn't have decided to take the before pictures if ana wasn't a decision for you. I didn't just wake up one morning and say I'm sick of being fat. I'll go anorexic. I'll purge. I'll get an eating disorder. Mine started when i was very young in junior high and i wasn't predisposed to any opportunity to gain weight. I'm not trying to falsify your disorder, or call you a liar. But it makes me a little skeptical, and a little offended myself. I didn't choose my eating disorder. And I've tried SO hard to recover from it but I fight myself every day trying to accept that a societal weight is beautiful on me. When id rather be 98lbs.
I'm just trying to point out that I'm confused. I'm not attacking you so I'm sorry if u take it like that.
Hello,
I hope you don't mind me commenting. My name is Ellie Gray, and I am interested in your blog, as I am carrying out a research project at the University of Liverpool about people's experiences of visiting this and similar blogs/websites, thinking particularly about support and how useful people find the sites.
If anyone is interested in sharing their experiences of visiting such sites, I would love to hear from you. In order to participate, people must be aged 18 or over, and living in the UK - please click here for further information.
http://survey.liv.ac.uk/pro-anorexia
The study has been given ethical approval by the University's Committee on Research Ethics. This is an essential step to take to enable me to carry out any research.
For further information, please contact Ellie Gray at e.f.gray@liv.ac.uk.
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