I havent spoken up much lately about my eating issues, largely because its bad for business and overwhelmingly negative since I havent gotten well. Aside from being a persistant survior, my story lacks hope, so I just keep to myself these days. However, I have seen multiple disturbing posts recently regarding eating disorders. While I have an atypical case, I can still speak to this. STOP it with the anorexic envy. These conditions wreck lives, relationships, futures, and sanity. AND...Bulimia is as serious as anorexia. And people die from bulimia, too, sometimes without any warning at all. With anorexia, the deterioration is often apparent over time. With bulimia, the heart will just stop due to an electrolyte imbalance or dehydration after one single purge. It doesnt matter what someone looks like on the outside. Thats an incredibly poor measure of the severity of these conditions. And to the contrary, its likely that if someone gains weight, they are feeling even worse inside. Primarily, these are mental health and neurobiological disorders that happen to also make bodies give out. People do not choose to have a brain based illness. While some eating disorders develop in response to societal pressures of weight and body image ideals, the root is usually much deeper for many more. Researchers do not even fully understand these complex conditions, so there is no possible way you have the answers. And if someone wants help, dont discourage them. Dont tell them its not worth it because theyve failed xx number of times previously. How is that at all helpful? Maybe the program is failing them. I dont care if it hasnt worked before ...None of us are the same person we were yesterday. At the least, suggest they try something new, but that they keep trying. This is a disease of the soul as much, and probably moreso, than the body. After 20 years, the mortality rate is 1/5, the highest of any mental illness. And in those years, what sort of quality of life is being lead? 50% die from suicide. So, why doesnt anyone care about the suicdaility? Why is so much interest and fascination centered around emactiation? Suicidality is the ultimate mental torment. Discouraging someone from reaching out is encouraging them to retreat inside and give up.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:07:49 +0000
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