Posted by ksc on July 27, 2001, at 8:25:53
In reply to Re: anorexia » helmi, posted by jojo on July 25, 2001, at 17:17:43
JOJO WROTE: You say "i gained weight, but the anorexia didn´t disappear." I guess I don't understand the real meaning of "Anorexia". Could you explain it to me?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JoJo, I might be able to explain this a little bit, Anorexia is when someone regardless of their size, looks in the mirror and sees only fat. They could be stick figure thin and it wouldn't matter. So in order to fix that image, an anorexic virtually starves themselves to lose weight. I think what Helmi meant by her comment, was that the medication caused her body to put on weight, but she still had the disease, because she still looked at herself as imperfect and still starved herself (or ate very little) to be thin. Anorexia isn't about your actual size, it's more about your eating habits and how your brain reacts to your views of yourself. In otherwords... an anorexic no matter what their size can look in the mirror and see themselves as grossly fat. My heart goes out to her, it's a true struggle.KSC
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