So being that I'm currently talking about leading a healthy lifestyle, I thought I'd look into anorexia and try to understand it a bit better. I mean I don't know any anorexic people - I did know a couple of bulimic girls a number of years ago, but not anorexics. However, with that said, the notion of self-harm is not a foreign concept to me, and I've seen put themselves through all sorts of self-harm.
Resources.
This blog:
is very informative. I haven't read too much of it yet, but it details a personal journey away from anorexia.
This video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEg30Qs9rrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1qfmnOmOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIhCtUgKfY
It was posted by Brian Kane, one of the guests on the show, on his youtube channel and you can see his other videos as he still struggles with anorexia. I think you'll agree he's a very funny guy!
What I've learned so far about anorexic people - usually they eat at the end of the day, privately/in secret. They will go through their whole day feeling hungry to feel a sense of accomplishment over the battle against hunger. They are usually very afraid of putting on any weight because a. it means they're no longer in control of their body and b. they're afraid of becoming fat - and even though it may be a long way off they're afraid that putting on any weight is a step in that direction.
Here's another Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCgq7VRI9Y
These twins died in a fire in their apartment on 28/August/2012. But from the video above, I think it'd be obvious to anyone that they were extremely poisonous to each other - that is to say that they got negative-reinforcement from each other, constantly and daily. Interestingly enough they claim that they have never menstruated, meaning not only were they anorexic before puberty - but they actually were severely underweight at that time too! Not all anorexics are underweight, it depends on just how severe their illness is. An anorexic person could still consume enough food in their day to keep their body weight high.
Another interesting fact, and you won't find this on the first link because, well, it didn't happen to that girl, is that sometimes recovering anorexics literally cannot eat because of their illness. Eating can trigger involuntary vomiting. Suffers can cause so much damage to their internal organs that they are unable to properly digest meals. Here's someone this has happened to:
Resources.
This blog:
is very informative. I haven't read too much of it yet, but it details a personal journey away from anorexia.This video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEg30Qs9rrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1qfmnOmOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QIhCtUgKfY
It was posted by Brian Kane, one of the guests on the show, on his youtube channel and you can see his other videos as he still struggles with anorexia. I think you'll agree he's a very funny guy!
What I've learned so far about anorexic people - usually they eat at the end of the day, privately/in secret. They will go through their whole day feeling hungry to feel a sense of accomplishment over the battle against hunger. They are usually very afraid of putting on any weight because a. it means they're no longer in control of their body and b. they're afraid of becoming fat - and even though it may be a long way off they're afraid that putting on any weight is a step in that direction.
Here's another Youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXCgq7VRI9Y
These twins died in a fire in their apartment on 28/August/2012. But from the video above, I think it'd be obvious to anyone that they were extremely poisonous to each other - that is to say that they got negative-reinforcement from each other, constantly and daily. Interestingly enough they claim that they have never menstruated, meaning not only were they anorexic before puberty - but they actually were severely underweight at that time too! Not all anorexics are underweight, it depends on just how severe their illness is. An anorexic person could still consume enough food in their day to keep their body weight high.
Another interesting fact, and you won't find this on the first link because, well, it didn't happen to that girl, is that sometimes recovering anorexics literally cannot eat because of their illness. Eating can trigger involuntary vomiting. Suffers can cause so much damage to their internal organs that they are unable to properly digest meals. Here's someone this has happened to:
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"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
