Do you believe that people with anorexia just choose not to eat?
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at
12:37 am
SampleMyLOVE asked:
I have had anorexia for around 2 years now and have come across a few people that seem to believe I choose to be anorexic. Do other people believe this or do I just have friends that don’t understand anorexia very well?
I have had anorexia for around 2 years now and have come across a few people that seem to believe I choose to be anorexic. Do other people believe this or do I just have friends that don’t understand anorexia very well?
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Filed under: Eating Disorders
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what is your question
i believe some people choose not to. others cant help it.
I think it has to do with low self confidence, and a skewed body image, not just “I dont want to eat anymore.”
Well, basically everything you do in life is a choice you make.
your friends dont understand anorexia. anorexia is a disorder not a gift. its a fear of gaining wieght. tell your friends they are stupid and go look it up. cause its serious.
You have friends that don’t understand anorexia. Anorexia is the absence of appetite, or choosing not to eat.
i believe that anorexic people look at themselves in the mirror and think of themselves as too fat no matter how skinny they are and they keep starving themselves just to lose more weight and they continue this until they starve themselves
but you could also just choose not to eat
well obviously you can start eating food, and you have a choice. but its very difficult you just have to push yourself to be healthy.
I thought if you were anorexic it was because you aren’t ever hungry. I mean some people starve themselves to be anorexic. But it’s not your fault your never hungry!
i reckon its been thrown outta whack with the media and these days we don’t know who Truly is anorexic and who is just not eating on purpose and who is just saying they are..
if you are a true anorexic then no i don’t believe you can choose if you want to eat or not its from low self esteem and you just physically can’t eat..
but yeah..
if you are anorexic get help.. its not good for you and it will stuff up the way your body works in the future!
xx
i believe that it is caused by being at your low and i don’t believe it is a disease its your choice if you want to destroy your body it isn’t our choice im not trying to be mean or anything but your killing yourself and only you can make yourself better
Yeah, unfortunately some people do believe that it is a choice. Well, I suppose with all those pro ana/mia sites out there — some people do live anorexia as a lifestyle.
I can tell you though, it was not my choice to be anorexic. Yes, I was unhappy with how I looked etc. but very soon I got caught up in the whole mental aspect of it all and couldn’t see how I REALLY looked, etc. It screws with your head, as you must know. And recovering from this thing is the hardest thing ever.
Good luck. I hope you are getting some help!
this is absolutely not true.. however i think a lot of people believe that anorexic people do choose not to eat. i don’t think anyone can truly understand unless they have suffered from anorexia themselves.
I think if you wanted to you could chose to be anorexic but most people wouldnt chose it they just cant help it because they dont like their body
think that it depends on who you are, and what you have been going through. But either way, it seems like anorexia is kind of your choice. Some people become anorexic so that they can feel in control of something, and some people might be self conscious about their weight. If your friends are worried about you weight, you really probably should get help. My sisters friend (18) has been anorexic for a year now. She graduated high school last year (’08), and was planning on going to college. She got into the college and was going to attend this year. But then they told her that she could not attend, because you have to be over a 100 pounds. Just because she is anorexic, she can’t attend college until she is better. Everything turns into a snowball effect. She has been in rehab 2 times, and she has made progress. But she is still incredibly skinny and it will take her years to get her back on track. No matter who’s fault it was for your anorexia, i really suggest that you talk to somebody about it. Obviously your friends and family care about you. And i wouldn’t want what happened to my sisters friend happen to you.
Anorexia is caused by a demonic spirit. You need to get born again. Once you are born again you need to get baptized in the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues 15 minutes a day. The spirit will leave. God Bless !
It’s different for everyone. Some people just do it because it feels right, for others it’s a cry for help, and other people just do it because they want to become skinnier. I believe it depends on the person.
I believe it has to do with your mind/ brain not just a decision to not eat.
Hey i suffer for two years and i encounter problems like this too. My friends don’t understand at all they just say stuff like “Eat!” I had teachers ask if i did it for boys..ohh yea i chose to spend 6 weeks in a hospital for my eating disorder just to get a date! people are idiots. I even had a health teacher say stuff like anorexia people just don’t eat. It is so much more than the food and you and I know that. Just educate people. I did a speech for speech class on it and now people in that class see its more than about the food. The only people that truely understand me..is God,my friend from treatment and my therapist…my mom getting there. Other than that nobody understands it. Good luck and my model is keep moving forward.