Comments on: An Eating Disorder Is Not a Choice

By: miranda

miranda — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:10:08 +0000

thank you! i myself have been struggling lately. I have been obsessing about working out and drinking just water and everything. i would weight myself before and after each workout. Now i am realizing that i would rather look healthy instead of brittle like a skeleton.

By: Chase Peterson

Chase Peterson — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:48:50 +0000

i have a friend who has eating disorder, she was rehabilitated when she almost died.;–

By: Julia Mason

Julia Mason — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:34:16 +0000

my girlfriend gas an eating disorder called bulimia, she always throws up what she eats.:'.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:41:59 +0000

It’s great to see that you can openly talk about your eating disorder. I’ve been dealing with my anorexia for a year now, and it’s really inspiring to hear from someone who has recovered. It’s a daily struggle; I have to physically force myself to eat some days because I just don’t want to, but I know that if I don’t make myself I’ll slip right back into the disease. I have to tell myself that in a month or even a week, it won’t be as bad as it is today. It’s a miserable life, worrying about every calorie that goes into your mouth. I hope I can get to the point that I can say that I am not just a girl who has to be thin to be happy.

By: Jes

Jes — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:22:06 +0000

That's a very powerful story, and I'm glad we got to hear it. I'm glad things have gotten better for you, and I hope others can relate with your situation if they're beginning to go down the same path.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:34:24 +0000

That’s amazing. Sadly in life sometimes you have to fall to really succeed. And your success and your kindness in sharing it will not only inspire other girls in your shoes, but let them know they are not bad people. I give you congrats for surviving, succeeding and sharing. I wish you the best of luck in your life.

By: Kasey

Kasey — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:20:45 +0000

Wow. Thank you for so much for sharing. After reading your article, I think that I maybe heading down a path that is not safe. I have begun to diet in order to feel better about myself. I think I should just focus on eating healthier, and not focus on not eating.

Thank you for sharing.

By: Provocative Girl

Provocative Girl — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:01:02 +0000

i had a good friend who had an easting disorder and as a friend of someone suffering it's really hard. it's hard to see someone go through that and accepting help from anyone. it's such a serious issue and what is so hard is that so many people just start dieting then it gets out of control. it's almost as if the fraction of americans who aren't considered overweight are the ones who are struggling with an eating disorder www.provocativeremarks.com

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:01:25 +0000

Wow Kristie, thank you for sharing your story with us.

By: Iga

Iga — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:16:58 +0000

Last year, around January, I vowed to get healthier and lose weight. It all went well until things got tough at home – just like in your case – and then it became obsessive. Thankfully, I started to realize what I was doing, but it just made me feel guilty. My best friend also helped me through it. I still feel as if I should be skinny, but I have come to accept myself more and more, and to not be impatient, because I am doing the right things – not depriving myself of foods, or of obsessively working out, or giving up other activities for exercise.

I think you article will be extremely helpful to anyone who is going through something that i was and am, and enlightening to everyone else.