"Do you want to gain weight?" " try these new weight lost pills" "work out you'll loose weight" "pfft, being over weight has so many more health issues than being underweight" "try this wrap to loose weight" "do you want to be 5 sizes smaller?"
Tabloids, magazines, tv's, social media etc, it's everywhere.
First off I am going to start off with how important weight loose is for those who are overweight, I completely respect that and understand that.
What about the people who want to gain weight? What about advertising the problems that being underweight consists of as well as the problems of being overweight. Do not get me wrong I am in no way trying to take away from the importance of weight lost and the importance of health for EVERYONE!
Did you know that anorexia nervosa type restrictive is actually in reality starving yourself. When you starve your body it can cause damage to viral organs, including your heart and your brain.
Your body starts to go slower trying to protect itself. Not having very much body fat leads to having lower body temperatures and making it harder to withstand the cold, and to become warm after getting cold. Mild anemia, swollen joints, reduced muscle mass, and light-headedness also commonly occur in anorexic individuals. I've suffered from locked bones and joints, my hips will lock up, my ribs get stuck on each other and move slightly, my hips and knees will randomly give out. Upon standing I get very dizzy, my heart sometimes will just start racing while I'm just sitting there. Especially when I'm walking or doing something like lifting or moving something. My hair falls out in large amounts when I shower. Anorexia is the scariest more terrifying thing I have ever encountered. It's slowly been taking my life. Why can't there be pictures everywhere plastered about how to gain weight and how to get to a healthy weight for yourself?
I understand there is always going to be weight lose pictures, advertisements and whatever else, could the world maybe start throwing in more for the other side too?!
Anorexia, otherwise known as Ana, comes into your life, and completely takes over, slowly or fast, in small doses or in a huge Big Bang, no matter how Ana comes into your life, she's scary. No matter how severe it is, it's scary. No matter if your not even underweight yet, and Ana has just arrived, it's scary.
I don't want to slowly kill myself.. I don't want to do this, I don't want my children to watch me go through this and struggle and be away because I need help..
Underweight is seriously unhealthy, as is overweight.
People need to stop thinking that being skinny fixes everything and there is no health issues with it, because there is, many many health problems. Anorexia is suicide.
Anorexia is not a fucking lifestyle (sorry about my language there) it is a disease, an evil conniving bitch that creeps in and destroys everything in her path, Ana wants to see you die, Ana doesn't want to see you get healthy, because then there is no more Ana.
But Ana can go fuck herself, she can kindly walk the hell out of my life, she can watch me fight for my life, and SHE CAN WATCH ME WIN!
Take this disease seriously! If you know someone are someone or are becoming someone with Ana, Ed or Bulimia! You are not alone! You are beautiful! You are strong and I believe in every single one of you!
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