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Old Jan 24, 2010, 02:03 PM
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I'm agree with Molly. I honestly can't understand why two friends would encourage each other to slowly kill themselves. The idea of it really irks me.

Look, an eating disorder is not a diet. Anorexia isn't just something you "try on" to lose a few pounds and put away when you're done. Bulimia isn't that "cure-all way to lose weight without changing your diet" because you just puke up everything afterward. It's a horrible process of self-loathing and masochism, but it has nothing to do with food. Food is just the object of obsession--your obsession to self-destruct.

So if you're "feeling good" about it, you're probably not doing it right.

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The most common element surrounding ALL Eating Disorders is the inherent presence of a low self esteem.

Dieting is about losing some weight in a healthy way so how you feel on the outside will match how good you already feel on the inside.
Instead of promoting this unhealthy obsession, why not encourage each other to live long and healthy lives? If it's something serious, you need to speak up about it to someone.

However, I'm unable to condone or "give support" for this behavior. You don't "snap out" of an eating disorder. It consumes your life and it's not a joke.

I don't mean to come off as being harsh or mean. I really hope that both of you will either stop this before it's too late or get some help.

~Whoswho
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