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Open Fire: Fissure and laxatives

dyke-recovery:

So this is probably the most embarrassing thing i’m ever going to write here, but it is fucking important you continue reading if you’ve ever abused taken laxatives, are abusing laxatives or want to start taking laxatives.

During my last anorexia relapse, i started abusing laxatives again. I…

Nothing good can come from throwing laxatives into the  poo pipes.  Thanks Jes for this blunt, truthful account at the damage  laxative abuse can do.  Not pretty but needs to be said!  

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Summergirl: Unpopular Opinion

summergirl88:

I am sure many people will disagree with this, and I’m certainly open to hearing their opinions, but this is what I think:

A person with a fully developed eating disorder needs some form of professional treatment to fully recover. I’m not talking about disordered eating, or an eating disorder…

100% spot on!!! Sadly I have heard many times on tumblr from girls with eds. “I’m going to try recovery” .  But that often generally means they are going to add 200 extra calories or try not to purge and of course they inevitably fail because those measures are like spitting into a hurricane.  For many they just do not realise what real recovery encompasses!! They fail to see or simply are in denial about just how ill they are so attempts at recovery can be very feeble.  Recovery for most with entrenched eating disorders requires a team effort.  Weekly doctor, psych, dietition  at the very least and all the good people around you you can muster.  <3

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theloveyourselfchallenge: This is a picture of Anna. The picture on the left is when she was happy, healthy and living life and the picture on the right was taken shortly before anorexia stole her life from her. At age 15 Anna went on a harmless diet after Christmas to lose a few pounds but her dieting quickly manifested into a full blown eating disorder. Anna became consumed by a ruthless disease and found herself caught in the manipulation of her disease. She started to hide the truth of her pain and suffering from her family and friends. She faked smiles and pretended that she had it all together.  She thought that she was finally in control but on her death bed she realized that she was out of control and anorexia was in control. Anna’s organs started to shut down from lack of nutrition and from her excessive excersizing. She needed an opperation to fix an ulcer but her body was too weak and could not heal itself. Just over a year of struggling with anorexia, Anna passed away at age 16. She died too young from something which was and still is violent and ruthless.  Anna only struggled with this disease for a little over a year. As you can see, eating disorders do a lot of damage over short periods of time. Twenty percent of women struggling with an eating disorder will die from complications. Do not think that you are an exception to this. Eating disorders do not discriminate between race, age, gender, sexuality or ability. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any other phyciatrict illness. Eating disorders kill, thats just what they do. Your eating disorder is not your friend, it is a disease and it wants to take your life. Stand up, know that you are strong enough to reach for recovery, realize that you are worthy of this place that you have in the world, and start fighting for your life; kill your eating disorder before it kills you. How many wonderful, beautiful and talented people are we going to lose to this disease? Something needs to change, and that change must first start with you and me. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315734/Anna-Wood-15-went-post-Christmas-diet-dies-anorexia-year.html

theloveyourselfchallenge:

This is a picture of Anna. The picture on the left is when she was happy, healthy and living life and the picture on the right was taken shortly before anorexia stole her life from her. At age 15 Anna went on a harmless diet after Christmas to lose a few pounds but her dieting quickly manifested into a full blown eating disorder. Anna became consumed by a ruthless disease and found herself caught in the manipulation of her disease. She started to hide the truth of her pain and suffering from her family and friends. She faked smiles and pretended that she had it all together.  She thought that she was finally in control but on her death bed she realized that she was out of control and anorexia was in control. Anna’s organs started to shut down from lack of nutrition and from her excessive excersizing. She needed an opperation to fix an ulcer but her body was too weak and could not heal itself. Just over a year of struggling with anorexia, Anna passed away at age 16. She died too young from something which was and still is violent and ruthless. 

Anna only struggled with this disease for a little over a year. As you can see, eating disorders do a lot of damage over short periods of time. Twenty percent of women struggling with an eating disorder will die from complications. Do not think that you are an exception to this. Eating disorders do not discriminate between race, age, gender, sexuality or ability. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any other phyciatrict illness. Eating disorders kill, thats just what they do. Your eating disorder is not your friend, it is a disease and it wants to take your life. Stand up, know that you are strong enough to reach for recovery, realize that you are worthy of this place that you have in the world, and start fighting for your life; kill your eating disorder before it kills you.

How many wonderful, beautiful and talented people are we going to lose to this disease? Something needs to change, and that change must first start with you and me.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315734/Anna-Wood-15-went-post-Christmas-diet-dies-anorexia-year.html

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