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anti-pro-ana & other things.

[cainandableist-blog]

The American presidential election shitshow has been very amusing on an international level but in all seriousness I’m terrified and glad I’m not in the states anymore.

[blackberryvision]

[cainandableist-blog]

Why have you stopped posting? :(

I’m in the midst of many life changes which really puts blogging on the back burner. I’ve also started to lose faith in the original purpose of this blog... but I don’t want to delete it because I’ve met people on here that I’d like to stay connected to.

[cainandableist-blog]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH CONGRATS ON UR MARRIAGE I AM VERY EXCITED AND JOYOUSLY HAPPY FOR YOU!!! Seriously tho that is amazing and I hope you will be blessed with a long and fulfilling relationship. Congrats, congrats! 😱🤗😄👍👌💍👰💕

Much appreciated anon, thank you. :-) 

[cainandableist-blog]

so... I’m married. 

[dailyhouse]

Can an eight year old do this?

[cainandableist-blog]

Are you still an anti pro ana blog?

I’ve been extremely busy and unable to post any content, anti-pro-ana or otherwise, in weeks. But to answer your question, no, not really. I don’t have the energy to deal with any kind of pro-ana content. Moreover, there was a point a while ago where I wasn’t very fond of the anti pro ana community and didn’t want any association with it. 

EDIT To be clear, I’m still 100% behind the anti pro ana cause. I haven’t been keeping up with the community, as it always has its ups and downs… but it always ends up going in a positive direction, so it has my faith as well. 

[cainandableist-blog]

Your ED post is so spot on. Like, I used to be bulimic because of body image issues, but now I throw up or starve myself because I don't want to go #2 more than every few days. Like, I have lactose intolerance as well as some other foods that make me sick and have to go a lot and it really fucks you up and traumatizes you to the point of not wanting to eat so you don't have to feel like shit.

I can’t speak for everyone, but for many ED sufferers what seems to be “body image issues” is of consequence of a much deeper issue. The desire to look a certain way could push the ED further, but in reality, it’s not so much about looks as it is trying to cope with some kind of emotional devastation that lead to a lack of self-worth, a loss of control, etc. Ultimately eating disorders are really complicated illnesses which can never be chalked up to one cause or reason, and there’s no saying for sure that nobody *ever* develops an eating disorder solely because of body dissatisfaction. But from my own personal experience as well as the experiences of others, it usually isn’t, and it really sucks to have people assume vanity was the only reason why you were ever sick. 

[cainandableist-blog]

(Good) Reasons to Promote/Glorify Anorexia

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There are none.

Please stop.

[screwthisimrecovering]

FOR FUCK’S SAKE PLEASE STOP PRETENDING THAT EATING DISORDER RECOVERY MEANS RUNNING AND LIFTING AND EATING ONLY “HEALTHY” FOODS AND STAYING AT A RIDICULOUSLY LOW WEIGHT BECAUSE IT’S NOT AND IT’S SUPER DAMAGING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO GET BETTER

[fightthewhispers-deactivated202]

^^^

[hazykaleesi]

would you ask for tips on how to have cancer?

no. 

then why would you ask for tips on how to have a mental illness?

[fakesmilewithrealtears]

It’s difficult to understand this if you don’t know how it is to have an ed and wanting to be skinny over everything else … Seriously, you people drive me crazy asking why do we want “this” … We don’t want it, but it comes to us. Then it becomes a part of our lives and we can’t control this …

[hazykaleesi]

newsflash: 97% of the time, eds arent about being skinny. 

your blog is covered with sick glorified images of a disease you don’t understand. you’ve been reported. 

[cainandableist-blog]

Do you ever start writing a post and halfway through you’re just like “nvm” 

[bpd-robot]

glitter labels for neurodivergent people! i tried to include as many as possible, and since it only let me enter one word at a time obsessive compulsive is in two parts. free to use!

[papayapom]

“No one on tumblr romanticizes their illnesses”

[anti-pro-ana-ariana]

What the fuck is wrong with people?

[anorexia-is-not-a-diet]

Seriously? Like, as if the romanticisation of mental illnesses isn’t problematic enough, some kid actually had to take it that one step further and outline certain mental illness diagnoses in fucking glitter as though they’re fucking fashion accessories.

To put it into context; when’s the last time you saw physical illness diagnosis being treated in this manner? “Diabetic” or “Asthmatic” or “Osteoporotic” or “Arthritic” or “Epileptic” intentionally glamourised, surrounded by glitter and sparkles?

Exactly.

[haleystrugglez]

PLEASE stop creating pro-ana/pro-mia/pro-ed blogs!!! I know you create them for yourself and you don’t intend to trigger or influence anyone, but they’re still problematic. these blogs are toxic, please stop romanticizing this horrible illness that has nearly taken my life and many other girls’!!

[anorexia-is-not-a-diet]

*and guys. Eating disorders do not discriminate by gender.

Like seriously, if you’re running a blog and your justification for posting damaging, triggering pro ana and/or pro self harm content is that your blog is “just for me!1!!1!!”, that is literally an indication that your toxic blog should be private. Claiming that a public blog - which is accessible by literally the entire internet - is “just for you” is as ridiculous as leaving your diary wide open in the middle of a super crowded, busy public place, for everyone to read. Ultimately, if you chose to run a pro ana blog, it’s your own decision to expose yourself to harmful pro ana content, but you do not have the right to make that decision for anyone else, thus it is your responsibility to make your blog private, therefore ensuring that you are the only person who has access to the pro ana content you post. And if you have a problem with making your blog private - well, it’s obviously not “just for you” at all.

[angelfeminist]

aw how cute is this thingy i made

[cainandableist-blog]

Hey, it's a few days after the fact, but I just wanted to make sure, for my own peace of mind, that you know that I wasn't trying to contest or disagree with anything you said in the eating disorder post, just adding my thoughts onto it.

Sorry it took so long for me to get back--it’s no worries at all! I reblogged the post from you because I thought what you said reinforced the idea very well. Thank you for adding your thoughts to it, I always appreciate getting a response from people, especially when they add something positive to the discussion. 

Again, absolutely no worries. Take care :-) 

[anorexia-is-not-a-diet]

You absorb way less calories if you eat lying flat on your back than you do either sitting or standing up. The digestion system requires gravity in order to work properly, as it helps the food flow down your oesophagus into your stomach, where the food is digested and all the calories are absorbed…

[fleekthafuck]

Can people stop taking advice from unlicenced nonprofessionals like these?

Esophagus. It’s spelled esophagus. ESOPHAGUS.

Sincerely, A dietetics major

[yearofthesnitch]

1. This is a satirical post on an anti-pro-ana blog. No one is meant to take this seriously (although a lot of people are) 2. I’m pretty sure “oesophagus” is the UK spelling

[anorexia-is-not-a-diet]

Wow fleekthafuck, SO sorry I didn’t americanise my spellings specifically to cater for ignorant individuals who are not aware that American English is not the only English ďialect in existance. It’s certainly clear that you’re not a linguistic student.

Top marks for spotting that the information contained in the original post is entirely nonsensical - you’re gonna make an increidible dietitian one day! - altho I suggest you go look up the term “satire” in the dictionary - that’s the American spelling too, dw - because by publicly announcing it’s inaccuracies you’ve kind of sort of missed the whole point.

[ingen-u-e-deactivated20160521]

i’m crying