I'm a new Ana Options

[*islandgirl4eva*]

I was in chat when someone posted a link to some girl's Xanga. I clicked it expecting to find some interesting material. Instead what I found was both disturbing and (in my opinion) psychotic. It appeared to be quite cult-like.

I don't know how much history this has, but I just recently stumbled upon a HUGE number of "Ana girls", or females that are "Pro-Anorexia Nervosa". In their blogs they seem to be glorifying a very serious and dangerous eating disorder.

Has anyone else seen anything like this before? It makes me feel really naive to think that I am just now finding out about it. And to think that there are support groups for people that glamourize being anorexic...

For more information I've provided links to two sources that I used to find out more about it.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-ana

Please note that any opinions stated in this topic are not meant to offend anyone. They are STRICTLY personal opinions.

[Something Vague]

Even I, a full blown anoretic, finds this hugely disturbing.
They just seem to be so completely unaware of what their
getting themselfs into.

They will, sooner or later, have to face the consiquences.
Personality disorders, and heart conditions.
They will beg to take it back.
But it will be too late.

Whatever they have to face in the future;
they will only have themselfs to blame.
And I asure you guys, it will eventually hit them
and they will be wide-eyed and ready to recover.

Eating disorders become an obsession.
Their just playing with it.

[*suddenly she*]

winterberryxxx... it's anorexic, not anoretic. haha,
i don't find it peculiar, seeing that i associate with quite a few anas and mias.
i never found it as anything "weird." i don't have an eating disorder, but i can relate to what they're saying a lot. i'm nowhere near depressed, and it's not as if they're freaks or anything.

lindAAH, are you referring to the "anorexic princess?" she was bizarre. i'm almost sure she was fake though, through the whole "omg my mom taught me and my sister to be anorexic bulimic LOLOLOL." seriously. i've never seen anyone else quite like that.