Points 8 and 9 made me cry.. I thought that maybe I wasn't really anorexic because I still ate some (to keep up appearances) and my ribs aren't jutting out or anything (i think i look like a freaking cow flying a blimp no matter what doctors tell me)... I don't want to die... i just don't want to hate me anymore. I don't want others to make fun of me anymore... i want to be beautiful and I've never felt like I am and.... i don't know what to do... I am not good enough.
"It is usually an attempt to control their own world, or to create a space where they set the rules and follow them." Exactly right. I was anorexic at 14 and 15 - now 17, I still find myself setting arbitrary rules for myself about just about anything. I have major issues with control that usually cause me to spiral out of control - it's when I stop worrying and obsessing that it ends up working out. Thanks for highlighting this truth, I know it rings true for me and probably for many others.
Thank you for making this video. I suffered with anorexia at the age of 12 and these myths were constantly thrown in my face. Thank you for speaking up for those who suffer. I'm currently writing a book about the experience and hope to help many people with it. Please connect with me!
To all the those girls that aren't happy with the way they look.
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Whether you believe that God put you on this earth or you believe that you were just born and there is no God. I don't know any of you but to me you are all the most beautiful, intelligent, and gifted girls ever. You don't have to prove anything to anybody. And you are very important to the people around you.
Really good video. I found myself nodding at my computer at certain points lol. I'm so sick of people saying these exact things, or blaming the media, Barbie (really?) and/or models. I didn't see a skinny person on tv one day and decided to start this. I use them these days to inspire, but back then, it had nothing to do with anyone else or what they looked like.
@angelwingedheart sweetheart. i feel for u. i am 23 and i am scared of what this eating disorder has done in my life. u truly dont deserve that pain especially at such a young age! fight for your life sweet. eating disorders are not worth the time, energy and the losses that it produces!
that was one of the best videos about anorexia i've seen so far. it's sad that those myths exist :( and it's even sader that so many people do not understand anorexia.
i feel it's disrespectful to blame people for having anorexia when they don't.
a not so close friend of mine claims that i'm not eating. I AM. and if I have lost some weight it's because soda is to expensive and so to are chocolate
This made me cry. Mine started out with wanting control over my own life. My parents divorced when I was 11 and my entire world shattered. Now I have 3 kids and I'm 30 years old- & i struggle every day ( not to get better) but to be better(thinner) - be more in control of my life. Make my kids feel soooo loved and perfectly cared for. My house is always in PERFECT order- And I have a two year old!! I just had our 3 rd baby 5 weeks ago. During the pregnancy I gained 81 pounds- today I've alread
btw what you said about you knew you had it and DIDN"T want to get better - that "normal" to others was "fat" - oh man, that is exactly it. People that have not gone through it just somehow don't get that....such an important message and understanding for families supporting someone to get.
this is an incredibly done video that brought me to tears. I have been looking for some REAL videos online for a mental health class, where i am sick of the assumption the media is all that eating disorders are about. This is so incredible and really brought me back to the place where i was at when i was struggling with Anorexia.
Thank you for posting this and making it, it touched my heart.
Well said! Especially the part about not being emaciated in order for it to be a problem. When my ED started, I was obese. I lost over a third of my weight. That brought me to the low end of normal. Even though I've had an ED for 9 years, I've never reached an "anorexic weight", because my frame is simply too big. People said things like "you don't LOOK like you have an ED." That made me want to try to "prove" it. But, I'm in recovery now, and I haven't had an ED behavior for over 4 months!
Im Crying Because I want to be skinny , I dont know how to make it happen , am scared to stop eating because i dont want to be anorexic but what should i do to be skinny , that makes me cry !
@tusia750 I used to think like that.. that was the beginning. Looking back, I don't think I was ever "fat", but I was never small enough.. even when I did start to lose weight, I still wasnt small enough. Its dangerous. DONT become obsessed with your weight and dieting. It just might kill you.
@tusia750 What you should do is eat right , and exercise . Don't eat junk food , and when you exercise , don't exercise too much either . Search up different diet's and such . And remember , just because someone is thin , doesn't mean they are healthy .
@tusia750 Do you think being able to see every bone in your body is pretty ? Do you think being unhealthy to the point you collapse , faint , and your organs shut down is pretty ? Do you think the sallow look they get when they haven't eaten for 3 weeks is pretty ? Or how their eyes sink in their head is pretty ? Next time you think how pretty it is to be thin , think of how they actually look when they are lacking nutrition , they are hooked up to multiple things in the hopsital .
Soo true, you can have a eating disorder even if you're not under weight, it can take over quickly, although you probably will be under weight or soon will be, you really can't tell by looking.
Amazing video, so true. People that make inane comments like DoctorRainbow8321 are repulsive creatures of which I seriously hope have to undertake chemotherapy as they are the "cancer" of this world. Swivel.
Im 14..ive been struggling with "ana" for a better part of 6 years..i eat a ton at lunch, stuffing y face..but then i never eat at home or on the weekends...i have a ton of friends, but none of them can see it..Scary thing is...Im "the popular one"
@makeup36 Isn't @doctorRainbow a little Dumbass? Clearly has a sad life because he's wasting his life stating bullshit comments just to get a rise out of people. Wanna say ignorant? I have known pleanty of people as well. He just needs to go back to junior high health class.
People think anorexia is simple I ended up slipping into anorexia when my boyfriend died and I didn't notice but I just forgot to eat during the day and then when I realised that I was anorexic it was to late :(
Unless that is a trick statement, then you are a complete uneducated fool. Yeah a 100% if anorexics die, because they are human and everyone dies. If your going to make a statement, make it clear.
@DoctorRainbow8321 Looks like I just did. HOW OLD ARE YOU? Because honestly?! Your saying 100% of people with anarexia die...well if your so smart, then why are you youtubeing facts on anarexia? Are you a wanna be? If you would like to know the actual amount, google it, dumbass.
@DoctorRainbow8321 Clearly you have issues if you searching facts on anarexia and then saying everyone dies who has it. Get your information straight..and if you can't, the google it. Clearly you have no life and are immature if your arguing the truth via youtube. And calling people dumbasses when really you are, because you can not even get the facts straight.
@DoctorRainbow8321 FYI 1 in 10 die FROM anorexia. And back to your first statement, if you were so smart on facts..then why would you put the percent symbol in front of the number? IDIOT, its supposed to go behind it. Somebody needs to mature, and get smart! Ooooh and stop wasting their time on things they dont know about.
@DoctorRainbow8321 Wow, nice to know that you had nothing else to say. That really hurt "DoctorRainbow8321"..Hahahaha not! Grow up, and learn real come backs.
@2014makenzie You really are an ignorant little bitch. Learn something else than "Grow up and learn some insults". Quit masking your butthurt, we all know you love the rape.
@DoctorRainbow8321 A: I have made MORE points showing your ignorant. B: Seeing all the other comments you have left on other pages, shows that your just looking for an argument. You know how people will respond, and you get off on that. Sorry, but I do not plan on wasting my time over the internet with somebody who can't get enough in the real world, so they have to virtually argue. Its alright, really! Here's a tip, youtube managing you anger. Hope you like my suggestion!
@2014makenzie A: You're* Learn grammar before trying to insult someone, sweetie. B: Real classy, stalker. Also: Internet, only dumb broads like you take it seriously.
@DoctorRainbow8321 hey instead of being a complete douche bag to everyone because you want attention or some stupid shit like that, again refer to my first reply GO FUCK YOUR SELF.
i can't believe how many ppl have thought I, or someone else was anorexic just because I'm skinny...all people who are my friends know I eat ALOT...I just have a good metabolism...but it PISSES me off when I hear
"daaaamn gurl, what r u: anorexic?"
NO...I eat plenty and I don't exercise at all...I'm not obsessed with my weight so much as I'd like to have abs instead of this softy stomach...
It's just about as bad as being asked if I'm on my period just because I'm cranky...DON'T do it!
myth #11: anorexia is always a bad thing. the truth is that some people with low self esteems and control problems develop this disorder and than later are able to recover. during recovery these people learn other control methods and may even develop a good self esteem. anorexia is ussually a bad thing to have, but in rare cases it can do good in the life of the person suffering from it.
Recently I've been looking at videos that people have done through their journey through ana, I never thought I would be. For me, for about 6 months all I can think about is calories and weight. I'm scared. I want to be normal again.
I feel like i have to MAKE my self eat, And when I do I feast. But I feel "Not" hungry. Could I be have ana? Or is this just a phase that I'm going through? My mother says she was like that.
i hate how i look i just hate it! i want to cry at dinner i only eat a little beacause im scared. ALL of my friends are skinny i wish i was like them but i can never be that pretty i wear oversized cloths to hide my fat and it makes me upset beacause when i do eat my friends are like piggy! and fatty! their joking but it hurts
Thank you. The more understanding there is of anorexia, the more these myths are broken down, I think the greater the chances of those suffering getting through it. I hope I manage to.
@candipandipal12 I dont now any other way to help you, But try drinking milkshakes with highpercent fat milk, I think that could help in someway, Get better :D
And I guess some people envy you, for not likeing eating, I mean for me, I eat alot becuase i like it, And i it wasnt for my danceclass, Id be fat.
one more myth is, is that people suffering from an eating disorder dont know they are at all... the truth is, is that they do know they are suffering but they tell themselfs that they arent.. but really they know.
no, anorexia is NOT a choice. there are ppl who WANT to be anorexic, but theyre just wannabees, very immature and stupid. ana is not a choice. i didnt choose to feel that im fat, ugly, stupid, worthless, and so on. itza mental illness, u cant choose to hav it just like u cant choose to have schizoprenia
but unlike schizoprenia you can choose to come out of it...surely feeling worthless did not come out of nothing. You should seek people who make you worth again. good luck
it bugs me when people thing ana is a body type just like obese
its a mental fuck up that took me four years to get out of. and i was never underweight. but i still lost loads. 180-80
haveing said that a person who wanted to look anorexic has a slightly distorted view of beauty and should think why they want to look like that. if its to please other people or to get attention then that my be an ED
i hate girls saying they have anorexia just because they've lost weight and doesnt eat much and i hate people saying that i'm anorexic just because i diet and have lost weight! just because someone wants to look anorexic doesnt mean they are anorexic. i want to look a little anorexic but who the hell wants to have anorexia?
Anorexics have a bmi under 17.5. You can have a bmi under 17.5 without being anorexic. Many people are underweight and look anorexic without being it. I think its beautiful to be that skinny, like many others. Why do you think the best models are that skinny? In the fashion industry it's pretty, the best designers pay underweight models a ton of money. Just like them, I think it's pretty too. But I don't promote anorexia, because anorexia it's not just being underweight.
Under weight models ARE anerexic. They eat very little. Do coke. And faint alot. Its inpossible to be under weight and eat healthy.
Hey, if you want to be skinny, go for it. Who cares if you have a few health issues bc of it. If its your job and you want it, go for it. But be honest. Otherwise its just pathetic.
a BMI under 18 is underweight. There's many girls and boys that is underweight, that have never even given a thought to what they eat. Many "sport freaks" are underweight, poor children and homelesses and so on. That doesn't mean they have anorexia. Maybe an eating issue, but not anorexia. Even if one of those were models too, they wouldn't have anorexia.
It is impossible to be THAT under weight and be eating healthy.
As for models, lol, sorry to burst your bubble but all high fashion and most comercial models have eating issues like anerexia.
"sport freaks" can't be underweight, if they were they woulndt have the muscle to play.
you want to "look anerexic"..that means super skinny, bones and all bc thats what society associates with ana...you can't look that way and be healthy.
I remember that I liked to wear tight cloths and touch my bones. One day my mother told me "how thin you are!!!" and I was soooo happy!!! I remember that day as well as if it was yesterday.
I was 10!!! DIETORELLE!!! yeah!
I started eating when I entered a new school and made new friends. My parents still cannot understand why that year I could not eat!!!
im anarexic and i fuking hate it!!! i wish it could just go away but ik it wont! im ALWAYS sad and everyday i feel like its a lower decent into hell. ill NEVER be thin enouph and doing this hurts SOOOO much i WANT to recover but nobody is taking mme sieriously :p
I'm a recovering anorexic. I'm only a month in to treatment but already I feel much better than I did at my worst. Keep telling people and keep trying to find help because help is out there and it's worth it!
I'm try to currently collect resources for a friend of mine. Whereas other friends haven't understood but have just 'gone with it' she is very into psychology and analysing it.
The first thing she said was 'oh so they're making you put on weight'
Your video will hopefully dispel this nonsense that this is the main part of treatment.
THis video makes me cry no matter how many times I watch it. I was in reocvery from anorexia and recently just started having troubles with it once again. It never leaves...
@xxfadeawayxx Your message made me cry hope your ok now ? Messge me back yeh babes? Wish you all the best and hope you'll be fine be strong yeh? ;) keep going! dont let it push you down. Dont let it ruin your life. You can do it.
This is a great video of TRUTH! I have been "Ana" for about 11 years now, and I'm 23 now. I sent this video link to my boyfriend to help him understand the truth & lies about ED's. Thank you for this information!
i wish people would understand that not all anorexics make themselves throw up and not all anorexics take laxitives either, and not all anorexics are on the scales weighing themselves...i hate when people presume these things about me. you can just get out of control with your eating, and it can just happen, without puking, weighing, or taking laxitives.
I wish more people would understand that Ana is not a choice but an uncontrolable obsession. I have had it for 11 years and I get scolded for it, but I cant help it.
I was very suprised by myth 6.i told myself that when i wouldnt get help unless i got to thin.beautiful video.i think it almost dominates all the thinsporations i just watched to help me loose another kilo.
Great video! :D This is what the PSAs should look more like and not provide more thinspo for the weak-hearted in their videos whilst standing on pedestal proclaiming the media affects these girls.
i suffer from compulsive overeating disorder which is an issue that has similar symptoms to this such as the lack of control...its as much of a health issue as anorexia and i think videos such as yours really help people understand issues like this. awesome song as well :)
thanks, this video needed to be made. I am glad, because there are so many misconceptions about anorexia. And hopefully this will make people realize something.
Kit, some people will never understand... You and I both know how it feels to have anorexia (and co-morbid depression) - as do many people who have really suffered anorexia nervosa.
What doesn't help people understand this illness, at least in the UK, is that the media portray anorexia as some silly fashion fad that's all to do with wanting to look like a celebrity... Nope, it's a complex mental illness that we don't 'choose' to have...
>im sorry i have to answer 'ignorance' who said its rich girls, and that load of sh*T -well from a anorexic i dress down usually in layers and baggy , i also have many (sadly) friends whom suffer from eating disorder and are the same! - erm anyways thankyou for posting *
this video totally changed my perspective... because before i honestly considered going anorexia and this just made me realize how bad this is... thanks so much
i don't know if I am on the way to get Anorexia... I can't eat anymore and I have got these toughts that I should stop eating... I hate it! It freaks me out :( But I can't talk to anyone..
Actually my anorexia started because of my mom. She told me I needed to stop eating so much, so I did and I lost weight. She looked at me 2 months later and pointed at my tummeh and said "You need to lose 20 pounds" so I trained a lot and I didn't eat as much as I did before, and I lost the weight. She then looked at me when I weighed 90 pounds and I was 5'3 and grabbed my tummeh and said "You need to lose weight" and then I stopped eating completly and I worked out every day, and lost control..
I know too many girls who will say their mom initially caused their eating disorder. people like this should not be mothers, they should be in a mental ward. that is abusive and I might even say sociopathic behaviour towards your own beautiful daughter..
I love that you made this video.. I still can't look in the mirror and I still can't eat proper cause I'll throw up, NOT ON PURPOSE.. When my mom found out that I had an eating disorder she force fed me but it only made it worse, and then I tried to get help, and I look healthy now, but I am not, ALTOUGH I'm trying to be.. I just can't stand looking at food..
I acted normal in my class and it was only the girls that saw me without my clothes on and they laughed at me and said I was fat.. Anorexia has ruined my life and I can never do what I wanna do.. The first time the teachers noticed I was very skinny was when I passed out in the middle of a class and they saw my tummeh and ribs..
its good to see these reality statements - it annoys me that people think i must be totally 100% fine with food just cos im at a nearly healthy weight!! also the images in the video are incredible - the eye, the girl with the mirror on the ground, the art work at the end.....where did you get those images? seriously incredible
I really appreciate you making this video. People in my life, who have discovered I have an eating disorder make hurtful assumptions about me...I want to show them this video. I really liked the way you put the photography together....very powerful and touching images. Your video made me teary.
That was absolutly awesome and stunnging. You were able to paraphrase a huge amount of myths about anorexia in a very striking and elegant way. Thank you so much for creating this video and having the courage to make something like this. I am saddended that some people on youtube choose to make ed(s) seductive and enchanting.
Really excellent! Very well said... Your ideas coincide with my own.. I hope many people watch this... I feel so strongly about the way the media has glamourised anorexia or suggested it is associated with wanting to look like a celebrity.. Uuugh! Take care!! xx
Thanks. Great video.
iclandgirl 21 hours ago
great vid!! whats the song called?
MidnightBloom3 4 days ago
Points 8 and 9 made me cry.. I thought that maybe I wasn't really anorexic because I still ate some (to keep up appearances) and my ribs aren't jutting out or anything (i think i look like a freaking cow flying a blimp no matter what doctors tell me)... I don't want to die... i just don't want to hate me anymore. I don't want others to make fun of me anymore... i want to be beautiful and I've never felt like I am and.... i don't know what to do... I am not good enough.
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i'm 14 and my weight is 36,4 , is this still okay ? i hope anyone knows it .. ;s
i also eat once a day , and sometimes an apple or cracker .
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AngelLover135 1 week ago
"It is usually an attempt to control their own world, or to create a space where they set the rules and follow them." Exactly right. I was anorexic at 14 and 15 - now 17, I still find myself setting arbitrary rules for myself about just about anything. I have major issues with control that usually cause me to spiral out of control - it's when I stop worrying and obsessing that it ends up working out. Thanks for highlighting this truth, I know it rings true for me and probably for many others.
Jesuslovessooomuch 1 week ago
Great video!
sweetheartgirl4ever 2 weeks ago
Thank you for making this video. I suffered with anorexia at the age of 12 and these myths were constantly thrown in my face. Thank you for speaking up for those who suffer. I'm currently writing a book about the experience and hope to help many people with it. Please connect with me!
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To all the those girls that aren't happy with the way they look.
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Whether you believe that God put you on this earth or you believe that you were just born and there is no God. I don't know any of you but to me you are all the most beautiful, intelligent, and gifted girls ever. You don't have to prove anything to anybody. And you are very important to the people around you.
1235link 2 weeks ago
Really good video. I found myself nodding at my computer at certain points lol. I'm so sick of people saying these exact things, or blaming the media, Barbie (really?) and/or models. I didn't see a skinny person on tv one day and decided to start this. I use them these days to inspire, but back then, it had nothing to do with anyone else or what they looked like.
paperdollmachette 3 weeks ago 2
@angelwingedheart sweetheart. i feel for u. i am 23 and i am scared of what this eating disorder has done in my life. u truly dont deserve that pain especially at such a young age! fight for your life sweet. eating disorders are not worth the time, energy and the losses that it produces!
lavieboheme20 3 weeks ago
ive heard alot of songs for aneroxia but none have fit as perfect as this one,and its not even suppose to be about aneroxia
Haililovestheworld17 1 month ago
that was one of the best videos about anorexia i've seen so far. it's sad that those myths exist :( and it's even sader that so many people do not understand anorexia.
juliasjahr2012 1 month ago
i has anorexia.. but i dont care for being thin... but i still have it.....
Amberdragons 1 month ago
i feel it's disrespectful to blame people for having anorexia when they don't.
a not so close friend of mine claims that i'm not eating. I AM. and if I have lost some weight it's because soda is to expensive and so to are chocolate
bluewisdomtriforce 2 months ago
This made me cry. Mine started out with wanting control over my own life. My parents divorced when I was 11 and my entire world shattered. Now I have 3 kids and I'm 30 years old- & i struggle every day ( not to get better) but to be better(thinner) - be more in control of my life. Make my kids feel soooo loved and perfectly cared for. My house is always in PERFECT order- And I have a two year old!! I just had our 3 rd baby 5 weeks ago. During the pregnancy I gained 81 pounds- today I've alread
Jessie1982933 2 months ago
my baby has all the symptoms from this video :'(
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eminemfan317 2 months ago
btw what you said about you knew you had it and DIDN"T want to get better - that "normal" to others was "fat" - oh man, that is exactly it. People that have not gone through it just somehow don't get that....such an important message and understanding for families supporting someone to get.
tanne1818 3 months ago
this is an incredibly done video that brought me to tears. I have been looking for some REAL videos online for a mental health class, where i am sick of the assumption the media is all that eating disorders are about. This is so incredible and really brought me back to the place where i was at when i was struggling with Anorexia.
Thank you for posting this and making it, it touched my heart.
tanne1818 3 months ago
Whoever said to 'NOT become obsessed with weight'. It's not exactly a life-style choice. It's a disease.
innocence2216 3 months ago
Im Scared OF life . :(
tusia750 4 months ago
wat is the name of the song!? pals reply
notsmallenough831 4 months ago
Well said! Especially the part about not being emaciated in order for it to be a problem. When my ED started, I was obese. I lost over a third of my weight. That brought me to the low end of normal. Even though I've had an ED for 9 years, I've never reached an "anorexic weight", because my frame is simply too big. People said things like "you don't LOOK like you have an ED." That made me want to try to "prove" it. But, I'm in recovery now, and I haven't had an ED behavior for over 4 months!
MandaT1980 4 months ago
Im Crying Because I want to be skinny , I dont know how to make it happen , am scared to stop eating because i dont want to be anorexic but what should i do to be skinny , that makes me cry !
tusia750 4 months ago
@tusia750 I used to think like that.. that was the beginning. Looking back, I don't think I was ever "fat", but I was never small enough.. even when I did start to lose weight, I still wasnt small enough. Its dangerous. DONT become obsessed with your weight and dieting. It just might kill you.
TweetaNova 4 months ago
@TweetaNova Im careful , Im not eating though and Good god yeah i am actualy ovewright ;p
tusia750 4 months ago
@tusia750 What you should do is eat right , and exercise . Don't eat junk food , and when you exercise , don't exercise too much either . Search up different diet's and such . And remember , just because someone is thin , doesn't mean they are healthy .
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@Ichigo123452243 ya at least they are pretty tho
tusia750 3 months ago
@tusia750 Do you think being able to see every bone in your body is pretty ? Do you think being unhealthy to the point you collapse , faint , and your organs shut down is pretty ? Do you think the sallow look they get when they haven't eaten for 3 weeks is pretty ? Or how their eyes sink in their head is pretty ? Next time you think how pretty it is to be thin , think of how they actually look when they are lacking nutrition , they are hooked up to multiple things in the hopsital .
Ichigo123452243 3 months ago
@Ichigo123452243 No i mean , been skinny like olsen twins , miley cyrus, selena gomez and an normal skinny girl . Not ANOREXIC :L
tusia750 3 months ago
This is an amazing video. I hope this makes people understand the illness a little bit more. Once again, great video
RachelcanRecover 5 months ago
Soo true, you can have a eating disorder even if you're not under weight, it can take over quickly, although you probably will be under weight or soon will be, you really can't tell by looking.
PAswaggar 6 months ago
@chinadollsmile it just means anorexia like how Mia means buliMia.
chainsofalice11 7 months ago
Amazing video, so true. People that make inane comments like DoctorRainbow8321 are repulsive creatures of which I seriously hope have to undertake chemotherapy as they are the "cancer" of this world. Swivel.
Rangaohkee666 7 months ago
people think anorexia is stupid and that we just don't eat because we're fussy, what they don't realise is it's a mental problem.
shanialovesyou13 8 months ago
10 people are retarded and careless.
FIREYICEangel 8 months ago
Im 14..ive been struggling with "ana" for a better part of 6 years..i eat a ton at lunch, stuffing y face..but then i never eat at home or on the weekends...i have a ton of friends, but none of them can see it..Scary thing is...Im "the popular one"
SaveMeFromMyself101 8 months ago
@makeup36 Isn't @doctorRainbow a little Dumbass? Clearly has a sad life because he's wasting his life stating bullshit comments just to get a rise out of people. Wanna say ignorant? I have known pleanty of people as well. He just needs to go back to junior high health class.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
People think anorexia is simple I ended up slipping into anorexia when my boyfriend died and I didn't notice but I just forgot to eat during the day and then when I realised that I was anorexic it was to late :(
RadioOnLoud 9 months ago
WHAT DOES ANA STAND FOR? ANOREXIA NERVOSA what?
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@makeup36 That flew right over your little head, didn't it.
DoctorRainbow8321 10 months ago
This is amazing I feel like if everyone that thought eating disorders were easy to deal with they might just gain some insight
honeystang07 11 months ago
I'm so glad some people do get it. Sick of hearing ... Eat a sandwich.
Borritoful 11 months ago 54
Actually, %100 of people who develop anorexia die, but whatever.
DoctorRainbow8321 11 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321
Unless that is a trick statement, then you are a complete uneducated fool. Yeah a 100% if anorexics die, because they are human and everyone dies. If your going to make a statement, make it clear.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@2014makenzie It's not a trick statement, it's a fact, moron. Don't necro reply to comments, dumbass.
DoctorRainbow8321 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 Looks like I just did. HOW OLD ARE YOU? Because honestly?! Your saying 100% of people with anarexia die...well if your so smart, then why are you youtubeing facts on anarexia? Are you a wanna be? If you would like to know the actual amount, google it, dumbass.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 Clearly you have issues if you searching facts on anarexia and then saying everyone dies who has it. Get your information straight..and if you can't, the google it. Clearly you have no life and are immature if your arguing the truth via youtube. And calling people dumbasses when really you are, because you can not even get the facts straight.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 Anf FYI 1 in 10 die.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 FYI 1 in 10 die FROM anorexia. And back to your first statement, if you were so smart on facts..then why would you put the percent symbol in front of the number? IDIOT, its supposed to go behind it. Somebody needs to mature, and get smart! Ooooh and stop wasting their time on things they dont know about.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@2014makenzie FYI, you're a total idiot. Go butthurt somewhere else, newfag.
DoctorRainbow8321 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 Wow, nice to know that you had nothing else to say. That really hurt "DoctorRainbow8321"..Hahahaha not! Grow up, and learn real come backs.
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@2014makenzie You really are an ignorant little bitch. Learn something else than "Grow up and learn some insults". Quit masking your butthurt, we all know you love the rape.
DoctorRainbow8321 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 A: I have made MORE points showing your ignorant. B: Seeing all the other comments you have left on other pages, shows that your just looking for an argument. You know how people will respond, and you get off on that. Sorry, but I do not plan on wasting my time over the internet with somebody who can't get enough in the real world, so they have to virtually argue. Its alright, really! Here's a tip, youtube managing you anger. Hope you like my suggestion!
2014makenzie 9 months ago
@2014makenzie A: You're* Learn grammar before trying to insult someone, sweetie. B: Real classy, stalker. Also: Internet, only dumb broads like you take it seriously.
DoctorRainbow8321 9 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 ╭∩╮（^_^）╭∩╮
FIREYICEangel 8 months ago
@FIREYICEangel Yes, that's your ugly asian face surrounded by penises, just the way you like it.
DoctorRainbow8321 8 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 only you would think that because you like to suck cock.
FIREYICEangel 8 months ago
@FIREYICEangel Oh? So now you're interested in my sexual life.
Sorry, i'm not interested in you chinky bananas. ;)
DoctorRainbow8321 8 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 GO FUCK YOUR SELF ASS HOLE >: \
FIREYICEangel 8 months ago
@FIREYICEangel yourself is one word, dumbass.
DoctorRainbow8321 8 months ago
@DoctorRainbow8321 hey instead of being a complete douche bag to everyone because you want attention or some stupid shit like that, again refer to my first reply GO FUCK YOUR SELF.
Have a lovely day! :)
FIREYICEangel 8 months ago
@FIREYICEangel Yourself is one word, dumbass.
DoctorRainbow8321 8 months ago
omg
i have almost all the myth's in my head
i didnt even know it's not the regular way of thinking
linoy66jahnoon 11 months ago
what is the song? I LOVE IT
SkinnieMinnification 11 months ago
i can't believe how many ppl have thought I, or someone else was anorexic just because I'm skinny...all people who are my friends know I eat ALOT...I just have a good metabolism...but it PISSES me off when I hear
"daaaamn gurl, what r u: anorexic?"
NO...I eat plenty and I don't exercise at all...I'm not obsessed with my weight so much as I'd like to have abs instead of this softy stomach...
It's just about as bad as being asked if I'm on my period just because I'm cranky...DON'T do it!
Emmalicious115 11 months ago
myth #11: anorexia is always a bad thing. the truth is that some people with low self esteems and control problems develop this disorder and than later are able to recover. during recovery these people learn other control methods and may even develop a good self esteem. anorexia is ussually a bad thing to have, but in rare cases it can do good in the life of the person suffering from it.
think outside the box.
greycloud24 1 year ago
great video, i wish everyone would now that they are myths.
xCOLOURLESS 1 year ago
Thats everything so true :/
xXRoseCullenXx 1 year ago
Recently I've been looking at videos that people have done through their journey through ana, I never thought I would be. For me, for about 6 months all I can think about is calories and weight. I'm scared. I want to be normal again.
123iluvoranges 1 year ago
@123iluvoranges the good news is you can be,you can be free of this eating disorder
elibeth121 1 year ago
I am writing a Senior paper on Eating Disorders. If anyone would like to be interviewed via E-mail. send me a message it would be very helpful
mvpsonly500 1 year ago
Story of my fucking life. God, how I'd love to one who's blessed enough to someday recover, sadly, recovery doesn't seem to be in any near future
Homewrecker386 1 year ago
wow thats like a 1 in 5 chance of dying if you develop this disease.. i didn't even realise it was that bad....
Sk8rGiRl911 1 year ago
brilliant!
lovingbillytalent 1 year ago
I feel like i have to MAKE my self eat, And when I do I feast. But I feel "Not" hungry. Could I be have ana? Or is this just a phase that I'm going through? My mother says she was like that.
DixieFatalTouch 1 year ago
picture on 2:18 is from Lara Jade, an AMAZING photographer :)
kimxrose 1 year ago
very true
LarissaDepp 1 year ago
it's a great video; I like that it makes very clear to everyone that sees it, the truth's about anorexia. Everyone should see this video..
djana45 1 year ago
i hate how i look i just hate it! i want to cry at dinner i only eat a little beacause im scared. ALL of my friends are skinny i wish i was like them but i can never be that pretty i wear oversized cloths to hide my fat and it makes me upset beacause when i do eat my friends are like piggy! and fatty! their joking but it hurts
theofficialbuddy 1 year ago
Thank you. The more understanding there is of anorexia, the more these myths are broken down, I think the greater the chances of those suffering getting through it. I hope I manage to.
helXlight 1 year ago
I knew I had anorexia but.....I didn't WANT to get better!
I didn't want to be "fat" & I used to think "normal" was "fat"!
Once u start...you just can't stop!
When I was 11 I wieghed 65 pounds...a little underweight BUT when I turned 12 I lost 21 pounds!
I could see ALMOST every bone in my body!
I still have anorexia but I'm getting help!
I face my worst fear every single day!
I envy every1 who can ENJOY eating!
Thnx 4 posting this vid!Anorexia is something every1 should kno about!
candipandipal12 1 year ago 15
@candipandipal12 I dont now any other way to help you, But try drinking milkshakes with highpercent fat milk, I think that could help in someway, Get better :D
And I guess some people envy you, for not likeing eating, I mean for me, I eat alot becuase i like it, And i it wasnt for my danceclass, Id be fat.
<3
ShugoCharaXCelia 1 year ago
Wow, this video is very touching! Thanks for posting. :)
Kristiniskool 1 year ago 3
one more myth is, is that people suffering from an eating disorder dont know they are at all... the truth is, is that they do know they are suffering but they tell themselfs that they arent.. but really they know.
KyleighBoBiley 2 years ago
This song always gives me the chills :(
KyleighBoBiley 2 years ago
oh thats true...
93miana 2 years ago
@Morethanenough1
no, anorexia is NOT a choice. there are ppl who WANT to be anorexic, but theyre just wannabees, very immature and stupid. ana is not a choice. i didnt choose to feel that im fat, ugly, stupid, worthless, and so on. itza mental illness, u cant choose to hav it just like u cant choose to have schizoprenia
Katieluvsmilk15 2 years ago
but unlike schizoprenia you can choose to come out of it...surely feeling worthless did not come out of nothing. You should seek people who make you worth again. good luck
luluxxx5 1 year ago
Thank you so much for making this.
aspirinfragments 2 years ago
underwaight dose not = eating disorder
it bugs me when people thing ana is a body type just like obese
its a mental fuck up that took me four years to get out of. and i was never underweight. but i still lost loads. 180-80
haveing said that a person who wanted to look anorexic has a slightly distorted view of beauty and should think why they want to look like that. if its to please other people or to get attention then that my be an ED
littleseconds 2 years ago
Myth 4 is true.
It IS a choice.
Morethanenough1 2 years ago
i hate girls saying they have anorexia just because they've lost weight and doesnt eat much and i hate people saying that i'm anorexic just because i diet and have lost weight! just because someone wants to look anorexic doesnt mean they are anorexic. i want to look a little anorexic but who the hell wants to have anorexia?
XCamilllee 2 years ago
How can you "look" anerexic and not be? And why the hell would you want to look like a freak anyway?
Morethanenough1 2 years ago
Anorexics have a bmi under 17.5. You can have a bmi under 17.5 without being anorexic. Many people are underweight and look anorexic without being it. I think its beautiful to be that skinny, like many others. Why do you think the best models are that skinny? In the fashion industry it's pretty, the best designers pay underweight models a ton of money. Just like them, I think it's pretty too. But I don't promote anorexia, because anorexia it's not just being underweight.
XCamilllee 2 years ago
Under weight models ARE anerexic. They eat very little. Do coke. And faint alot. Its inpossible to be under weight and eat healthy.
Hey, if you want to be skinny, go for it. Who cares if you have a few health issues bc of it. If its your job and you want it, go for it. But be honest. Otherwise its just pathetic.
Morethanenough1 2 years ago
Yeah, many underweight models are anorexic. But not all of them. You can be underweight without being anorexic.
XCamilllee 2 years ago
Not THAT underweight. If your THAT skinny you have sme sort of eating issue.
Morethanenough1 2 years ago
a BMI under 18 is underweight. There's many girls and boys that is underweight, that have never even given a thought to what they eat. Many "sport freaks" are underweight, poor children and homelesses and so on. That doesn't mean they have anorexia. Maybe an eating issue, but not anorexia. Even if one of those were models too, they wouldn't have anorexia.
XCamilllee 2 years ago
It is impossible to be THAT under weight and be eating healthy.
As for models, lol, sorry to burst your bubble but all high fashion and most comercial models have eating issues like anerexia.
"sport freaks" can't be underweight, if they were they woulndt have the muscle to play.
you want to "look anerexic"..that means super skinny, bones and all bc thats what society associates with ana...you can't look that way and be healthy.
Get a life.
Morethanenough1 2 years ago
I agree with everything you said
heyguys3232 2 years ago
i disagree with nr. 9. people who are/have been anorexic/bulimic will notice if someone else goes through the same. i've always noticed.
manash8 2 years ago
@manash8 you can't be 100% sure though.
ghostman1141 2 years ago 2
II PART
I remember that I liked to wear tight cloths and touch my bones. One day my mother told me "how thin you are!!!" and I was soooo happy!!! I remember that day as well as if it was yesterday.
I was 10!!! DIETORELLE!!! yeah!
I started eating when I entered a new school and made new friends. My parents still cannot understand why that year I could not eat!!!
louloueye 2 years ago
I PART
#3 Anorexia is caused by the media... MUMBLE...
When I was 10 I was a skinny child, but I starting "a diet" after seeing an advertisement of DIETORELLE... It was in 1991.
I always said my parents I had a stomachache and could not eat. They took me to the doc. Everybody was looking for a cause which was just in my mind!
louloueye 2 years ago
Thank you...the things i wish i could explain to people...it not like i wanted this....who wants to wake up hating everything about how they look...
02Yankeesgrl 2 years ago
Thank you so much for that !! It's exactly what I want to tell everyone ! Damn, I'm crying now...
AgilysChii 2 years ago
beautiful, made me cry. thank you for posting this
BonjourNatalie 2 years ago
Good video all very true
ichooselife00 2 years ago
im anarexic and i fuking hate it!!! i wish it could just go away but ik it wont! im ALWAYS sad and everyday i feel like its a lower decent into hell. ill NEVER be thin enouph and doing this hurts SOOOO much i WANT to recover but nobody is taking mme sieriously :p
xThexFEELingsxGonex 2 years ago
I'm a recovering anorexic. I'm only a month in to treatment but already I feel much better than I did at my worst. Keep telling people and keep trying to find help because help is out there and it's worth it!
attemptingfreedom 2 years ago 3
i really like your presentation :)
however on your second point it would make you more of a credible source if you cited some documentation of anorexia throughout history
i know there are cases because i have done my research, but i'm just making a suggestion :)
<3
xoxo.proana.xoxo
imthegreenfaiiry 2 years ago
Me!!
HOLLYWOODpuke 2 years ago
Great Video. I hope the people now understand that anorexia is not a diet or the wish to be like a Model.
Thx
judytiger 2 years ago
I'm try to currently collect resources for a friend of mine. Whereas other friends haven't understood but have just 'gone with it' she is very into psychology and analysing it.
The first thing she said was 'oh so they're making you put on weight'
Your video will hopefully dispel this nonsense that this is the main part of treatment.
whimsical2tree 2 years ago
heres is some things i would like to say everyone is beautiful in there own way nobody should ever feel ugly or fat. just remeber that
lordhumongus2010 2 years ago
I'm pretty speechless, all i have to say is thank you.
hmmonhere 2 years ago
THis video makes me cry no matter how many times I watch it. I was in reocvery from anorexia and recently just started having troubles with it once again. It never leaves...
xxfadeawayxx 2 years ago 53
@xxfadeawayxx Your message made me cry hope your ok now ? Messge me back yeh babes? Wish you all the best and hope you'll be fine be strong yeh? ;) keep going! dont let it push you down. Dont let it ruin your life. You can do it.
SexyOlivia65 8 months ago
This is a great video of TRUTH! I have been "Ana" for about 11 years now, and I'm 23 now. I sent this video link to my boyfriend to help him understand the truth & lies about ED's. Thank you for this information!
Rxsusie 2 years ago 39
@Rxsusie can you help me with my future * ana* .
TwilightFantasyS 1 year ago
i like videos that are actually educational and not just feeding other peoples ignorance or their eating disorders.
eloievolution 2 years ago
fml :'-(
dauntlessdreams 2 years ago
i wish people would understand that not all anorexics make themselves throw up and not all anorexics take laxitives either, and not all anorexics are on the scales weighing themselves...i hate when people presume these things about me. you can just get out of control with your eating, and it can just happen, without puking, weighing, or taking laxitives.
minimal1975 2 years ago
I wish more people would understand that Ana is not a choice but an uncontrolable obsession. I have had it for 11 years and I get scolded for it, but I cant help it.
lovemybones88 2 years ago
Thank you for uploading this and telling the world what anorexia really is, and not what most people think it is; the media
hotchocolatesundae 2 years ago
I was very suprised by myth 6.i told myself that when i wouldnt get help unless i got to thin.beautiful video.i think it almost dominates all the thinsporations i just watched to help me loose another kilo.
shellyhunni123 2 years ago
thanks for this great video. Anorexia make me feel in control of something in my life.. and the feeling of running on an empty stomach is freedom.
taniaaust1 2 years ago
thankyou
madmooemily1 2 years ago
Great video! :D This is what the PSAs should look more like and not provide more thinspo for the weak-hearted in their videos whilst standing on pedestal proclaiming the media affects these girls.
sydnilule 2 years ago 2
i suffer from compulsive overeating disorder which is an issue that has similar symptoms to this such as the lack of control...its as much of a health issue as anorexia and i think videos such as yours really help people understand issues like this. awesome song as well :)
vickywoolvenagain 2 years ago
And I overeat 4-6 times a day until I can't stand it anymore. But I always compensate by bringing it all back up. It's disgusting!!!
shoponline831 2 years ago
thanks, this video needed to be made. I am glad, because there are so many misconceptions about anorexia. And hopefully this will make people realize something.
Thanks
leftalone10 2 years ago 2
Kit, some people will never understand... You and I both know how it feels to have anorexia (and co-morbid depression) - as do many people who have really suffered anorexia nervosa.
What doesn't help people understand this illness, at least in the UK, is that the media portray anorexia as some silly fashion fad that's all to do with wanting to look like a celebrity... Nope, it's a complex mental illness that we don't 'choose' to have...
Take care...
Cathy
xxx
misstiggykins 2 years ago
I haven't gone out with friends in months.
I'm terrified of public places and no one has seen me without a huge hoodie in pretty much a year.
Do you not think we're hungry?
It's not even about the weight.
It's about control and punishment and severe underlying issues.
People like you are the reason people with an eating disorder don't get help.
You can't put a fucking face on an eating disorder.
alwaysUmpteen 2 years ago 2
thankyou for posting
>im sorry i have to answer 'ignorance' who said its rich girls, and that load of sh*T -well from a anorexic i dress down usually in layers and baggy , i also have many (sadly) friends whom suffer from eating disorder and are the same! - erm anyways thankyou for posting *
26mae1987 2 years ago
Kit, don't even pay attention to that sick person. How pathetic.
Talking about myths, who says girls who suffer from ed's are all rich? Again so pathetic!
banaz112 2 years ago
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skwinkle79 2 years ago
this video totally changed my perspective... because before i honestly considered going anorexia and this just made me realize how bad this is... thanks so much
piggyprzy 2 years ago
Thanks.:) I learned a bit.
luva65 2 years ago
Where can i get this song?
xxfadeawayxx 3 years ago
thank you...
Made me cry.
Thank you for spreading this. Nobody understands...but this gave me hope...
xxfadeawayxx 3 years ago
HoldingOn
I sent you an email request. Could you please review. Thanks so much for ALL your wonderful work in helping others
debglover 3 years ago
i don't know if I am on the way to get Anorexia... I can't eat anymore and I have got these toughts that I should stop eating... I hate it! It freaks me out :( But I can't talk to anyone..
Anyway this video was cool...
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Imperfect Is Perfect
MintoluxLover 3 years ago
whats the title for the misic in this video?
vickya1992 3 years ago
im anorexic, and this video was quite interesting
:)
LauROARRR 3 years ago
6 scared me =\
i've told myself that loads...
HorseRidinBbe11 3 years ago
cool, by the way have you heard about The Johansson Twins??? they will be the new stars from sweden :D
BeckLiz 3 years ago
Actually my anorexia started because of my mom. She told me I needed to stop eating so much, so I did and I lost weight. She looked at me 2 months later and pointed at my tummeh and said "You need to lose 20 pounds" so I trained a lot and I didn't eat as much as I did before, and I lost the weight. She then looked at me when I weighed 90 pounds and I was 5'3 and grabbed my tummeh and said "You need to lose weight" and then I stopped eating completly and I worked out every day, and lost control..
jegbliverkaldtchucky 3 years ago
your mom should be sued!
AndromedaMariaCarmen 3 years ago
No.. She is fine now..
Though I don't eat alot she doesn't say anything about my weight
jegbliverkaldtchucky 3 years ago
I know too many girls who will say their mom initially caused their eating disorder. people like this should not be mothers, they should be in a mental ward. that is abusive and I might even say sociopathic behaviour towards your own beautiful daughter..
margeauxmargeaux 3 years ago
She didn't do it intentially.. She is just very sporty herself.. and she wanted me to stop eating too much..
jegbliverkaldtchucky 3 years ago
I love that you made this video.. I still can't look in the mirror and I still can't eat proper cause I'll throw up, NOT ON PURPOSE.. When my mom found out that I had an eating disorder she force fed me but it only made it worse, and then I tried to get help, and I look healthy now, but I am not, ALTOUGH I'm trying to be.. I just can't stand looking at food..
jegbliverkaldtchucky 3 years ago
i really like it
it bothers me when people say that since im not that skinny, i cant be anorexic
or since i look fine, and act normal, i cant be anorexic, and im making it up
nobody believes u unless ur all bones, or you're in the hospital
pro ana, pro mia
good luck
xoxo
wolfy26howl 3 years ago 2
I acted normal in my class and it was only the girls that saw me without my clothes on and they laughed at me and said I was fat.. Anorexia has ruined my life and I can never do what I wanna do.. The first time the teachers noticed I was very skinny was when I passed out in the middle of a class and they saw my tummeh and ribs..
jegbliverkaldtchucky 3 years ago
Love, this is an amazing video (i cried)... it made me realize so many more things.. and that I need to get help.. thank you.
LovelyCounting 3 years ago
its good to see these reality statements - it annoys me that people think i must be totally 100% fine with food just cos im at a nearly healthy weight!! also the images in the video are incredible - the eye, the girl with the mirror on the ground, the art work at the end.....where did you get those images? seriously incredible
saraheley83 3 years ago
I really appreciate you making this video. People in my life, who have discovered I have an eating disorder make hurtful assumptions about me...I want to show them this video. I really liked the way you put the photography together....very powerful and touching images. Your video made me teary.
EmbracingAna 3 years ago
wow, it is unbelieveable how similar our videos are! i wish i had seen this before I made mine, it is SO eloquently put. Very good job.
eniwekwe 3 years ago
thanks so much for making this.
greendayspongebob 3 years ago
just wanted to point out:3
ryoko79 3 years ago
That was absolutly awesome and stunnging. You were able to paraphrase a huge amount of myths about anorexia in a very striking and elegant way. Thank you so much for creating this video and having the courage to make something like this. I am saddended that some people on youtube choose to make ed(s) seductive and enchanting.
innermishap 3 years ago
BEAUTIFUL....so stunning! xxx
beautifulxadrift 3 years ago
I love it thank you!
YsabellaTheGoddess 3 years ago
very emotional video. Love the music. Thank you so much.
catecreations 3 years ago
Really excellent! Very well said... Your ideas coincide with my own.. I hope many people watch this... I feel so strongly about the way the media has glamourised anorexia or suggested it is associated with wanting to look like a celebrity.. Uuugh! Take care!! xx
misstiggykins 3 years ago
wonderful... as usual.
ShanzeeeGirl 3 years ago