"pro-ana": why/why not?

[psycosilopsybin7]

there is no point, your not ignorant, and the only thing you need to worrie about is not losing your taste in music. AZURE RAY POWER!!!!!!!!!!

[xbeachbumx01]

hi im looking for some pro ana buddies message me or add me thanks

[SoTiredSoBored]

I liked the video, but it was very hard for me to hear you. I think you should either get a better mic or write down more text. I'm really interested in learning more about this.

[elibeth121]

If a video may be triggering why the hell are you putting this on here. You are encouraging young ladies to starve themselves

[TellsHowItIs]

The sites sound like anorexias mind because more than you think the people who make the sites either have or have had an ED themselves! They ARE sick usually. Don't hate on pro anas, what will that do?? Try to understand and help them if anything!!

[HelloHollyxx]

The point of being proana is to get thinner than thin.

Some people like blonde hair, some people like blue eyes and some people like their skin to be tight around their bones.

Anorexia is a mental health disorder when girls don't see themselves as thin and they do anything they can to drop weight..

Pro ana, thinspo etc etc is a choice.

[violinplayer33]

i support proanna 100 percent! its their choice if they wannha eat or not i mean, come on ppl its a damn fucking lifestyle. jeeezzz......

[artandis]

p.s. my comment was aimed more at people who dont have e.d.

my comment also doesnt speak for everyone with an e.d. just my views : )

[artandis]

Pro ana sites are made by people with these disorders. They seem disgusting and wrong to most people because their made by people who have mental illnesses. I have an eating disorder and I love pro ana sites, but I kow they arent healthy and to most seem disgusting. Its not a choice for me. Im working to change but its hard its not jsut a flick of a switch. If you dont have an eating disorder yeah your going to be confused by these sites. they arent nice. you probrobly wont understand them

[lovesucksverybigtime]

Well, it IS okay to be pro-ana, I'd rather prefer that option; To feel safe and secured, to have other ppl in the same position, rather than not to have any safety net, or not to have anyone around you that understands?? I believe, that when some-one is ADDICTED to being anorectic, and have been sucked in to the twirls of anorexia so deep, that can't get out, it's time for others to notice... When UR child or friend looks overly thin, and thinner by the day, you must do smthing. elseway im fine

[UTAOUB]

Video s good & even-handed. Lots of good websites given! Thanks!!!!!! People like me, (over-weight), want to GET anorexia, bcause it wud help us look slimmer, & b mor beautiful & successful! (When 2 stop: when shoulder-blades show! Thin is in...but looking like a Bergen-Belson 1st week survivor is out! HOW I wish I could get thinner, tho -- being 2 sizes 2 small is better than being 5 sizes 2 big! Wish I knew the secret 2 being TEMPORARILY Anorexic!

[MyThunder8]

Why would you want to 'get' anorexia when it's a mental illness that, you know, has the highest fatality rate of any other mental illness.

[kzam717]

Not only that,but WILL you actually be happy,once you're thin?...if you want something to get approval from others,it will not stop with the weight.And after a while you will say things you don't mean,or do things you don't really feel like doing.And then you become somebody strange to yourself,just so some person likes you.Some person that you don't even really like.

[MyThunder8]

Word. When you have an ED, the only thing that changes is your weight and your self loathing gets worse. If you're trying to lose weight to fix everything else.. it's not going to work. You lose the weight, but everything else will still be there.

[emmarrr09]

If you have a look at proanorexia on livejournal now it has completely changed, Dylan is no longer there and the members do NOT encourage damaging behaviours and have banned "thinsperation", "ana buddies" and tips on how to get worse.

[BrielleAngelofsk8z]

I consider pro-ana to be like a hype man so your theory makes a lot of sense to me...however I watch thinspo when I need to avoid a binge...I think the mantras are unoriginal and simple but they are meant to stick in peoples heads when they aren't thinking straight some of them i do agree sound contrived and I find somewhat insulting as a representation of anorexics

[snugglekitty08]

anorexia is not about vanity, it is a MENTAL DISORDER. Pro ana website often provide support to those who have eating disorders. Open you mind and have some empathy and understanding for something that you admittedly "don't understand."

[MyThunder8]

By providing life damaging tips and support? That makes pro ana SO much better.

[snugglekitty08]

@MyThunder8 Actually there are quite a few Pro Ana sites that have rules AGAINST "tip and tricks" and will expel members and delete their posts for this type of behavior. A lot of people go to these sites for support from people that understand what they are going through. They want to RECOVER. As I family member of someone who died from this disorder, I have researched this topic a lot and not ALL Pro Ana sites are bad.

Maybe do a bit more research on your own.

[MyThunder8]

I HAVE done quite a bit more research on this than you would believe. Most pro-ana sites do encourage life threatening behaivours. They support fasting, tell people to 'stay strong' and 'good luck'. 'Pro ana' is filled with naiive girls who glamourize it. Why would someone who wants to genuinly reocover be 'pro anorexia'. (Pro, being FOR something. So you know, supporting a disorder). If someone wants to genuinly recover, they are not going to go to a pro-ana site. They would look elsewhere.

[xoxolife412]

who was that clip of music by? I really like it

[mothwingss]

the music is by Azure Ray.

they are are really really good band.

[xoxoreesbear]

the pro ana sites are for people who suffer to have a support place, or a place to go where they can relate with others suffering, please don't think its just advocating anorexia

[MaiaX3]

my anger is directed to those who advocate pro-ana.. not to those who are naively suffering from it.. please please please everyone stop promoting this shit. this is evil.

[MaiaX3]

yes yes i totally agree!!!

THERE ARE PEOPLE DYING OF STARVATION, FROM POVERTY, IN AFRICA, ASIA.

these girls must live in such a LEISUROUS world to be able to starve themselves. fucking selfish bitches. why don't they use their efforts into charities, or helping their own community, finding HEALTHY ways to gain self-esteem.

pro-anas are entitled to their own opinion? fuck that shit. these girls make me so mad because they pull in other girls into their shit. fuck that.

[daisymay764]

girls (and guys) who have eating disorders DON'T do it because they're shallow or want to be thin. it has absolutely nothing to do with that. please don't make comments about how horrible these "fucking selfish bitches" are before you truly understand the disease.

[daisymay764]

sorry. this comment was directed towards MaiaX3, not anyone else

[MaiaX3]

i have nothing against people with eating disorders. my anger is directed at those girls who incessantly promote pro-ana and thinspiration... i feel sorry for the girls/boys who have ana/mia, it hurts seeing them in that condition. im saying the ones who make my blood boil are the girls/boys who say it's OKAY to be pro-ana, it's OKAY to have thinspo.. u know what i mean? and they post up all these mantras and stupid quotes on websites just making girls get deeper n deeper into this thinsporexia

[prelan]

you keep it real babe

[PeaceLoveAbby]

A very, very good video. Many people I know (myself included) who are recovering from these crippling disorders find it astonishing still that people can support such a horrible, horrible thing. It's true, the skinny "mantras" are very cliche, and don't actually seem to relate to the root of many eating disorders. To me, pro-ana represents a way of avoiding the seriousness of a true issue and putting a light and fluffy outline on the horrifying truth.

[besttootiebear]

4 many people ana is god & it tells the 1 whos obeying ana that she doesnt need 2 eat, has 2 over excersize, take lots of pills, & makes the 1 feel like s***. If 1 doesnt listen 2 ana than how does 1 feel? If Im right than how does 1 feel looking @ pics? It gives 1 a boost of hope, confidence, & support. Cant ana demand all this 2? People read books 4 the same thing. Its a supposed mental illness anyways so as stuff comes out cant anas get more updated just like other mental illnesses?

[mothwingss]

no offense, but...the diction in your comment just further proves my point.

and YES, i agree that those with anorexia are as entitled to information on their disorder as the next person. what i don't support is the active promotion of self-destructive behaviors.

[bcsweetheart444]

Thank you for exploring this topic.. I have found myself quite fascinated with it myself.. I'd love to see future videos where you explore more!

[FreedomPeaceLoveWill]

You have done a great job shining light on pro ana. Although I am against this pro-ana movement, I still often find myself sucked into thinspo videos etc. while going about my online business. It is all too easy, when it is just a click away, and it comes up when you watch recovery videos! I think of this movement as somewhat of a symptom pooling phenomenon - the same thing happens in hospitals.

[MrTsBastardChild]

This song is awesome. I am sorry I have nothing else to contribute.

[granola37]

Very nice video. Those are pretty much the major points/components of pro-ana.

I could go on all day about the "proanorexia" community. I was thinking of making a video about it, but I'm afraid of losing my membership there, robbing me of my ability to spy on them from afar.

[mothwingss]

haha. that's a shame, it would be interesting to hear all the dirt you probably have on them.

[ohtaylorrr]

what's the song you used?? you're gorgeous btw.

[mothwingss]

awl thanks :)

it's "don't make a sound" by azure ray. i love their music.

[ParkerWashington]

great video

[mothwingss]

Thanks!

[jussayanything]

This is really interesting - thank you. You seem really intelligent, and I liked hearing your thoughts/commentary on these sites.

[mothwingss]

Thank you!

[ShanzeeeGirl]

oh cool! this is exactly what i've been trying to do w/ my 'anatomy of ana' videos! trying to pick this thing apart and maybe understand it... i look forward to seeing more on this.

[mothwingss]

ooh yes, i've seen your vids. they are great.