Orthorexia Nervosa Part 2: A dialouge with disease

WARNING: Triggering - An explicit dialouge with orthorexia. I will not and can not be responsible for any detrimental reactions to this video. VIEW WITH CAUTION. This video is not meant to encourage orthorexic or other eating disorder behaviors. Content in this video is not fake or staged and should be taken seriously as eating disorders are a SERIOUS issue. Orthorexia's voice in this video only show a small fraction of what it's like, for me, to live with orthorexia nervosa. The anorexic and bulimic voices in me are even worse than the orthorexic one. They are all painful though. Thank you for respecting the psychology of this video.

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[sweetelesue]

Choosing to eat healthy food is not a disorder. Choosing to purge or to abstain from food completely until you waste away IS a disorder.

[MyOwnStickFigure]

Obviously.

[sweetelesue]

Obviously? Hardly. People are now being demonized for choosing to eat healthy. If you choose the salad over the fried chicken, and someone thinks you are crazy for making that choice, then something is wrong with THEM not you. This is why I have a problem with the label 'orthorexia nrevosa'. If you refuse the salad AND the chicken, and choose to starve, then I'd have to say a disorder is likely.

[MyOwnStickFigure]

Trust me, I understand dear. I have put much thought and enegy into trying to understand this term and disease since making this video, even went on national tv new to discuss it but they twisted things around. Eating healthy is not the problem. Orthorexia is a complex, confusing and controversial term... and should be used very loosely unless the case is extreme. If you want to read more of my thoughts/theories I have a document on this topic on my website...

[SolaceInShadow]

Maybe you've been healthy for so long you no longer have any basis for comparison.

Try switching to a fast food, processed, chemical diet for a few months and notice how completely horrible you feel; notice how completely erratic and diseased and depressed your thoughts become; notice how you have constant internal and external pain, both physical and mental.

Then you will realize your "Orthorexia" side is correct...just a little self-righteous and takes things to the extreme.

[MyOwnStickFigure]

You know this is very complex to understand. However, this has nothing to do with the food - it's where one is at mentally and I have highly come to believe that people who aren't conscious of how they eat at the ones who need the most help. Many people were disappointed with the outcome of the ABC document - we got SET up. I would NOT of gone on there if I knew it would turn out like that. yes, anything can turn obsessive but I deal with other issues that causes this not raw food. It's saved me

[doucheriders]

Harley is that you?

[101101101777]

@ 2:34 - and 2:52 - :57 I lost many braincells

[101101101777]

@ 2:42 XD It's good, because it's raw. we only eat stuff that is raw. (<<not raw-.-)

[101101101777]

But wait a minute, your like look at my packaged processed "organic" "raw" foodbar. I'm sorry that just looked more like an advertisement. um, usda stamped. OK and this hasn't been pressed with additives and/or heated?

Then your description of poisons in the food (only one part of the problem) is so inaccurate, like huh? A snake bite that flows in you and rots your insides?? Do I detect levels of Spin here??

[101101101777]

Raw 100& is not the way to go.

1. You need to eat MORE. Quantity, calories, more.

2. 85% Raw, 15% partially steamed/boiled--beans are good, they require cooking. Some veggies like roots can be sliced and partially steamed. Most greens can be raw, but some like broccoli will give you some wicked gas if you don't steam it just a bit.

3. Sitting down for a full, LARGE meal, even vegan, is good, and a little hot food makes for a more fulfilling, pleasant, lasting feeling of fullness.

[FYIYani]

How can I get in contact with you? I need to talk more, you understand how I feel.

[middy444]

@sweetelesue I think that is quite clear. Anything in excess is bad for you, and that includes an obsession with healthy food.

[topformfitness]

I agree with your orthorexic personality. If only Mr.Orthorexia could lay the smack down on your anorexic and bulimic personalities, I think you'd be doing alot better. I do understand that even healthy tendencies can be a problem if you become overly obsessive and stressed about it, but after reading the description of Orthorexia I can't help but think it's less of a disorder and more of a reaction to what Monsanto and the fast food industry is cramming down our throats.

[xsliceofheavenx]

I dont like it when people prepare my food, I like washing my own fruit and veggies, because if someone else does it, I think that they didnt clean it properly, and its still dirty or something. I wont eat it. Id feel disgusted

[horsewoman82]

I use to be so obsessed with healthy food and think I used to have orthorexia.

I have been a perfection seeker since childhood and am extermely sensitive. I feel this may contribute somehow to this disorder.

You are a very intelligent person and i think you are really opening up peoples eyes.

I think its great that you are sharing your battles with this disorder. Very brave of you. you have a very kind heart and thats all that matters :-)