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Seen today on huffingtonpost.com (life and style) (sorry I can't do links)
Attention
The no. of blogs touting thin-is-in-no-matter-what-the-risk has recently begun to increase...
Young girls with eating disorder issues write blogs about "thinspiration" on sites ie Tumblr ....
ignoring health concerns and recovery, they post thin pics, congratulate others for weight-loss, share ways to hide their issues from family.
And share ways to remain thin....
(well sick, actually )
An advisor to the National Eating Disorder group calls it a "huge problem"....
Seen today on huffingtonpost.com (life and style) (sorry I can't do links)
Attention
The no. of blogs touting thin-is-in-no-matter-what-the-risk has recently begun to increase...
Young girls with eating disorder issues write blogs about "thinspiration" on sites ie Tumblr ....
ignoring health concerns and recovery, they post thin pics, congratulate others for weight-loss, share ways to hide their issues from family.
And share ways to remain thin....
(well sick, actually )
These PRO-ANA sites can be very dangerous, but they've been around for years. One of the first things I checked in with my eating disorder therapy clients about was whether they were frequenting these types of sites. Typically, they are personal blogs and such from others suffering from eating disordered thinking and reinforce the very thinking that drives unhealthy and sometimes life-threatening choices. My clients frequently thought of them as a support group of like-minded people (initially). It is very scary, IMO, because eating disordered thinking is a challenge to combat one on one, let alone if a group is encouraging it.
Yes, I had heard of them...but apparently with the recent advent of blogging sites, they have increased over the last severals yrs...
very s-c-a-r-y for parents. family.friends of those w/eating disorders.
Absolutely. The worst part, IMO, is that they can't really be censored (not that I'm a fan of censorship), so one has to rely on choosing not to look at them. I can understand their allure for someone in the throes of an eating disorder, when it feels like their support structure doesn't "get it."
Thanks for posting - it is definitely something all parents should be aware of.
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