eating disorders... This is a new addition to my site, but one that I think is worth reading and worth thinking about. For starters, I'd like to clear up that I am not some 80- lb. ballet dancer that wants to be skinny enough to play the lead in the Nutcracker- I'm just a "normal" girl who has always felt horribly (and I mean horribly) about the way she just ~is~. I have never felt skinny or pretty in my entire life- I started dieting in 4th grade, I began starving myself in 6th grade, and I guess it's just been up and down with my eating since then. There are times when I really overeat, and then there are days after where I will restrict or starve myself or take multiple doses of laxatives a day. I KNOW this is not healthy, I know what I'm risking here... I guess it's just that a lot of people don't know what it's like to suffer so much from day to day, feel so negatively about oneself to the point of harming his/her body, EITHER by eating or cutting or whatever. It's all self harm, people. It's all self-destruction, a way to cope with yourself when the walls are about to cave in. I am definately NO expert, but I wanted to put my two cents in on the matter, which is that there is a need for understanding out there- a need for people to fix their MINDS, not a need to "just eat something." If you are in need of help, or just an understanding soul, I recommend you visit WEBRING and type in "eating disorders" in the search box. You will find a plethora of resources that I can't give you.
