To get better or not to get better… that is the question…

As you may have noticed, we have a new poll here at Breaking the Mirror. I’m using it to gauge the age of this audience. Please participate!The last poll, as you may recall, asked visitors why they wanted to get rid of their eating disorders. And the breakdown of their answers was surprising:

Out of 225 respondents:

- 22 said they were tired of giving 100% to their EDs;
- 11 said they were trying to get better because of their friends/family;
- 19 said they were afraid of getting sick(er) or of dying;
- 29 said that most of the above answers applied;
- 87 said they didn’t want to get rid of their EDs;
- 25 said they didn’t have an ED (god bless them!); and
- 32 said they wanted to live and not just exist.

Now, I must say that at first these numbers shocked me. I kept thinking, “Why are so many people (87 out of 225!) clinging to their EDs?” However, I started to realize that MOST of the respondents do want to recover. In other words, the number 87 is a little deceiving. Although it does represent 39% of the persons who contributed, it would seem that more Breaking the Mirror visitors do want to get rid of their eating disordered behavior than do not.

I’m curious-did the answers surprise you in any way?