When did Ana befriend you?
May 21, 2008 by angelique
Filed under Women's Health
I’m alarmed when I read that girls are developing eating disorders as young as five or six… that seems such a stretch. I was the typical “teen anorexic” — exactly what you’d expect, really.
I’m curious — when did you start your relationship with Ana (or Mia)?
I was 9 when I first began restricting but it didn’t get full blow till around age 11. I remember feeling so inadaquate at younger ages but it didn’t occur to me that dieting would make me feel better till I was 9. It is really stunning that the connection is being made at a younger and younger age.
the purging started at twelve and i had a strange interest in eating disorders at a young age. seeing them on the oprah show or things like that really sparked my curiosity for some reason.
i’m 17 now…….. i’ve always been heavier than other kids my age, and my family’s always pressured me to lose weight (since i was 7). So…..well, it was basically a few months ago, before my birthday, that i started to binge and purge. Mostly purge. God. Well. Do i feel better? Sometimes. Other times i’m like – oh my god did i just eat all that? I don’t allow myself to go shopping anymore. I want to stop so bad/////