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If I am to be perfectly honest with myself and with you (and why have it any other way), I have to admit that I know in my heart I would have been “pro ana” if we had Facebook, MySpace and the Internet in general in the 1980s.
I so easily and quickly would have glommed […]
Breaking the Mirror is a pro-recovery blog. As such, I feel it fills the need to bring support, awareness and discussion among persons with and without eating disorders.
But there are many other blogs and forums that discuss anorexia, bulimia and ED-NOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). Those I’d like to discuss today designate themselves as […]
A few months ago, I blogged about the bracelets that pro-ana and pro-mia followers sometimes wear. However, it would seem that either 1) I was misinformed or 2) the bracelet colors have changed.
Thanks to a few very honest visitors who educated me, I’m here to tell you that the “proper” hues for the bracelets are:
Red […]
First of all, thinspiration (or thinspo) is used by pro-ana and pro-mia advocates around the world and provides vision cues to them to stop eating. Pictures of rail-thin women and guys are plastered around the web, ostensibly to give willpower to anorexics and bulimics.
Of course, all pro-recovery sites like Breaking the Mirror talk about the dangers […]
If you’re not from the “world” of eating disorders, you might think that all disordered eaters treat one another the same.
Not so.
You see, like any other “clique”, those with EDs have a caste system, a heirarchy of sorts. It’s not usually discussed, but it definitely exists.
Allow me to explain (and feel free to let me […]
Many people (even those who should know better) honestly… and erroneously… believe that weight gain will almost instantly solve every issue associated with anorexia and bulimia.
Yeah, right.
As if a 10-pound weight gain would mean the end of a complicated relationship with Ana or Mia.
There are plenty of people in recovery who are still underweight and will remain so […]
I only wish this were a joke.
On the web, there are underground programs and “schools” (loosely defined) of pro-ana and pro-mia supporters that, in essence, claim to help and support the anorexic, bulimic or EDNOS sufferer who does not want to get better.
Yes, these “thinstitutes” (my word) of ana/mia education are available. And many of them […]
Your daughter loves wearing her blue or red beaded bracelet. Maybe it even has a dragonfly on it or what is known as a “dragonfly” clasp.
Now, her piece of fashion wear could be completely innocent. Or it could be a sign that she’s telling the world she’s pro-ana (red beads) or pro-mia (blue beads).
I blogged […]
As most readers know, I have a disordered eating past (and present, at least from the viewpoint that I totally “get” eating disorders from both sides of the aisle.) Therefore, I must confess that while I was extremely thrilled to be chosen as the Breaking the Mirror blogger back in December, I was terrified, too.
You […]
Please don’t be an ostrich if you’re a parent.
What’s an ostrich? It’s someone who sticks his or her head in the sand and pretends that things aren’t going on when they most definitely are.
This attitude is what allows so many eating disorders to go undetected by the people who live with anorexics and bulimics.
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