tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post2315157236102223818..comments2024-02-27T20:16:08.267-04:00Comments on Medusa: MALE ANOREXIA: BRYAN BIXLER IS THRIVING...AN AMAZING STORY OF RECOVERY [UPDATE: JULY 12, 2015]Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-91034686657474122512013-11-11T04:31:07.552-04:002013-11-11T04:31:07.552-04:00I am now working with Bryan he is an amazing inspi...I am now working with Bryan he is an amazing inspiration and we have teamed up to create a web based series focused on eating disorder and telling the stories from those who have lived it and to create hope and increase awareness and education. He inspires me and I am blessed to be working with him to bring hope to so many<br /><br />http://www.therapycable.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784238949232849323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-83106825736142403702012-04-15T02:49:22.045-03:002012-04-15T02:49:22.045-03:00I would hope Bryan himself sees this message....yo...I would hope Bryan himself sees this message....you were a beautiful person, and you still are. I have struggled through a "revolving door" of alleged mental disorders for many years,eating disorders being part of the many things I have gone through. Turns out in the end, I was just incredibly angry at myself and taking it out me because I didn't know what else to do. It also turns Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-76463555432645514002011-01-30T16:09:03.513-04:002011-01-30T16:09:03.513-04:00sad to see how powerfull anorexia is..what it does...sad to see how powerfull anorexia is..what it does to your mind,how it (ironicly enough)eat you up from the inside out...I've been bulimic for 16 years now,so I understand how hard it is for him to let go of his ED as well..<br />I understand how frustrated his family must been when they offer him so much help but it wont help..<br />Still I hope he will recover one day and be able to live a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6118696995821903262010-11-19T16:17:59.170-04:002010-11-19T16:17:59.170-04:00Sad thing is in the end, hes going to live longer ...Sad thing is in the end, hes going to live longer than his whole family.... eating only proteing foods and vegetables is healthy, the body has an easier time fighting starvation that it has fighting obesity. And also if he dies, he isnt just going to die suddenly, hes going to die slow and painfully and when hes going to realize that hes dying hes going to start eating really fast. At least that&Mr.Sandmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-81762673202711030182010-10-21T00:52:11.029-03:002010-10-21T00:52:11.029-03:00Hi Medusa!
I just wanted to let you know that Bry...Hi Medusa!<br /><br />I just wanted to let you know that Bryan is no longer where he was at. I was at the same treatment center as he was, we still keep in touch and I am happy to say that he is doing very well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-77050319908576001422010-07-24T20:48:47.836-03:002010-07-24T20:48:47.836-03:00Well, I, personally, am very happy that Bryan is n...Well, I, personally, am very happy that Bryan is now getting help and is an inspiration to me and many others who have had the extreme pleasure of getting to know him! Suffering myself from ED for 30 years, I know first hand how difficult is to take the first step into the light. Yes, it sometimes takes an extreme story to get the attention of this deadly disease, and yes there are those out jennifrecklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330166063235569588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-88063517998173473252009-09-16T17:13:42.433-03:002009-09-16T17:13:42.433-03:00Hello Josie,
I have the same problem. I have had ...Hello Josie, <br />I have the same problem. I have had an eating disorder for 10 years. Everything combined; yet I do have a normal weight but suffer as much as these extreme cases. <br />I am eager to tell my story, because I believe it is unique in the sense that I have also had Diabetes Mellitus Type I. And I am sure, there are many diabetic men and women suffering from eating disorders. <br /sadlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399660065032665957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-41757558035876948062009-09-16T01:08:12.865-03:002009-09-16T01:08:12.865-03:00That man has a handsome face. He has features a lo...That man has a handsome face. He has features a lot like my dad. It's very sad he's been struggling so much. It looks like he's caused his family .. especially his sister and mother, a whole lot of pain.<br /><br />I hope he can afford the treatment somehow. I wish I could talk to him. I just want to give him a hug ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-13602957559891916052009-08-24T01:27:23.383-03:002009-08-24T01:27:23.383-03:00Realistically, with health care so expensive and n...Realistically, with health care so expensive and not yet available to all, funding years of expensive treatment for someone like this is just not something we can afford, where the treatment consists of paying a lot of high-priced people to just talk to the guy (and not be listened to).<br /><br />Perhaps eating disorders of this sort are better thought of as fatal diseases where you make the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-41805944114112951702009-06-09T20:52:13.066-03:002009-06-09T20:52:13.066-03:00an Amazing site.
Following.
I have read a few co...an Amazing site.<br /><br />Following.<br /><br />I have read a few comments and the<br />"negativity" that I feel from some of them appalls me! <br />Another reiteration of the "life's a bitch then you die", in some of these comments! <br /><br /> in a strange sense, I feel some of the blame for this attitude I place upon the "liberal left intellectuals"! my life after near death experienceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341367607569654653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-85843364121805522192009-05-05T16:40:00.000-03:002009-05-05T16:40:00.000-03:00May god .... i am compeletly new to the topic of M...May god .... i am compeletly new to the topic of Male Anorexia .. but this post made me aware of such issues .<br />Thanks for that<br />Regards<br />SudeepSudeephttp://www.e-swastya.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-88825063164931737872009-04-17T14:51:00.000-03:002009-04-17T14:51:00.000-03:00I visit the website regularly and do so precisely ...I visit the website regularly and do so precisely because it shows the terrible price to be paid if you're playing around with eating disorders thinking it's perfectly safe to do so.But I also completely understand Josie's point of view and would very much like to follow her lj blog,as we seem to share similar mental health issues.<br />I think every time a person shares their experiences with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-78392797260387108592009-04-11T17:42:00.000-03:002009-04-11T17:42:00.000-03:00(((Josie))) & (((Maia))),Thank you both so muc...(((Josie))) & (((Maia))),<BR/><BR/>Thank you both so much for your thought-provoking comments.<BR/><BR/>Josie, I have been a reader of your journal on LJ for a long, long time, and understand the battles you face daily. You are an excellent writer, with the wonderful ability to objectively analyze your thoughts, feelings and actions and put them into words. If and when you do have time, I Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-46246747480392751772009-04-11T13:45:00.000-03:002009-04-11T13:45:00.000-03:00Josie: unfortunately, there are many people unfami...Josie: unfortunately, there are many people unfamiliar with EDs who wouldn't pay attention to anything but the extreme cases... sometimes this is what it takes for people to understand the severity & gravity of the situation. Obviously it would be ideal to have everyone understand that a person's life is in danger regardless of weight or appearance, but in the desperate fight to gain Maianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-72506494562274083882009-04-09T05:04:00.000-03:002009-04-09T05:04:00.000-03:00Hi Medusa,interestingly, those who have eating dis...Hi Medusa,<BR/><BR/>interestingly, those who have eating disorders do/would not respond to such stories in quite the same way. Those with EDs tend to be perfectionist - they have to be the best at everything they do - and since their ED takes up a huge part of their life they must be the best at that too - the best anorexic, the sickest, the thinnest, the most f**ked-up, etc. While a 'normal' Josienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-4263292943742136692009-04-07T06:59:00.000-03:002009-04-07T06:59:00.000-03:00Josie, there's no doubt my posts do focus on the m...Josie, there's no doubt my posts do focus on the most severe cases of eating disorders. <BR/><BR/>They are "cautionary tales." Keep bingeing, purging and starving, and this is where you will find yourself...on death's door.<BR/><BR/>If you (or anyone who is suffering from an eating disorder, depression, self-harm/injury, etc.) would like to share your story, I would be only too pleased to publishMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-37220666042913562052009-04-07T05:42:00.000-03:002009-04-07T05:42:00.000-03:00I find it terribly sad that this blog focuses pred...I find it terribly sad that this blog focuses predominantly on the most emaciated anorexics. The concept feeds into eating disorders themselves - if you're thinner you're more interesting, you (can) become a celebrity, everyone wants to know about you. If you're a higher weight anorexic, or a bulimic, or an overeater....forget it, you're just not interesting, you're not worth bothering about, youJosienoreply@blogger.com