tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post2478485209614241508..comments2024-02-27T20:16:08.267-04:00Comments on Medusa: AIMEE MOORE: DOES ALL THE MEDIA ATTENTION GLORIFY ANOREXIA & BULIMIA?Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-69027853019660404212011-12-31T18:40:29.993-04:002011-12-31T18:40:29.993-04:00It's tricky, but I think that sometimes ignora...It's tricky, but I think that sometimes ignorance is the best protection against these kids of problem. I developed bulimia as a teenager after reading a book about a bulimic. I wanted to loose weight and it seemed like a good idea. Thankfully about 2 years later I got a job in Yellowstone, and being in nature healed my soul to the point where I recovered from bulimia permanently with no Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-50614255137134981872011-07-26T22:39:43.872-03:002011-07-26T22:39:43.872-03:00I agree with Seaneen. I'm a person with food i...I agree with Seaneen. I'm a person with food issues, anorexia and bulimia. I have been in and out of rehabs most of my life, at least 35 years wasted on this disease. Almost 100% of the time the girls in rehab have never heard of Pro Ana or Pro Mia. People like us with ED usually suffer in silence (not the attention seeking behavior that the girls who frequent "pro ED" sites have). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-88281713707581348562009-08-23T17:31:45.009-03:002009-08-23T17:31:45.009-03:00(((Sami)))
Thank you so much for your comments. ...(((Sami)))<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comments. I appreciate them so much.<br /><br />~ MedusaMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-75700080800199956272009-08-23T15:52:43.665-03:002009-08-23T15:52:43.665-03:00Medusa said...
'By blogging about EDs am I g...Medusa said... <br /><br />'By blogging about EDs am I glorifying them? I have wrestled with this for a long time.'<br /><br /><br />Medusa, let me reassure you that your blog does not glorify eating disorders, infact they disgrace them for me. I like to come to <br />2Medusa whenever I'm in need for a reality check because like many ED sufferers, I still have the idealised image of Saminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-36535388258550257392009-08-01T05:06:13.467-03:002009-08-01T05:06:13.467-03:00I don´t know whether the positive or the negative ...I don´t know whether the positive or the negative effects of all those media attention have more weight. It depends who watch this and I hope it´s more eye opening than gloryfying.<br />However, if someone with an ED really thinks it could help him/her to make the own story public then they should have the possibility to. It´s on us to see the truth behind anorexia/bulimia ecc. <br />Anybody who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-47067123611938348122009-07-31T08:05:53.371-03:002009-07-31T08:05:53.371-03:00(((Natalie)))
Thanks so much for your comment. I ...(((Natalie)))<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comment. I am thrilled you are now on the road to recovery! That first step is hard, but you did it. <br /><br />I hadn't heard of normaleating.com. I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the link.<br /><br />And thank you SO much for your kind words I appreciate them so much.<br /><br />Sending positive, healing thoughts your way.<br /Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-89265234698269341922009-07-31T05:42:45.472-03:002009-07-31T05:42:45.472-03:00Medusa said...
(..)By blogging about EDs am I gl...Medusa said... <br /><br />(..)By blogging about EDs am I glorifying them? I have wrestled with this for a long time.(...)<br /><br />Of course not! If it wasn't for you and your blog, I probably would binge and vomit today, as I did regularly for about 10 years now (and almost everyday for about 3 years). <br /><br />I came across your site on July 1, 2009, following a link (from Nataliehttp://www.uwagamarudze.blox.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-26425732190125593752008-07-14T09:14:00.000-03:002008-07-14T09:14:00.000-03:00{{{Seaneen}}}"As do your posts about glamourous mo...{{{Seaneen}}}<BR/><BR/><I>"As do your posts about glamourous models and beautiful women killing themselves. You don't realise that you're doing it but by making those posts, with things like "how many more models have to die", you're perpetrating the myth that the life of someone visually beautiful means more than that of someone not."</I><BR/><BR/>Seaneen, thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/>Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-55156413582892180422008-07-14T08:19:00.000-03:002008-07-14T08:19:00.000-03:00Yes, coming from someone with an eating disorder.A...Yes, coming from someone with an eating disorder.<BR/><BR/>As do your posts about glamourous models and beautiful women killing themselves. You don't realise that you're doing it but by making those posts, with things like "how many more models have to die", you're perpetrating the myth that the life of someone visually beautiful means more than that of someone not.The Secret Life of a Manic Depressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143994976293265485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-39798426087965969002008-07-10T22:18:00.000-03:002008-07-10T22:18:00.000-03:00{{{Anonymous}}}With the love and support of your f...{{{Anonymous}}}<BR/><BR/>With the love and support of your family, I am confident your granddaughter will recover. She has made such amazing progress to date, and I'm sure that now that her illness is out in the open, she will continue to make slow but steady progress in regaining her health.<BR/><BR/>And thank you so much for your kind words.Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-90156178421656831382008-07-10T20:40:00.000-03:002008-07-10T20:40:00.000-03:00I know my granddaughter's condition deteriorated d...I know my granddaughter's condition deteriorated drastically before we had an inkling of the problem. She had well-developed digestive problems, as well as racing heart and other grim indicators, before we started getting answers. Some, we didn't like. (It's all in her head - that makes her stomach hurt that much? Noooo.) To the best of our knowledge, she never visited or read pro-ana sites. Now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-62101908522770338042008-07-10T12:54:00.000-03:002008-07-10T12:54:00.000-03:00{{{Josie}}}It's that fine line between education a...{{{Josie}}}<BR/><BR/>It's that fine line between education and sensationalism that has always concerned me and I try to be ever conscious of stepping over that line.<BR/><BR/>Again, many thanks for your comments. I truly appreciate hearing your perspective on eating disorders and pro-ana.Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-30810307177332150622008-07-10T05:07:00.000-03:002008-07-10T05:07:00.000-03:00medusa - as MrsM says, your blog is more education...medusa - as MrsM says, your blog is more educational than sensational - your aim is to educate and discuss as opposed to being a freakshow on paper which people are buying into (as is the case of magazines!).<BR/>That anonymous comment highlights the importance of the effect the media has in the portrayal of eating disorders - if they weren't glamorised and sensationalised, the 'pro-ana lifestyleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-37725437279890817472008-07-09T22:24:00.000-03:002008-07-09T22:24:00.000-03:00MrsM, thank you so much for your very astute comme...MrsM, thank you so much for your very astute comments and kind words.<BR/><BR/>And for those who have not read MrsMenopausal's blog, Weighing the Facts, please click on the link in her comment. Her well-respected blog is full of excellent resource information on eating disorders, body image, etc.Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-44840441136054099722008-07-09T13:28:00.000-03:002008-07-09T13:28:00.000-03:00I read this article this morning. I'm not sure wha...I read this article this morning. I'm not sure what the right answer is to this, I only have my opinion. I think information is crucial,that being educated about something is extremely important. Not only for those with EDs but for everyone.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the media sometimes glorifies eating disorders. In my opinion educating is different than sensationalizing. You're educating with your MrsMenopausalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472453960689579988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-41725102955531564192008-07-09T10:42:00.000-03:002008-07-09T10:42:00.000-03:00Josie, thanks so much for taking the time to comme...Josie, thanks so much for taking the time to comment.<BR/><BR/>Your comments are superb and I concur with them...which leaves me feeling that I'm between a rock and a hard place...<BR/><BR/>By blogging about EDs am I glorifying them? I have wrestled with this for a long time.<BR/><BR/>The one thing, though, that has kept me going are comments I do receive from people, this being one:<BR/><BR/>"Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-88270838096403776252008-07-09T10:06:00.000-03:002008-07-09T10:06:00.000-03:00I think in lots of cases the media attention on ea...I think in lots of cases the media attention on eating disorders glrofies them. It's always about the shock factor - it's always emaciated anorexics in the stories, never normal/overweight bulimics or compulsive overeaters. As a person with an eating disorder seeing Aimee doesn't make me more likely to get help - i look at her and see that my life is so much better, and therefore in some ways i'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com