tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post2704163018380871458..comments2024-02-27T20:16:08.267-04:00Comments on Medusa: THE SHOCKING FACE OF ANOREXIA & BULIMIA...KARLENE REFLECTS ON HER LIFE & HER REGRETS [UPDATED APRIL 28, 2010]Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-38123880271647768022017-09-16T12:49:28.851-03:002017-09-16T12:49:28.851-03:00Samsara, thanks so much for your insightful commen...Samsara, thanks so much for your insightful comment. You have the marvelous gift of being able to put into words what many cannot. I have cross-posted your comment on my Medusa Facebook page here: <br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10155132213103635&id=38034308634<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to write, and so brilliantly.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Medusa<Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-2299923796298896722017-09-16T11:24:02.335-03:002017-09-16T11:24:02.335-03:00Regarding Anorexia being Choice Vs Illness/Disease...Regarding Anorexia being Choice Vs Illness/Disease:<br /><br />Homosexuality, some may say, is a choice. Drug addiction, some may say, is a choice. But I see the Mind as having a predisposed slant due to genetics, biochemistry, and then environment (nurture and upbringing, life event, etc.) happen and _then_ the choice to act/decide.<br /><br />Anorexia is the same. I cannot envision anyone in Samsarahttp://livingsamsara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-75364308760745153302016-07-26T13:02:18.155-03:002016-07-26T13:02:18.155-03:00Cathy, thank you for your lovely and thoughtful co...Cathy, thank you for your lovely and thoughtful comments ❤️Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-11164676675224321002016-07-26T01:29:30.890-03:002016-07-26T01:29:30.890-03:00So utterly sad...this dreadful mental and physical...So utterly sad...this dreadful mental and physical illness.<br />Mercifully I personally never have had an ED, but have had an addiction to opiate drugs which is strangely similar in many ways.<br />But ED's are far, far worse physically.<br /><br />I once lived at a young person's hostel where there were some people with ED's.<br />One of them is now thankfully in her mid 50's...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-48571235495994049222010-04-30T23:29:42.034-03:002010-04-30T23:29:42.034-03:00Hi Sophie! It's Karlene. I know I don't ...Hi Sophie! It's Karlene. I know I don't know you very well, but yet I consider you a friend. I can't tell you how proud I am of you for seeking the help you are so deserving of! And I am touched beyond words that my journals have helped you. Your words have really touched my heart in a way I can't even express. Please know that you will continue to be in my thoughts and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-6933698473194364532010-04-30T15:13:27.548-03:002010-04-30T15:13:27.548-03:00I've pasted Karlenes words and saved them on m...I've pasted Karlenes words and saved them on my computer so I'll be able to read them whenever things get rough. They mean the world to me! Lots o' love from SophieSophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-44108305584071112392010-04-30T06:46:38.776-03:002010-04-30T06:46:38.776-03:00Sophie, Karlene just sent me her response to your ...Sophie, Karlene just sent me her response to your comment:<br /><br /><i>"Barb, I cannot thank you enough for forwarding this e-mail to me from Sophie! I am so touched words cannot express! I want to also thank you for putting my journal on your blog. I follow your blog alot and I just hope and pray I can help others get help like Sophie. I wish that for everyone who are plagued by this Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-75000531191188958412010-04-30T03:08:37.623-03:002010-04-30T03:08:37.623-03:00Anorexia is all for attention, huh?
That's fun...Anorexia is all for attention, huh?<br />That's funny, because when I had it the last thing I wanted was attention. I cut all ties with my family and friends and just wanted to be alone and <i>disappear</i>.<br />I didn't talk to anyone for months and my life revolved completely around food and my studies at the university.<br /><br />I would have died hadn't I passed out on a public Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-83699432071388605042010-04-30T01:57:52.427-03:002010-04-30T01:57:52.427-03:00To be honest, I almost never read the lengthy but ...To be honest, I almost never read the lengthy but tragic stories of life after ED.<br /><br />But today I did. I was especially compelled to read the April 28th update.<br /><br />I honestly feel that it was God's Will for me to read it. Had I not, I would not be as willing to recover as I am right now.<br /><br />Thank you, Karlene, for sharing this. And thank you Medusa, for posting this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-81532350159256849952010-04-29T19:47:48.610-03:002010-04-29T19:47:48.610-03:00Karlene, I hope that your faith and the strength t...Karlene, I hope that your faith and the strength that you have proved time and time again while fighting this illness can bring you out the otherside of it. You survived your surgery, with such a high risk, it only goes to prove how strong you are. I hope that one day, you will be at peace with yourself.<br /><br />All my love and wishes xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-23656425774298738502010-04-29T17:45:03.157-03:002010-04-29T17:45:03.157-03:00(((Sophie)))
Thanks so much for your lovely comme...(((Sophie)))<br /><br />Thanks so much for your lovely comments. <br /><br />I have emailed Karlene your comment and know that your words will mean so much to her.<br /><br />And thank you, Sophie, for your sweet words about my blog. You do my heart good.<br /><br />Sending love and best wishes to you on your recovery journey...<br /><br />Medusa<br />xoxoxoMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-14644228658732291092010-04-29T14:22:24.581-03:002010-04-29T14:22:24.581-03:00Wow, I can't believe people saying that ED'...Wow, I can't believe people saying that ED's aren't "real". I'm suffering from bulimia right now, and I just wanted to leave a little message to Karlene, maybe you could forward it to her in some sort of way Medusa? I've been offered a spot at an ED treatment center, and been going back and forth, over and over again considering wether I should accept it or not. I Sophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-22744176856018801782010-04-29T09:19:25.468-03:002010-04-29T09:19:25.468-03:00Hello everyone,
someone said anorexia was not a d...Hello everyone,<br /><br />someone said anorexia was not a desease...I reckon that there are numerous aspects that trigger an eating disorder.<br /><br />Of course, it is possible that a young girl wants to get attention by doing this. It is also possible that sexual abuse triggered her eating disorder. <br /><br />I think we should not compare one case to the other: even tough some anorexics Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-77150880996565419832010-02-16T01:36:27.342-04:002010-02-16T01:36:27.342-04:00I don't really want to be one of 'those...I don't really want to be one of 'those' people , but honestly I've been going back and forth for about 10 minutes, and I've decided what the heck, I'm going to say it. Who knows, maybe it WILL help.<br /><br />Because of years of starving and purge my ability to absorb nutrients was virtually nil. I was never as close to death as Karlene, butI have two young children, andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-1522715269991628442010-02-09T22:24:52.403-04:002010-02-09T22:24:52.403-04:00Hmm.. i don't believe eating disorders are a &...Hmm.. i don't believe eating disorders are a 'choice' and just a bid for attention, though i do agree its becoming harder to differentiate lately.<br />I do believe, however, that when you're caught up in the midst of an eating disorder you become very self absorbed. Considering this is advertised as NOT being a 'pro ana' site, those pictures taken by Karlene are as 'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-67140082710390033992009-11-03T18:04:40.691-04:002009-11-03T18:04:40.691-04:00I love how people say things like eating disorders...I love how people say things like eating disorders are choices. For some people, living lives of low calorie intake are choices. For people like Karlene, it's not a choice. Just like with homosexuality, intelligence, and obesity, all of which the public likes to believe is choice, eating disorders are largely due to genetic predisposition. Epigenetics would say that anorexia nervosa and Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-18524673966014434072009-10-17T04:00:23.226-03:002009-10-17T04:00:23.226-03:00I gotta agree with a number of posters here that E...I gotta agree with a number of posters here that EDs are not an illness or disease. I should know - I became anorexic when I was 16 and battled it until I was 24. Eventually, I realized anorexia was not an illness at all but a desperate and pitiful attempt by me to get attention.<br /><br />Face it, anorexia is a hoax. I snapped out of it when I finally admitted to myself that I was just using Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-58194052394112550592009-10-14T06:44:33.306-03:002009-10-14T06:44:33.306-03:00(((Brandee)))
Wow. You tell it like it is. Thank...(((Brandee)))<br /><br />Wow. You tell it like it is. Thanks so much for that.<br /><br />Medusa<br />xoxoMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-29246405163217792612009-10-14T01:59:35.490-03:002009-10-14T01:59:35.490-03:00wow. So much ignorance when it comes to what an Ed...wow. So much ignorance when it comes to what an Ed is or isn't. Hope these gals making these comments here are doctors who have researched it but I doubt it based on statements such as it's "silly" or attention seeking.<br />I am on my own and have been for years. I have paid my way. I grew up in a rough upbringing. No one babied me or coddled me through recovery or the Brandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204730257607280122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-84861067386243744652009-10-01T11:11:49.562-03:002009-10-01T11:11:49.562-03:00I actually agree with Cindy and Anonymous. Anorexi...I actually agree with Cindy and Anonymous. Anorexia is NOT an illness or disease. It is a phase silly girls go through to attract attention.<br /><br />The medical profession and these girls' families should stop devoted so many resources, time, and money to "treating" these women. Those resources would be far better spent on finding cures and treatments to REAL diseases. Anorexia leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-67340326363785704262009-09-28T14:38:37.047-03:002009-09-28T14:38:37.047-03:00Schizophrenia is completely different. It is a ser...Schizophrenia is completely different. It is a serious mental illness. Anorexia and bulemia are not. They are choices women make.<br /><br />I'm not saying girls who deal with anorexia are bad. Foolish, perhaps. Self-centered, yes.<br /><br />We need to stop treating "EDs" as illnesses and tell it like it is - anorexia is a selfish craze that young women get involved in to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-26509928197049036912009-09-28T08:21:35.620-03:002009-09-28T08:21:35.620-03:00Cindy, while I'm happy your sister is okay, yo...Cindy, while I'm happy your sister is okay, your case was a unique one. For many, your parent's type of "tough love" woul dbe a death scentence. There are biological reasons that a person with an ED acts the way they do. It may seem like they're choosing it, yes. But look at it this way: is a schizophrenic to talks to the voices in his head CHOOSING to talk to them? Does he Undeniedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339817653057438962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-89068446780914965602009-09-27T22:53:42.844-03:002009-09-27T22:53:42.844-03:00Cindy-
I couldn't agree with you more. Anorex...Cindy-<br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more. Anorexia and bulemia are not diseases, disorders, or illnesses. They are choices women make, in large part to get attention, and to distract them from dealing with normal life struggles.<br /><br />My sister, Deb, also dealt with anorexia. And like your family, after years and lots of money spent on therapy and treating Deb's anorexia as Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-73005143158444410642009-09-27T04:20:46.815-03:002009-09-27T04:20:46.815-03:00well said anonymous. You have to want recovery mo...well said anonymous. You have to want recovery more than anything and be willing to trade the comfort, and I don't mean anorexia as fun comfort etc, and safety of anorexia fully with the true comfort and safety of recovery. Anorexia is often a slow suicide~ I believe in a sense Karlene does somewhat care about herself if even just a tiny bit or she wouldn't be putting her story out hereBrandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204730257607280122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-89009187035528153062009-09-26T14:01:50.181-03:002009-09-26T14:01:50.181-03:00What is so sad, and incredibly frustrating, about ...What is so sad, and incredibly frustrating, about EDs is that they can be so easily addressed if only the "victims" accepted responsibility. My sister, Ashley, is a case in point.<br /><br />For years she battled anorexia. My parents, obviously concerned, bent over backwards to help her. She only got worse. When all seemed to fail, and Ashley at 23 years old got down to 89 pounds, my cindynoreply@blogger.com