tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post874951174543253793..comments2024-02-27T20:16:08.267-04:00Comments on Medusa: STARVATION...Medusahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-49692773094971409462018-03-31T01:31:26.112-03:002018-03-31T01:31:26.112-03:00I am very sorry for the people who survived a conc...I am very sorry for the people who survived a concentration camp. It makes me feel to give them a hug. Others made the decision to starve them to death. We can only see the hurting of the bodies not the souls. Anorexia is a mental illness and needs professional help. It is always wise to be careful with feelings of others. We might not understand what the other person is going trough. If you can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-80694300911597369632011-07-11T14:21:02.135-03:002011-07-11T14:21:02.135-03:00Seeing these pictures makes me want to hurt people...Seeing these pictures makes me want to hurt people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-58448644809711184492011-04-06T22:53:45.235-03:002011-04-06T22:53:45.235-03:00Thankyou so much. Your comment is lovely. It gives...Thankyou so much. Your comment is lovely. It gives me hope and I appreciate your advice so much. I don't feel completely hopeless because I can see that alot of people do get through this disease and become healthy people. <br />I know it can happen. I just have to dig my nails in like you said and fight to live.Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-16634915096824265972011-04-02T22:28:11.110-03:002011-04-02T22:28:11.110-03:00Faith, your sad plea has touched me. I write to t...Faith, your sad plea has touched me. I write to tell you that today one of your wishes can be granted; you can help yourself. Just as you've reached out to this blog to express your sadness and feelings of helplessness, you can reach out to eating disorder outreach programs near you. Regardless of what the voices might say, you do have a choice in your own recovery.<br /><br />Trying to do RaiderLegendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169636579747579891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-85288529311354495842011-04-02T13:25:26.724-03:002011-04-02T13:25:26.724-03:00At first I felt the guilt. That I was doing this t...At first I felt the guilt. That I was doing this to myself and they didn't even get a choice. <br /><br />But then I got sad. Really sad. <br />Sad that humans could do this to other humans. <br />Then sad that the voices inside our heads were torturing and starving us. <br />I see the link. <br />It makes me so sad. <br />I wish I could have helped those Jewish people. <br />I wish I could Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-27692414802532697532010-12-15T02:18:45.541-04:002010-12-15T02:18:45.541-04:00No matter how you percieve this collection of imag...No matter how you percieve this collection of images, it is truly powerful and thought provoking in so many ways. I thank you for that. <br /><br />However, I'm torn as to which side I agree with more.<br /><br />The only indifference I have, is that the survivors of the Holocaust were forced into starvation, while people suffering from Anorexia make a literal decision. <br /><br />To me, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-41828091796867271472010-09-03T08:29:55.785-03:002010-09-03T08:29:55.785-03:00I don't find that comparison appropriate here....I don't find that comparison appropriate here.<br /><br />A whole lot of the people in concentration camps died from either malnutrition or because they were brutally killed.<br /><br />How does that fit in the circumstances somebody with anorexia lives in?<br /><br />Holocaust victims probable felt trapped and hopeless, and so do anorexics, but that's about it.<br /><br />Would you post Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-41374299095800556092010-08-19T19:10:36.748-03:002010-08-19T19:10:36.748-03:00I want to make a point (hoping I don't come of...I want to make a point (hoping I don't come off harsh) that yes the human body can tolerate brutal treatment and still live on, but can only endure that much pain with adrenaline pumping through the veins and the people who were in the concentration camps only survived because they had it constantly pumping through their veins. So to who ever anonymous is, please don't continue your Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-12749710835951351422010-06-21T15:43:45.983-03:002010-06-21T15:43:45.983-03:00I stumbled across this post while searching for pi...I stumbled across this post while searching for pictures for a blog post I wrote addressing the marketing of an anorex<br />ic female body structure to the unsuspecting public. This "Starvation" post by Medusa says more in pictures about the disease of anorexia than any words could ever convey. The comparison might be awkward and shocking for many, but for those suffering from RaiderLegendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169636579747579891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-51921453366755678022010-04-29T22:15:33.236-03:002010-04-29T22:15:33.236-03:00i have to say this page is a bit shocking.
i am fr...i have to say this page is a bit shocking.<br />i am from a family who fled the holocaust, my grandpa was lucky but the remainder of his family and friends were not.<br /><br />i am also an anorexic/bulimic, and i have spent a long time battling with the link between seeing pictures of how my relatives were forced to be, and what i enforce against my self.<br /><br />i know that i am in the shmeepfairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136133715702288834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-71331271188202234012010-01-25T14:38:41.022-04:002010-01-25T14:38:41.022-04:00ok well for school we are doing a reserch on anere...ok well for school we are doing a reserch on anerexia and i realy liked the pictures some were used for our power point thaks for the thing that you wrote it was very informing thxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-44348235288192212842010-01-12T16:25:17.160-04:002010-01-12T16:25:17.160-04:00Although I understand the point of your post, I th...Although I understand the point of your post, I think it's awkward and sends a mixed message...Personally it only indicates to me that the human body can tolerate bruatl treatment and still live on, which only encourages me to continue starving myself, since I may very well live much longer than expected after all and possibly not even die from it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-50976326413999817522009-10-31T10:19:32.738-03:002009-10-31T10:19:32.738-03:00Brandee, you put into words what I was trying to c...Brandee, you put into words what I was trying to convey so much better than I ever could.<br /><br />Thank you so much for that.<br /><br />Sending love and hugs...<br /><br />Medusa<br />xoxoxo<br /><br />October 31, 2009 10:18 AMMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-14507493714851272562009-10-30T18:27:26.745-03:002009-10-30T18:27:26.745-03:00Julia, my take on this is the brutality of the hol...Julia, my take on this is the brutality of the holocaust and that of anorexia. The disease of anorexia and the diseased mind of those sick enough to have brought on the holocaust. The survival of the holocaust victims and the survival of anorexic victims.<br />many ignorant people assume anorexia is for attention when it takes on a mind of it's own and the anorexic is under the control of Brandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204730257607280122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-70406992735474913612009-07-20T21:09:12.328-03:002009-07-20T21:09:12.328-03:00Julia, the images in my post are of concentration-...Julia, the images in my post are of concentration-camp victims who <b>survived</b>. The point of my post is that if they survived, those with severe anorexia, with help, can also survive. <br /><br />I'm sorry the point of my post was obscure. I will remedy that.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />MedusaMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817998786767534650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134054311532297815.post-7512955898644039582009-07-20T14:04:09.649-03:002009-07-20T14:04:09.649-03:00I don't know that you're going to see this...I don't know that you're going to see this comment, or not, so I'm going to email you as well.<br />I'm not certain that you are fully aware of the level of ED traffic on your blog. I'm also not certain that you fully understand the psychology of EDs.<br />There is a significant guilt factor for each and every one of us. Every day we think, especially those with anorexia or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com