Eating Disorders Support Group
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Hey all! I was just thinking it would be a cool idea for us to vent here about people's reactions in public to our ED. Whether it;s a nasty comment about our bodies, a snide remark about what we eat, or well meaning but intrusive advice, we've weathered it all and we deserve a place to vent. So let's do it girls!
here's a few gems I've gotten:
about starvation:
"What concentration camp did you escape from?"
"You really shouldn't eat so much fruit when what you really need is fat."
"You should go as a ghost for Halloween. You already look terrible and gaunt so you wouldn't need a costume."
"How fucked in the head do you have to be to intentionally starve yourself?"
During binge:
"My, my, someone's got the hungry horrors. If you'd eat this wouldn't happen."
"How do you eat like that and not get fat?" (oh, that's easy, I just starve and exercsie it off)
Lemme hear some of yours now!
here's a few gems I've gotten:
about starvation:
"What concentration camp did you escape from?"
"You really shouldn't eat so much fruit when what you really need is fat."
"You should go as a ghost for Halloween. You already look terrible and gaunt so you wouldn't need a costume."
"How fucked in the head do you have to be to intentionally starve yourself?"
During binge:
"My, my, someone's got the hungry horrors. If you'd eat this wouldn't happen."
"How do you eat like that and not get fat?" (oh, that's easy, I just starve and exercsie it off)
Lemme hear some of yours now!
When i was fat - From a therapist "You would be so much prettier if just just lost all that weight. There is a slim person inside there dying to come out!"