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Article #75: Controversial Aspects of Pro Anorexia

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Pro anorexia is a controversial matter, truth is that anorexia is a very serious
referring to the pro-active character of mental illness that may actually lead to
anorexics' lifestyles. There are lots of death by starvation. Physicians and
pro anorexia web sites throughout the psychiatrists strongly recommend persons
Internet that provide feedback to people with anorexia to accept and follow an
with anorexia. These web sites offer appropriate treatment. Medical
tips, advice and support to persons who professionals are disturbed by the
are dealing with eating disorders. slogans promoted by pro anorexia web
Pro anorexia (pro-ana) web sites claim sites and try to inform people with such
that their aim is not to encourage and eating disorders about the risks they
support anorexia, but to prevent and expose themselves to.
eliminate its undesirable effects. It is very important to understand that
However, despite these affirmations, pro anorexia is an illness, not a lifestyle!
anorexia web sites primarily focus on A real act of courage is to ask for help,
helping people with anorexia to better not to try to deal with anorexia on your
deal with their condition, instead of own. It is also vital to quickly take
revealing the dangerous aspects of having action in overcoming such eating
such an eating disorder. disorders, in order to prevent further
Through the means of pro anorexia web damage and health problems. Anorexia,
sites, persons with anorexia are bulimia and other eating disorders can be
integrated into an online community; they treated; however, a lot of ambition is
mainly receive tips on how to take care involved in the process of overcoming the
of themselves and they are not encouraged illness. People with anorexia usually
to ask for professional help. Pro deny having a problem and they isolate
anorexia web sites challenge people with themselves from the rest of the world.
anorexia to accept their condition, Pro anorexia web sites try to make these
regarding to anorexics as rebels fighting people feel appeased and to integrate
against conventional, old-fashioned them within a community where they are
ideals and values. understood and appreciated. Despite all
Pro anorexia web sites usually implement that, these web sites never encourage
the idea of superiority among the anorexics to take steps in curing their
community of people with anorexia, condition. They concentrate on providing
referring to anorexics as people with a them with recipes and diets instead,
strong will that take action in order to therefore contributing to their
achieve their goals. Their behavior is destruction.
appreciated and considered to be an act People with anorexia should accept
of courage. professional help and try to perceive
The ideals promoted by pro anorexia web their condition from an objective point
sites are drastically contradicted and of view. They should understand there are
admonished by medical professionals. In better things in life than continuously
their opinion, people who suffer from counting calories and worrying about
eating disorders like anorexia actually gaining weight.
engage in acts of self-destruction. The






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