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Anorexia is a bitch of disease...

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yourthemannowdog
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I'm gonna keep this comparatively short (it would be a few pages typed if i told the full story) and to the point

For the past six months I have been fighting a downward battle with anorexia and two days ago i hit my, what I hope, was the lowest point in my life. I visited the doctor to my weekly weigh in(to monitor my progress with the anorexia) and results were fatal. I slumped to 104 pounds and my heart rate was sitting at 37 bpm on the EKG. At 5 foot 10 inches and being a fully developed man my BMI dipped below 15.

Yesterday i was admitted for inpatient care at a children's hospital where i will spend my Christmas morning getting myself medically stable. I originally had plans to fly to Ireland to attend my Grand-Parents 50th anniversary, but my doctor is worried that my heart won't be able to handle it

I'm mingling with death and I'm really fucking scared to say the least, thank you for listening
Dec 14 2011 7:27AM
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TOAST.
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lol at my spelling of rough.

You may feel this way about the condition, but keep it to yourself please. Negativity doesnt help anyone. Im just going to leave it at that because there is no point of arguing any further.
Dec 14 2011 6:51PM
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.AR6rider.
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Once again proving just how stupid you really are. Can we please read another one of your gloriously insightful statements? Pretty please?
Dec 14 2011 6:53PM
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shibby
Posts: 7088 - Karma: -19
Nothing substantial to counter with? Thanks for agreeing with me buddy.
Dec 14 2011 6:57PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
pretty much agree with this...

when it comes down to living or dying and some people can't just eat some damn food...it really makes you wonder what the hell is wrong with them.
Dec 14 2011 7:01PM
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rockyhockey11187
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thank god for the anonymity of the internet. but I'm sure you'll mouth off to the wrong person at some point and get your ass kicked anyways
Dec 14 2011 7:05PM
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.AR6rider.
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It's a fucking chemical imbalance in the brain. You don't pass it on by reproducing, dumbshit. OP did the right thing by checking himself into the hospital to get treatment. It's not as simple as just making yourself eat. As said earlier, it's like telling someone with depression to just "get happy" or someone with schizophrenia to just snap out of it because you can't see or hear what they're seeing/hearing. Do yourself a favor and take a psychology class when you get to college, but until then, you should probably stay out of arguments that are flying high above your head. Nice chatting with you!
Dec 14 2011 7:06PM
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shibby
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Yes it is. No it isn't. I've already done that. Neeeeext!
Dec 14 2011 7:08PM
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.AR6rider.
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Can someone ban this stupid piece of shit?

Dec 14 2011 7:08PM
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rockyhockey11187
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only person that needs to be "cleansed" is you.
Dec 14 2011 7:09PM
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EricaMN.
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this.

but seriously ++++++vibes man, really sorry to hear about that
Dec 14 2011 7:09PM
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.AR6rider.
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Nothing substantial to counter with? Thanks for agreeing with me, buddy.
Dec 14 2011 7:09PM
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207
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damn man heal up, vibes and plus points for telling ns this
Dec 14 2011 7:13PM
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comeatmebro
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but it's not as easy as telling somebody to "be happy". being happy is emotional...and if you aren't happy you can't magically become happy...however, just because you're not hungry doesn't mean you can't eat. anybody CAN eat food, it's that they don't want to. well some times you have to do things you don't want to...it IS as easy as shoving some nutritional food down your throat and that is that. i'm sorry but the more i have thought about this thread, the more i have thought about how stupid this really is.

Dec 14 2011 7:15PM
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shibby
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Bingo!
Dec 14 2011 7:16PM
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.AR6rider.
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I don't see G-53 on your list. Sorry, try again next time. Don't forget to fill in your free space!
Dec 14 2011 7:19PM
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comeatmebro
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how is what i said wrong?

i'd like to hear a decent argument why somebody with anorexia can't just man up and eat some food.

hate to sound so disrespectful but i just can comprehend it...
Dec 14 2011 7:23PM
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613.
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Jesus you're fucking terrible. Not to mention stupid too.
Dec 14 2011 7:26PM
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egg.
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im sorry to here man. Get well soon fellow NSer
Dec 14 2011 7:27PM
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B-runge
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are you fucking stupid
they did not get married when they were 0

(this post has probably already been made)
Dec 14 2011 7:28PM
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comeatmebro
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first legit post in here to help me understand a bit about the disease...

may have to do some research on my own later tonight. i will be back with my final thoughts on this after learning a bit more...
Dec 14 2011 7:32PM
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Jane6
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read caliskigirl's post on 2nd page too
Dec 14 2011 7:35PM
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.jesus.
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WHY THE FUCK DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE MY NAME?
Dec 14 2011 7:35PM
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ECB
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Your username and picture get me every time, plus I'm writing an essay for Jewish history right now
Dec 14 2011 7:37PM
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XtRemE11
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was that supposed to say can? or cant?
Dec 14 2011 7:37PM
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Gold
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Not going to post any pictures in this thread but here is a link where you can find other "comical" pictures. Maybe you and your friend "lolocaust" can share some laughs.
http://www.parascope.com/gallery/galleryitems/holocaust/index.htm#executions

You're a discrace and by the way, it wasn't only Jewish people who were targeted by the Nazis.
Dec 14 2011 7:39PM
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cholenuggs
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Get better man my prayers are with you, ive experienced things similar, my dad is still healing from alcoholism and you think its so easy for them to just understand but it fucks with their brain
Dec 14 2011 7:41PM
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Jane6
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wow
Dec 14 2011 7:45PM
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613.
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Handicaps too. Say you broke a leg..
Dec 14 2011 7:47PM
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Gold
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Someone ban this kid.
Dec 14 2011 7:47PM
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613.
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You mean what YOU think.
Dec 14 2011 7:50PM
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Gold
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You're just an immature kid who's looking for attention on the internet. Go outside or do something constructive.
Dec 14 2011 7:58PM
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BmoChop
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Not cool man, not cool.
Dec 14 2011 8:00PM
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1337
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man there are some real fucking douchebags ITT.

I went through depression, it's not as easy as trying to feel happy and boom! done. I wasn't suicidal or anything, but i was in a pretty big rut for a while. I was the last person i'd ever guess to get it; I had many friends, was a future captain of the cross country team, was an straight A student blah blah blah, yet somehow it hit me. I wasn't able to get up and go to school, lacked motivation to do pretty much anything, and just couldn't get out of bed for days at a time. It fucking sucked. This was almost two years ago. I'm still recovering now, after more than a year of different drugs and hard work. It's not as simple as people think to overcome a mental illness, and it isn't about them being a pussy, too weak, and having them eventually man up to face reality (i've been told all this from even people close to me, and it's definitely not true).

Telling the OP to just eat more isn't helpful: for one thing, anorexic people can't handle having an excess amount of food in their system after they've gotten to a certain point. Their bodies aren't used to it, and will most likely reject it, causing more harm than good.
Dec 14 2011 8:01PM
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Heart
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words of wisdom right here. i've gone through both depression and ocd. you cant just take a pill or stop doing what you're doing, there's more to it that that. only once you've experienced the pain of an emotional disorder can you truly understand what it's like to be in a situation like it.
Dec 14 2011 8:06PM
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1337
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exactly. OP has all my sympathy and I wish him the best of luck in recovering.
Dec 14 2011 8:07PM
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shibby
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Those are not words of wisdom, those are the words of a poon 14 year old. Almost everything he said is nonsense.

@.God. I've spent the whole of 1 minute using my common sense and I can tell you that eating food DOES cure/prevent anorexia.
Dec 14 2011 8:08PM
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comeatmebro
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maybe if the person wouldn't have let it get to the point where they are on the edge of life and death...this wouldn't be a problem.

Dec 14 2011 8:11PM
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Jane6
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@ shibby apparently this common sense you say you're using hasnt cured your retardation yet.
Dec 14 2011 8:17PM
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Heart
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what did he say that was nonsense? cant tell if trolling or just retarded.
Dec 14 2011 8:18PM
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gus555
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I feel bad for the OP. All he wanted to do was to share with us his disease and to hope for some vibes. Then, blam, shitstor
Dec 14 2011 8:25PM
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Anathema
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it's not a disease, it's a psychosis. get out of your head. you act as if it's out of your control. it isn't. go outside and work up an apetite. you're probably a tiny little guy because you play video games 12 hours a day and refuse to eat. don't. go out, do something, and you will be hungry. it's an active process. you can't mope around in the solitutde of your own bedroom and hope things are going to change. go make them change. exercise and your body will need fuel.
Dec 14 2011 8:26PM
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1337
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straight ignorant
Dec 14 2011 8:49PM
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TOAST.
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You cant eat if your body rejects the food.
Dec 14 2011 8:49PM
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1337
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poon 14 year old? nope, chuck testa!
Dec 14 2011 8:53PM
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.AR6rider.
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Ah, you got us. Relax everyone, he's just a troll. We can all certainly tell that this kid has no common sense, so I don't think there's anything to worry about. Carry on.
Dec 14 2011 8:55PM
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henrytargett
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I would seriously consider marijuana.

I take vyvanse every day (ADD medication, makes it pretty hard to eat) and smokin buds helps me so much.

Plus you get high
Dec 14 2011 8:56PM
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Captain_Slow
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You are quite possibly the dumbest person currently on NS...do you not underdtand that if his body is now used to only a small amount of food? What do you think if he runs around a little his apetite will suddenly shoot up? Dont assume OP just sits around all day playing video games and "refusing to eat" , fkin idiot. You act like youre the most active person on NS , meanwhile you have 16k posts. And you tell OP to go outside more ,...
Dec 14 2011 8:57PM
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caliskigirl
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I laugh at this and the other idiot posts that I have read on here. Go read my post on page 2 and the other more educated logical posts on here. Anorexia is a psychological disorder just like depression, ocd, schizophrenia, etc. Most people who develop eating disorders that I have met are athletes-and before someone says they can't be good athletes because they don't eat, that isn't the case. If anything it helps you to start-you see top runners, ballerinas, gymnasts, etc continue to be at the top for a long time-not everyone just becomes skin and bones right away. It takes months of not eating before it really takes hold to the point where our OP is now, and it can get relatively unnoticed until the problem has already manifested beyond the afflicted's control. It's not a matter of "just eat" or "just go run and work up an appetite". Sure if you eat enough it will make you physically well but the underlying psychosis will still be there, and that is what needs to be cured/controlled.
But let's be honest. At this point we might as well be arguing about abortion or republican/democrat or religious/atheist. In the end people will think what they think, often times completely ignoring the facts displayed right in front of them, and form their own often illogical and emotionally driven opinions on the subject. Most people, I find, seem relatively incapable of seeking a logical reason or actual facts to back up their beliefs. I am not targeting you, Anathema, in this comment-this is a general observation of NS and the public.
Dec 14 2011 8:57PM
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Captain_Slow
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^^ that his body** , ns mobile zzz
Dec 14 2011 8:58PM
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XtRemE11
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exactly! fuck why cant people get this. if you want to recover you can, i hate to say its easy because i know it isnt, but its as easy as getting up and walking outside. its pretty much all mental, when you have nothing to do, and spend all your time moping around thats how depression and things like anorexia start. we as humans are supposed to be active, when you arent, and dont have something to keep you busy, thats when the mind starts to get fucked.
shit like this wasnt a problem 100 years ago. people were busy, active, had purpose, and were more mentally tough. modern society makes it possible to have no purpose, drive, motivation, do nothing all day and we can can still get by.
yes it is not easy to recover, but the answer is very simple, if you want to recover you can, there is NOTHING stopping you from eating, being active, finding a purpose, passion, etc.. its a mental state that you put yourself into and you can most definitely get out.
Dec 14 2011 9:05PM
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