What is your take on pro-ana websites?!


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What is your take on pro-ana websites?

i am just wondering because i've heard conflicting thoughts and i just want to see what people think of them


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"Pro-Ana" Websites, for those who aren't aware, are sites that promote anorexia (and sometimes various other eating disorders). As someone who has been through the pain and emotional strife of an eating disorder I really do not appreciate these websites. I don't understand how it can be trendy to encourage diseases and I know that there are many people recovering from these disorders that could possibly relapse and fall back into the hype that is created from these sites. I understand that these websites are protected under our first amendment right to 'freedom of speech' and I'm not arguing for total censorship, which is a whole different issue. I just feel that advocating a sickness is just plain sick. And If you ever visit any of these sites you'll come to understand that their creators are victims to the disillusionment of eating disorders. Eating disorders are not purely physical conditions, mainly their psychological , and therefore people that are dealing with food issues tend of have a slew of conflicting internal voices that could cause them to even idolize their conditions. Overall, its obvious that the makers of "Pro-Ana" websites are crying out for help and don't fully understand the danger that their publications pose to themselves and other vulnerable groups of visitors.




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