Why is it that everyone on here refs.

[rukia_yua]

Why does everyone say that this is a sickness or something? I've grown to enjOy it quite a lot. I feel great. I look great and there's no signs or side effects. What's the problem.

I am not trying to "start stuff" I am honestly clueless and would like some light shed on the matter

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[CuriousDestruction]

Gonna go ahead and direct you to this website. http://www.something-fishy.org/dangers/dangers.php

It lists most of the possible dangers, longterm and short term, surrounding eating disorders. Among them include plenty of vitamin deficiencies, insomnia, malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, blood problems, dry skin, depression, liver failure, and many more. A combination of any number of these can eventually lead to an early death. I don't mean to be blunt, but it is true.

Perhaps you don't see or feel the side-effects yet, but they do exist.

[screamtobeheard]

I'd recommend you read the something fishy site. It's very informative.

It seems nice and lovely at first, but after awhile, it gets worse. I eat now, and I'm still suffering from a lot of the side effects from my eating issues. It really is an illness, and a very serious one at that.

[Dimentio]

Hey :) Well i do not eat or sleep and now i am on these weird pills, I have no energy to do anything, I have constant blackouts, I always feel ill, I get bad headaches, Food looks gross to me, I never want to be fat and it is stupid how skinny i am so people pick on me for it, So yeah there are the bads to non eating but i live with a brother who over eats so i see both sides of this ha ha, I even have to do therapy now to try getting me better and improve my constantly down moods, I wish i was eating normally, But this is jsut my personal expirience of non eating.

[rukia_yua]

I mean I black out when I do stuff but it's because I work in the hot and refuse to drink anything....

Really bc I've been eating little
To nothing for a year or more.....

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[georgiamay]

Why do you refuse to drink anything? Does that have anything to do with your eating disorder?

Even if you don't have any physical effects now, you almost certainly will at some point. I'm sure if you ate a decent amount of food you wouldn't black out when you do stuff.
I get that you feel "great," that's pretty common. Those few moments when you feel empty, and in a weird way, almost pure, you convince yourself that it's all worth it, and that there's not a problem, and you make yourself ignore all of the bad sides to your eating habits, like the fact that you're almost constantly tired. Even if you don't see any major physical problems, a lack of food will make you feel exhausted within about a week.

You might tell yourself that it's all okay, but even you know it's not.

[rukia_yua]

i want to say that its not like that...i do realize that there are some effects, but.....it doesnt effect me.....i refuse to let it, not like everything else....
thank you so much....i appreciate it....but im not convinced

[shyguy21]

vitamin deficiencies, insomnia, malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, blood problems, dry skin, depression, liver failure, and many more. A combination of any number of these can eventually lead to an early death.

How does this not convince you?
Whether you like it or not these things do/will affect now or at some point.

[rukia_yua]

i'm sonvinced it's stupid....i just don't care anymore

[starvingluv]

hey i totally get you and how you feel, i feel great when i dont eat anything it makes me feel in control of something i my life.

[Wonton]

Whoop dee doo, your skinny! Oh wait, lets find out what happens when you keep on doing that.

First of all, if you keep on doing it your body will get used to it to the point that when you want to eat you will just vomit food right back up....you will become very fatigued and exhausted

It will eventually wear out your body to the point of malnutrition and your body will be starving, trying to suppliment nutrients off your own muscles, ect. Eventually your organs will start failing and your heart will shut down simply because of the stress being put on your body.

Long story short: don't 'ref' whatever it's called, vomit your food back up, WHATEVER. You'll just screw yourself up for a long time. My moms a nurse and she's seen this kind of stuff...once you get started the road back is very hard and unpleasant...turn back now while you're safe.

[rukia_yua]

That's stupid...I've been to other countries and you can teach yourself to survive on little to nothing. People that get to that point are pathetic and that's nit what I'm talking about. So before you whoop de doo me, you do YOUR research. I'm not blind to the facts, I just choose to ignore them I. My own decision

[XxfakexX]

I value your opinion on the subject but, if your strongly against listening to side effects, why did you ask what the problem was?
I also honestly think you contradicted your self with saying your not 'trying to "start stuff", as if you were'nt you shouldn't be objecting to everyone else.

Sorry for the above comments as i'm not trying to start an argument and i hope it isn't taken offensively.

Back to the problem i do agree with the idea of feeling good and enjoying it, because i do. I know there are problems involved it just doesn't stop me for some reason but i'm trying at least.

[Truth]

That's stupid...I've been to other countries and you can teach yourself to survive on little to nothing. People that get to that point are pathetic and that's nit what I'm talking about. So before you whoop de doo me, you do YOUR research. I'm not blind to the facts, I just choose to ignore them I. My own decision You can't just "deny the truth", come up with random assumptions, and say reality doesn't effect you.

You will die, and painfully. It will be a slow death with horrible side effects, so if you have no problem with this, and would like to end up dead much earlier in life than nessecary, go ahead and don't eat.

You can not live a normal life by not eating food. Whether or not you "believe it", is completely irrelevant. You don't decide how badly your body requires food to be healthy.

[Fiction]

Some people on this site are so immature.

Great, your eating disorder isn't hurting you, but give it time.

Eating disorders cause death. And maybe you don't care if you die or not, but i'm sure people around you will. When I had my eating disorder I couldn't get out of it and I felt trapped. It caused me to become even more depressed than I already was and I attempted suicide. On top of that my immune system was destroyed.

The problem is it's unhealthy to want to be so skinny, and it's unhealthy to eat so little.

Seriously, grow up.

[rukia_yua]

yup. super immature.. glad i could help you with you fundamental bullying. appreciate it... :(
im not on here to poke fun...i genually had a question, that doesn't mean shoot me down at the very chance you get to do it.

[Magenta]

Guys, this a section to get help and advice, not to start debates or arguments. Keep the thread on track or it will be locked.

[Truth]

yup. super immature.. glad i could help you with you fundamental bullying. appreciate it... :(
im not on here to poke fun...i genually had a question, that doesn't mean shoot me down at the very chance you get to do it. I meant absolutely no offense, I am just telling you.. it does effect you.

I wish you could realize this and stop; as you deserve to be healthy.