Anorexia? Good or bad?

[Anonymous]

I'm not "full" anorexic; however, I was at one point. I loved how I looked. I looked thin, fit, and not excessively skinny. Prom was a couple days ago and I spent a week starving myself in order to look skinny in my dress (which I got complimented on, in fact). I need advice on if I should continue this unhealthy eating habit and look and feel pretty great or if I should stop while I still can...

[Polswedgirl]

Listen to me, please. I've been in your situation.. Sort of..
But do you know what happens when you starve yourself? Your body will not function the way it's suppose to, you'll get tired, weak, and you'll not be able to concentrate in school. You can't yourself forever, so if you do that for a long time, when you start eat again you will be even bigger then you were before. Because your body will store the energy from the food as fat (since fat lasts the longest) because it fears that it will be starved again. So you'll just make it worse for yourself, be strong and let someone help you, talk to anybody ( some adult maybe?) Good luck.

[Polswedgirl]

*can't starve

[Anonymous]

I think you probably want to stop it where to a degree you can start over and try to better your body by toning it up and working out or a healthy lifestyle before someone in your life gets you help. Yes there are people where its been an okay experience but its also an emotional rollercoaster where bits of you hurt and feel violated. Plus some doctors make you gain quite a bit of weight and after you wish you would have bettered your body while it was easier to.

[YouAreHere]

Bad, as I probably don't need to tell you
You won't look and feel great for long. If you are anorexic, you lose muscle and eventually get to a point where you are only surviving off of a thin layer of fat. And, if you take it further, death.
Healthy and fit is better than thin and flabby. Anorexics are thin and flabby because they don't have muscle.
Focus on getting in shape, not in losing weight and starving yourself

[RationalMale]

eat enough that your body is getting the nutrients it needs. you're still growing. skimp too much and your chest will be extra small for life.

[Takada]

Isn't it obvious? You should not keep starving yourself, even if it temporarily makes you feel great. Because you will feel awful after a while, that much is certain.

[Despondency]

The real question is whether you got treatment for it or not?

[Anonymous]

Stop while you can because if you get to a certain point whenever you eat it will all be held as far and your organs could shut down

[mutedaisy]

You're brain is just taking the damage >.>