Okay, so I went and read the comments on Harriet Brown's review of the book. The most common sentiment? "Nuh-uh. He has a chapter where he says anorexia is bad. Therefore this isn't pro-ana at all." ::heavy sigh::

I can't remember where I read the quote (it was maybe on NEDA's teen outreach site or similar), but I remember seeing once "Drug addicts are taught to put the tiger in a cage, [people with eating disorders, specifically BED] have to take the tiger out for a walk 3 times a day"

No worries! I was more worried that people were reading my comment that way (which it wasn't supposed to be) than offended. And yes, people shouldn't be diagnosing each other via internet comments.

Oh! I wasn't trying to say he had it! My apologies if it wasn't interpreted that way. I read his comment as "I don't think binge eating is a disorder because of my experience" and was trying to rebut that.

Seriously. You can't just substitute something. Hell, that can probably make it worse because now you're eating something in place of the thing you wanted, and will probably come back to the thing you wanted.

Oh. My. God. The willpower thing. I basically told my family that I could not guarantee I wouldn't punch the next person to say that too me. A few months back I was explaining my binge-starve cycle to my one sister and she said "Well... have you tried just eating less." I stared at her dumbfounded for a few minutes…

That's interesting you mention your mom. My mom has never not been on a diet that I can recall. I remember she and my dad did Nutri-System when I was little, and then she dragged me to Weight Watchers (a terrible decision, as this is when my eating went from "some bad habits" to "Oh shit, maybe I need to go to…

Oh my god, I cannot even be around my extended family without warning because they set me off so hard. They are the type that don't believe mental health is something to be concerned about beyond "man up and deal with it." Also, even though they are were I got the lovely genetics responsible for my build (seriously, I…

Well, I've been in therapy for a year and a half, and it took me about 9 months to admit how bad my food issues were (I was there for the anxiety stuff mostly), so don't feel bad. This shit is hard to deal with. I still relapse frequently, but both my therapist and my nutritionist keep telling me to just take baby…

Well, I should start by saying that I also have anxiety problems, and some of my behaviors are essentially my anxiety coping mechanisms. I started seeing a counselor and a nutritionist. I am overweight, so I made sure that both are at least sort of into HAES (I'm not 100% into the arguments they make, but buy the…

I hear you, man. I have binge-starve cycles. I often describe the starve cycles as more physically taxing, but the binge cycles are the emotional slam. Louis C.K.'s quote above is exactly what it feels like.

This is actually rather fascinating to me. I, about a year ago, started being treated for disordered eating, and have come to notice that everyone else in my immediate family seems to have screwed up eating too. My dad definitely binges on a regular basis, but he's less inclined to realize it's a problem. Like, he's…

It is actually a disorder (currently classed with EDNOS, though it may receive its own header in the DSMV). Everyone binge eats from time to time (Thanksgiving and Christmas anyone?), but that doesn't mean they have binge eating disorder. From the DSM:

YES. I already ranted elsewhere about this being the appropriate way to use BMI, but the main reasons we don't switch to body fat percentage are that

OKAY EVERYBODY!

I don't normally like vlogger videos, but this girl just nailed the whole not "feminine" athlete thing:

This seems like as good a place as any to ask....

I AGREE WITH THIS POST

I didn't even think of the underage thing, but yeah, I can definitely see that. Just about every con I've been to with a strong anime focus (save the REAL big ones like Otakon) was majority high school kids.

OMG I cannot stand glomping. I don't like to be touched in the first place, so this whole "You're in costume, therefore it's okay to touch you" mentality drives me up the wall. Hell, I don't even do sexy cosplay. This year I was pretty well covered and still had much unsolicited hugging.