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The Rise of "Wannarexics" on Xanga

Image Source This post is fueled not only by personal experience but of true concern. It may bother some. As I log into Xanga, I look at my footprints and ponder to myself how I reached over 300 views since this morn…
My Story: I Had an Eating Disorder

WARNING: May be triggering for those with eating disorders.My writing isn't elegant, but neither is my story.The more weight put on my shoulders in life, the more weight I put on myself. I was always looking for somethin…
My Friend is Anorexic

source My friend is back in the hospital. Again. She suffers from an eating disorder - anorexia. It's really hard to watch someone waste away. Her battle with anorexia started around 2 years ago. It started off as "eat…
The Dangers of an "ABC Diet"

Here at Healthkicker, we want to promote and strive for all of our readers to be healthy and safe. More importantly, we want to spread word about how certain diets and exercises can help or hurt all of you.Because we've…
What's the Deal with Never Being Skinny Enough?!

While looking for posts to vote on, I came across and read a post by a girl who was 15 who wanted to lose weight. She said that she wanted to lose weight because her mom wouldn't let her. Her weight at 5'9 is 115lbs, an…
A Response to "Why Does Everyone Hate Anorexic Girls?"

On August 29, 2009, Healthkicker featured a post titled "Why Does Everyone Hate Anorexic Girls?" submitted by user ate_kate@xanga.com. The post received over 20,000 views and brought up a lot of questions and concerns fr…
Top 8 Eating Disorder Misconceptions That Pro-Ana's Want You To Believe

1. Thin Brings Happiness and Beauty. Let me just state this - thin nor skinny brings a person happiness. There are plenty of people who are that are not, and there are plenty of people who are in the bigger range who…
Why does everyone hate anorexic girls?

As a kid growing up with four siblings, my family never had enough. We never had enough money. We never had enough time, to pay the bills. We never had enough food. Every time I would reach for a second helping of C…
How Anorexia Found Me

It just started with grades. Coming from a pretty strict Asian family, there was a lot of pressure for me to have straight A’s in my ‘special’ (way above average) middle school. At home, I would receive direct pres…
Anorexia-- What It Is And Isn't *Inspired by Someone Else*

Anorexia nervosa is not about losing weight, it's about trying to gain a sense of self. It's not about fitting into your new size 0 jeans or extra small t-shirt and there's no room for "thinspiration", it's about th…