It’s Not Just White Girls

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Hey I'm Jovi. I'm a 16, almost 17, year old girl and I struggled with the eating disorder cycle (anorexia, binge, purge) for about year. I still struggle somedays mentally, but I'm glad to say that I hve recovered quickly and well. I feel like, for me, God gave me this disease because He knew I could handle it, and He wanted me to do something about it. The website at the top is a business I created a few months ago. It has forums, a video, statistics, and a web store with t-shirts. All the shirts have an inspirational word on them, whether you find it inspirational or not someone does. 15% of all profit goes towards eating disorder awareness and research. I think this article is AWESOME for awareness, and everyone should know how prominent eating disorders are, and how fatal they can be.

I don't think there are many black women who suffer for this disease, I think more often than not, we are happy with our bodies. For a black women its okay to be a little thick in the right places. Butt, legs and thights, it always has been okay. Our culture loves thick video type bodies. I am 5'5 and 140 pounds to a white person, that is fat, for a black person it isn't. White women I feel want to look thin cause they like that model look, and they are always trying to look " so called PERFECT". I do agree it may be black women who suffer for anonerixia but not alot. Body image is different within cultures.

Hey aerskine, just because you happened to be a Seventh-day Adventist whose anorexia was not caused by the religion DOES NOT MEAN that the man in the book's religion (which happens to be the same as yours, I know) didn't cause his. Just because your religious views have the same basis, it DOES NOT MEAN the teachings or the raising within that religion were the same for him and his family. You are essentially claiming that every Catholic, Jewish person, or Muslim is exactly the same, owing to the commonality of religion between them, or that because you weren't affected so shouldn't all other Seventh-day Adventists be, which is just plain IGNORANT.

Hmmm...first time user, here. Sorry I posted a similar message, twice.

Hey, SDAs...relax. This article is about people with a pathology who interpret the Gospel and any other number of messages in such a way that they end up harming themselves with anorexia and bolemia. This is not an attack on SDA.

I was anorexic at 17, but I'm also a Seventh-day Adventist and trust me, it had nothing to do with my eating disorder. "Bodily Excess?" As in, "Don't pig out?" Isn't that common sense, or at least should be? If the man had a problem, it was due to other factors then religion, unless he made religion the problem himself.

Reporter Guy --hope that your comment made you feel better about yourself, you must be a prince. I'm sure anyone who would put your comment in black and white must be perfect. You must feel like a BIG STRONG MAN NOW. Thank you!!!

i'm a current bullemic. the reason i say current is b/c you never get over this. you think about it all the time. eating disorders seep into every part of your life. i was a raging bullemic/anorexic in high school. oh, by the way i'm a gen-x - A-A woman. after, HS i went to the other extreme and blew up to over 231 lbs. now, i am at 148. understand, i realized what i was doing. i coul not stop. it was my addiction, my security, it was me. however, A & B is worse than any "normal" addiction. i say that b/c unlike most addictions this one is FREE. you don't have to go to a special store to buy booze, or travel to some alley to buy drugs. you can just go to the golden arches (or not depending on which you suffer from) and then head to the privacy of your own bathroom. you get your high from purging. this is not about what other people think. it is about control. it is about when you feel like you have none and you want to control something in your life. what is easy, visible, and fast? food. it's funny sometimes i THINK i have control.... . but when things start to feel "shaky" i think about it all the time. i still have habits that linger from my A&B days. what i mean is.. i won't eat past 6pm, i abuse laxatives and diruetics. also, i have "scars" from my raging days. I have lost teeth, i have chronic bad breath, and hormone issues. no kids...it a'int just white chics

shar8559, my friend is a vegatarian and her wt was 299, she joined weight watcher about 3 yrs ago counting her points and she is now 164. feeling great and looking very healthy. I am more like you dont eat much but am 239. my thyroid is fine, but it would be good for you to get that checked. my daughter is anorexic and bulimic. she is 7 months pregnant now and is driving herself crazy with thinking shes fat. i am so worried about her and my unborn grandbaby. I wish i could help her. good luck to you.

shar8559, my friend is a vegatarian and her wt was 299, she joined weight watcher about 3 yrs ago counting her points and she is now 164. feeling great and looking very healthy. I am more like you dont eat much but am 239. my thyroid is fine, but it would be good for you to get that checked. my daughter is anorexic and bulimic. she is 7 months pregnant now and is driving herself crazy with thinking shes fat. i am so worried about her and my unborn grandbaby. I wish i could help her. good luck to you.

St. Teresa of Avila was Spanish...I think you are thinking of St Theresa the Little Flower...that one was French.

St. Teresa of Avila was Spanish. Avila is a city in Spain and her birth name is Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada. Here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_Avila

I believe you are thinking of St. Theresa, the Little Flower...she was French. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux

Shar8559, I'm a dietitian and I think that you may need to get your thyroid checked. You may have what is called hypothyroidism. This is caused by your thyroid not functioing properly; and therefore, affects your metabolism (controlled by the thyroid). The doctor can diagnosis this by a simple blood test. As for your calorie intake and weight, your body has more than likely gone into famine survival mode. This dates back to when we, as humans, were nomadic and didn't know when/ where our next meal was coming from. What happens is the metabolism grinds to a slow crawl and preserves the body's resources (fat, muscle, etc) for energy later when the body doesn't get the required level of calories it needs to function properly on a day to day basis. It is very evident that you do not get your body's required caloric amount from your reported intake. So, that's part of your problem right there. You definitely don't sound like the typical anorexic, from your self description. However, we're finding more and more that eating disorders don't always follow the typical body types that you would associate with them. So, it's very possible for you to be overweight and still be anorexic.

Al right. I was wrong. I'm sorry. I was thinking of Therese of Lisieux.

Shar8559, You may need to get your thyroid checked. It is possible that you have what is called hypothyroidism, where your thyroid isn't functioning properly and is therefore affecting your metabolism. Also, after depriving your body of the calories it needs for an extended period of time, your body goes into survival mode. Meaning, your metabolism grinds to a slow crawl to preserve the fat, muscle, etc in the body for use later. This dates back to when people first came over to America and when they didn't know when their next meal was coming from or what it would be. It's the body's way of famine survival.

Bull. Therese of Avila was French, and she died of tuberculosis. NNDB.com and the movie Therese prove this.