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Anorexics are seriously ill. Aside from the potential for permanent damage to their health and bodies, death by starvation or suicide is a reality.
If you or someone you love is suffering from anorexia, please seek immediate medical attention.
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| A Young Woman's Story |
"I am writing this story as a past sufferer of Anorexia. I am now 29-years old. I was first diagnosed with the disorder at 17 years. It started when I decided to lose excess weight, I weighed 75kgs - height: 162cm.
The way I started out was in fun. I began an aqua aerobics class with a relative, everyday, I looked forward to this workout, and slowly I strated to cut out fat and sugar out of my diet.. and of course I was getting results, I was losing weight at a rate of half a kilo a week, I soon became obssessed as people started to notice and compliment me, I was achieving better grades and was much happier all round.
The line between being healthy and too thin was very close, and I didn't even realise I had crossed it until, I was struggling to concentrate on school work, I didn't want to go anywhere, I had a fear of anything that I couldn't control. I stopped going to school about 4 months before the end of the year, and I withdrew from everything except my exercise and my very strict eating habits.
My Mum was into the natural approach to illness and so she didn't admit me to hospital but tried using homeopathics, bach flower remedies and more. I did get worse before getting better, I dropped as low as 49kg recorded, and nearly died.
In that time I saw a small glimmer of light in the darkness and I believe that this was loved ones prayers, these prayers and my mothers natural remedies, her loving presence and nurturing ways were enough to turn me around. They were very slow turns, it took another year and a half before I gained a healthy weight. I think to this day, the underlying issues that led to anorexia, I am still working on and I'm not emotionally fully recovered but physically I am.
There is hope and today my three children and the one on the way are a further part of my healing as they are the hope for tomorrow and of course my loving husband, who loves my curvy body."
On 27 June 2004, we received another note from LM:
"Thanks for your best wishes, its funny cause I still get tingles and the odd tear remembering that time when I suffered and I feel that part of my journey one day is to use my experience to help others...but I know thats down the track - in any major way, due to time, and now I do little things, most importantly not forgetting that it still happens to other girls, but hopefully I can help my own girls as they walk their path.
Its amazing how many mature women (30+) I see who are always worrying about their weight, one women I know is bordering anorexia, but nobody sees it because it's the way to look, it's in fashion to look this way, although I don't think many normal men think this. It's such a crazy mentality that us women place on ourselves.
I know fat makes me happy and no fat makes me miserable (smile)
Anyway thanks for having such a great site out there!! that allows a place for people to talk , share and read about the disorder and all the problems it entails.
Thanks again"
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Editor's Comment: We thank this young woman for sharing her heartfelt story with our readers.
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