Self-Image: Maddie
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  1. fairportfan says:
    November 17, 2009 at 12:24 am

    I have a friend with an eating disorder.

    This panel scares me.

  2. Crazy-San says:
    November 17, 2009 at 7:18 am

    And I say unto you in all my infinite wisdom……Eat Something!

  3. couchfort says:
    November 17, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    And now we know why she’s all gross and boney.

  4. fairportfan says:
    November 18, 2009 at 3:28 am

    Sadly, as in the case of my friend alluded to above, Maddie actually looks good enough in her semianorectic state (not so “semi” in my forend’s case) that she probably get compliments on her looks that reinforce the mental state that leads to it in the first place.

    (My friend actually looks like a very cute elf at five-seven and ninetyseven pounds…)

  5. Qsilv says:
    November 18, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Worth mentioning that anorexics often do not see themselves quite the way this shows. They do see the scrawniness, but they see the bones as beautiful in themselves. Other whole cultures see beauty in bulges.

  6. Mrimm says:
    November 20, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Eating disorders are really complicated problems, you can’t really sum them up like that. A lot of anorexics/bulimics/people with other eating disorders will see themselves as fat, even if they’re dangerously skinny. Many are, like Qsilv says, admiring the bones, want them to stick out, etc.
    Eating disorders are mind/body problems, and issues of control. It’s not just about food or weight, it’s a destructive way to try and cope with problems and keep control of your life. Some people turn to drugs, alcohol, or self-mutiliation. Some people develop eating disorders.

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