Comments on: Self-Image: Maddie

By: Mrimm

Mrimm — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:53 +0000

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.

By: Talis

Talis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:21 +0000

Actually my friend who had anorexia had it because he was disgusted with what he saw in the mirror, much like Maddie.

By: Qsilv

Qsilv — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:48:23 +0000

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.

By: fairportfan

fairportfan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:28:40 +0000

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…)

By: couchfort

couchfort — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:11 +0000

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

By: Crazy-San

Crazy-San — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:15 +0000

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

By: fairportfan

fairportfan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:24:51 +0000

I have a friend with an eating disorder.

This panel scares me.