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I'm honestly frustrated and so tired of struggling with anorexia. I can never just vent or even briefly mention it without someone giving me a "get help" lecture that always comes off as fake pity. I am trying to get better but actually getting professional help is not easy and it can be costly.
If it was as easy as everyone says it is, literally everyone with any disorder would have help. Quick side note I live in America, we do NOT have free healthcare and the healthcare we do have is absolute shit.
I still eat, most people with anorexia eat, the problem is we restrict (or fast) in unhealthy ways leading to multiple health issues. The majority of us are nothing like Eugenia Cooney, the majority of us aren't even underweight let alone bone thin. Most of us don't even want to be deathly thin! It's just a extreme stereotype of what anorexic should be like (which is HIGHLY dangerous)
I hope some of this made sense but overall I'm so fucking done with telling people about my ED and expecting support and instead get a lecture that is based around deadly, harmful stereotypes, and pity.
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guts2048
Your post makes sense, most anorexic people do just fast for unhealthy amounts of time or eat little but rarely do i see anyone like you mention Eugenia Cooney, and I agree with your point about healthcare and getting help