''Pro ana'' blogs
possible trigger warning
Hello. I've been looking around the internet for some good resources about Eating Disorders. I was horrified when I found out about these blogs. Pro Ana blogs are blogs, or social media accounts that promote Anoriexia. They romanticise starving yourself, purging, and sometimes depression, self harm and suicide. I knew about these blogs before. I just never knew they were this bad. Also the comments.. Someone posted that they haven't eaten anything for several days and everyone was cheering for them. This is extremely damaging and possibly triggering. I tried to contact the owner but they haven't responded. I wanted to ask, is there any way to have those blogs taken down? I think they're incredibly dangerous.
I'm sorry if this is in any way inappropriate. I just had to write down my feelings.
@anpawww
I've heard of these blogs too, it's unfortunate to witness enablers of deadly disorders online. The Internet is a scary place, and when it can reach such a massive audience, the consequences are dire. I would suggest contacting the developers of these sites, if it's something like Tumblr or blogspot for instance. If it's a privately own website, I'm honestly not sure how to go about that.
Sometimes, the best thing we can do is spread awareness of the health consequences. That is our best weapon to ensure others will not follow their lead.
I am so glad you brought this up. The internet is a fantastic thing but it certainly has its dark side and I was personally very affected by pro-ana sites when I was in middle school. I wish there was a better system in place for dealing with these types of sites and content.
@anpawww
Pro Ana blogs are what made me go from [edited by Anomalia to remove weight specifics / triggers] pounds in a matter of months and made me almost stop eating completely for a time. Idk if I have an eating disorder or not (I don't think I do. . . ) but I thought I'd tell you about this.
@CasseAngeAile
Pro ana blogs are clearly a threat. Please message me if you want to <3 I'm always here to talk.
@anpawww
Thank you :) <3
Unfortunately, I must admit this, but I fell into the vortex of eating disorders just because of these pro-ana sites... I wanted to prove my strength to not eat, to fast. And this thing has only hurt me. When I reached my lowest weight, I felt the strongest of the girls who were part of that group on WhatsApp.
I wanted to prove my strength not to eat, to fast. And this thing has only hurt me. When I reached my lowest weight, I felt the strongest of the girls who were part of that group on WhatsApp.
So here it is not young people who maybe for depression or family problems decide to refuse food. They do not want to die, they do not want to self-destruct. Their desire is "just" to stay lean, to look like those women who spit on the web and the newspapers.
