Obesity

Yeah I keep thinking they're referring to me aswell and I also find it hard that they talk about helping obese people (not referring to anyone with an ed) and keep making excuses for them when anything is said about eds they always make them look like as a creation of the media and fashion worlds which isn't true. Hugs

KTx

yeh i totally agree

i just have to keep telling myself that it isnt me,

Hiya!

I totally agree as well, and that is part of the reason I don't understand that what is 'healthy' for obese people is nto necessarily 'healthy' for me, as I need a different diet to them.

Also, is it just me or are there virtually no factual books on helping you to put on weight, yet the shelves are filled with new diets and how to lose weight books?

Agreed. My therapist once said to me that the way people's thought processes work are kind of like cars: okay so the we're not perfect and maybe some parts aren't working as well as they could, but we've still survived this far in life so maybe we're not as flawed as we thought?

If we were so fat, ugly, stupid, etc. then we wouldn't have made it this far in life. We get books telling us how to raise our IQ, Weight watchers, how to be great in bed, how to be this amazing super-duper person like you see in the movies. Because of course, if you're not that, you're nobody! *sarcasm*

Well if we had books on the shelves telling us we are all individuals who are perfectly fine as we are, then there'd be no market! I can understand why statistically in the UK depression is so rife - we are constantly being taught to focus [by school, the media, books. etc.] on all the [supposed] negative aspects of ourselves.

 Although to be fair, obesity is a more common problem in society than anorexia, so they are kinda catering for the majority. If people are looking for books on dealing with eating disorders, there are quite a few on line, these one's came up first on a Google search if it interests anyone:

Overcoming Anorexia Nervosoa - a self-help guide using Cognitive Behavioural techniques
Freeman, (Constable and Robinson, 2002)


How to Cope with Bulimia

Joan Gomez (Sheldon Press, 1995)


Getting Better Bit(e) by Bit(e) - a survival kit for sufferers of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders
Schmidt & Treasure (Pscyhology Press, 1993)

Anorexia Nervosa: a survival guide for families, friends & sufferers
Janet Treasure (Pscyhology Press, 1997)

i think the media have a key role in ED's because one week their sayin sum1 is 2 thin or 2 fat! they just want pple to b like * dolls and even if they did get this they wuld prob. say wer a;; 2 thin!

my advice 2 any1 would b try and not copy any1. becuase they have prob been airbrushed or somthing so it will b an unrealistic goal!