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can you guys stop calling everything proana holy shit that phrase shouldn’t even be used in an eating disorder community
if you’re a disordered person who’s not ready to recover and you’re hanging around other disordered people who are also not ready to recover and you’re helping eachother perpetuate unhealthy disordered behaviors, you’re “proana.” you’re pro your ED.
am i missing something?
am i missing something?
unless we take “proana” to mean somebody recruiting others to be disordered and discouraging others from recovery, then sure
but the term hasn’t historically been used that way by “proana” forums & communities
but the term hasn’t historically been used that way by “proana” forums & communities
i take two issues with the blatant misuse of the term—
1) “proana” forums were created to provide a more inclusive space for eating disordered people not yet ready to recover— a leap from the exclusively pro-recovery communities of the early internet
1) “proana” forums were created to provide a more inclusive space for eating disordered people not yet ready to recover— a leap from the exclusively pro-recovery communities of the early internet
2) those who jump at the opportunity to label someone or something as “proana” either dishonestly refuse to acknowledge their own pro-ED tendencies (not wanting to recover being the primary) or are sheepishly oblivious to it
you’re “proana” for yourself while being a member of a community with people who also claim to be “proana” for themselves
who are you trying to prove yourself to?
who are you trying to prove yourself to?
the term only has a negative connotation because it’s been weaponized against communities like ours by people who want to forcefully shove recovery down our throats as they believe it’s the only morally acceptable way to deal with EDs.
you clearly don’t agree with this.
you clearly don’t agree with this.
