I dont know her personally but I have taken a liking to her page. She has just about if not every movie and documentary on eating disorders even some on self harm. So when yall are at home looking for something to do this will keep you occupied for hours.
I have a few links of videos that I think are good to educate others of what an eating disorder feels like (they mostly relate to anorexia because thats what I have and I personally cannot tell you what it is like to have any other really)
This one I really like; its a short film of a girl battling anorexia. I will warn you now it is a bit dark in a creepy sort; VERY GOOD! but TRIGGER WARNING!!!!!!!! (just in case)
This one has spanish captions and the video itself is good.
Here is a few more basically just for educational purposes. (anorexia)
and heres some videos on bulimia (again for educational purposes)
Now I did take it apon myself to put it out there and actually ask a comunity of people who are going through eating disorders exactly why they like watching these sorts of videos and movies and here are a few responses I got... (the names of these people will remain anonymos for privacy reasons)
"It makes me excited I guess, idk they make me feel good and I'm almost like cheering on the main characters dangerous behaviours while watching."
"I like the documentaries even if it shows the downfalls of the disorder because I'm like "I will be better"
"It makes me feel like I'm not alone in ruining myself"
"Personally to get motivated to get skinny."
"I think it's sort of something that anyone with a problem does, most people with a sickness try to learn as much about it as they can, probably to try to understand it better "
Just a few responses I got, now MY personal reason for watching these films and documentaries is well, I do like to understand what is going on with me. Whenever I see a new symptom I like to know where its coming from. These movies are also motivation in 2 ways, in a recovery sense as in, i dont want to end up with all those issues, or in a weightloss sense as in, I need to figure out how to lose the weight I want to lose without being so down all the time and ruining my life. They do scare me especially since I have been through recovery before and I do NOT want that again. In a way the make me want to be healthier. On top of all of that from a crituque stand point, they usually have a decent plot to them even if the movie isnt completely accurate atleast the message behind the movie is usually still the same.
Thats all for now my Flowers, untill net time!
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That's a really useful list, thanks for posting :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Hope you found what you were looking for!
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