Laxatives
I never understood dancers who took laxatives. I remember I was once going to the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (years ago) and there were some girls who got in trouble for taking laxatives. I didn’t understand why someone would want to do that. I never worried about my weight, so it didn’t occur to me that it had to do with weight loss. To me, the idea of wanting to poop more was really gross to me.
I could see where laxatives could be a fast way to lose weight. That is very dangerous. I will never try laxatives because I am an addict. I could see myself loving the easier way to lose weight and then going overboard with the drug.
Man, there really are a lot of tempting ways to lose weight that are just plain unhealthy. But for those who are impatient (like me) it takes a lot of effort to resist those easy way outs. I mean, really, all you have to do is a pop a pill, poop out a lot of stuff that weighs a lot and then hop on the scale to find yourself at a much lower weight. But that could become so addictive - don’t you see? I would use that as a pill to pop if I wanted to go out on a food binge. I would go out and eat a lot of crappy food. Then, I would go home, take a pill, and poop it out. It’s really just another way of purging. Barfing. Throwing up. Same thing.
To me, laxatives are just another eating disorder.
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:40 pm
hi,
i’ve been reading this blog since before you took it over. and i’m glad someone started to write again. i just wanted to comment on your laxative entry. yes, laxative are very addicting. some of the things you write about just make me sit and think “duh” your writing an eating disorder blog. do you have any experience in this? i’m not trying to be rude. but come on. OBVIOUSLY.
February 2nd, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Of course it’s a duh. Now when I look back and read what I wrote, I agree with you, however, denial is huge. If you think everyone with an eating disorder or general mental issues with food (like me) is completely honest with themselves? Absolutely not. I can go so far with denial and that blog is a perfect example of how dumb it can make me. I’d rather play naive and try out laxatives. It’s awful to admit, but that is where my brain goes. I am obsessed with losing weight and I know it’s not healthy. This blog has been helpful with me just letting out all my thoughts - even if you may disagree or think - duh. Once again, after reading what I was thinking, I agree. Duh. I’m glad that you are enjoying the blog and would love to get more comments in the future. I have realized that I have not told much about my personal history, so I will get into that in my next blogs so you can better understand where I am coming from. Take care.