Very Sad

Poor lass, probably never got to feel the pleasure of KFC!

In that picture it looks like she still has some meat on her arm, and the dress actualy makes her look fatter.

why does the press asume you have to be anorexic to be slim. Just look at any dancer! they eat like a horse and are so slim - but a much healthier looking slim promoting exercise would be a far better way of doing things

....suffered a heart attack in August after living on lettuce leaves and Diet Coke for three months

heart attack from diet coke and lettuce leaves...yeah...not her own bodyweight in coke every week?!

Thankyou Tomcat, I've been trying to put into the words the same sentiment as you expressed in your first reply for about an hour now and failing miserably.

From what was said in the article, she didn't seek help because she didn't think she had a problem.
Is this a pretty normal symptom with anorexia ?

Originally Posted by Godikus

Poor lass, probably never got to feel the pleasure of KFC!

In that picture it looks like she still has some meat on her arm, and the dress actualy makes her look fatter.

Photoshop'd to make her look bigger than she really was?

Matt

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by Tomcat

well put spiderman ( would we expect anything else from our super hero )

thanks

Originally Posted by tricky

Thankyou Tomcat, I've been trying to put into the words the same sentiment as you expressed in your first reply for about an hour now and failing miserably.

From what was said in the article, she didn't seek help because she didn't think she had a problem.
Is this a pretty normal symptom with anorexia ?

Tricky, i beleive so. My girlfreind is doing her final year disseration around eating attitudes and body image. Some research suggests that anorexics dont see they are overly thin/skinny, yet see others that they perceive to be skinny AND succesful. So they desire to loose more weight / amintain a current weight.

Also, if you are making a good living (i.e. geting paid well) off being thin, why put on weight? That could be the thinking on alot of these anorexics minds.

Matt

It also says she has been doing it since she was 13, I can't imagine she knew much other than modeling so was probably scared of letting herself go

Such a sad waste of a life in all respects.


RIP

Originally Posted by Spiderman

I would agree with you on the most part. My problem with her is she chose this job and lifestyle. Like you say it could have happened to her anyway, equally she could have become s obese she died from that. Eating disorders are very scary i'm sure for the family around that person as well as for the person themself but it'd be like anyone else with a life threatening disease deciding they want to show it off and make money out if it instead of getting help.

I think that's completely wrong, quite frankly. An eating disorder like hers isn't driven by greed in the slightest, and it's foolish to suggest such a thing. It's a mental illness that anyone (even men) are perfectly capable of succumbing too.

And like drinking or gambling, one of the first problems is realising that there's a problem; but unlike drinking, I'd imagine anorexia can probably kill you long before you get a chance to identify the problem, let alone get help.