Pro Ana is one of the choices that can be made when one has an eating disorder.
First, let's define all the choices one can make when one has an eating disorder. There are several options.
One is to pretend you're okay, and keep spiralling downward, getting sicker and sicker until the people around you notice and put you in hospital (or you die). This is generally the worst option. It leaves no hope for the sufferer.
Another option is recovery. This is arguably the best solution, and definitely the most brave of all three solutions. This usually includes biting the bullet and telling someone you have a problem, at the risk (or usually just your own fear) of them laughing at you. When one goes into recovery, one fights the fact that they have an eating disorder for the rest of their life.
The last option, and certainly the hardest, is pro ana. This is where we find our little community online, where you go and immerse yourself in the waves and waves of thinspo, the hundreds of websites about how to best lose weight/hide your exercise/restrict your food intake. When one finds their first pro ana site, it's just the start of the rabbit hole.
Pro ana is when one accepts that they have an eating disorder, and embraces it. One uses their mindset/control to their advantage and holds on tight for the ride.
This blog is about the philosophy of pro ana, and where we fit within the realm of the real. It's about our perspective on life, and the way we see things.
Are you ready to descend into the rabbit hole?
