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Anorexia Communities Proliferating on the Web, a Disturbing Trend

by Gopalan on  March 02, 2009 at 11:16 AM Lifestyle News
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At the time, she was a teenager struggling with anorexia. At one point, the 5-foot-7-inch Cox weighed a mere 78 pounds.

Cox used pro-ana sites regularly, and she says she became almost addicted to them. Then, when she was 17, she had a heart attack as a result of her illness. That started a slow but successful journey toward recovery.

Part of that process was starting a Web site, Ana Death, to help anorexic sufferers recover. Cox's site mimics the style of "thinspiration" sites — where people who choose to be anorexic post tips on controlling eating — to communicate her healthy message.

Cox has posted pictures of herself when she was incredibly thin. She says she worries at times that they might motivate visitors to starve themselves. But she also includes accounts of how physically devastating her eating disorder was to demonstrate how dangerous anorexia can be. "All I can do is put my experience out there," Cox says, "and hope it's being helpful."

There are similar sites beginning to make an impact. But it could be a long haul.

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Joanna Poppink, MFT(Guest)

03/02/2009

Yes, we need to offer the promia and proana women and men, girls and boys an alternative to the sites that comfort and support their dangerous bulimia and anorexia strivings.

Melissa Cox knows the territory and speaks from experience. She is a leader in offering life saving alternatives that the promias and proanas can recognize.

Hopefully, Melissa is starting a trend. It's too big a job for one person to carry alone.<

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