Hi, it's Kati again and thank you for checking back
now today I want to talk about something that
might rub a few of you the wrong way
but I'd like to address some websites that I've noticed I'm sure many of you
noticed, years ago, people on twitter people on tumblr
any kind of blog
that's pro anorexia or pro bulimia
and a lot of them
say thinspo they call themselves or thinspiration
things like that
I just want to address the people behind it
there are those of you out there I know that are struggling
trust me, eating disorders are
all consuming
there is nothing else you can do when you're in the grips of your eating
disorder
and I understand
but you have to be honest with me and recognize that those websites
even though you say "Oh it feels so good I'm anorexic it's amazing I've
met my goal weight
I know
your sad
I know
you can't get out of bed
I know you've lost touch with everyone around you
I know that you haven't heard from a girlfriend
in months
you don't talk to your mom or dad because they are just going to give you pressure about
what you've been eating what you haven't been eating
the only people that you maybe communicate with
is via that site and I understand it's a cry for help
I know where you're at, trust me I've seen hundreds of patients at that point
where you're at
and I know its hard
to get better I don't think it's easy I don't think it's a
snap your fingers. I know a lot of people especially parents that don't understand
they'll come into my office and they'll say my daughter, she's so sick
why can't' she just eat
just eat her food
make that decision to eat her food if it was that simple
we would never have this problem
so I know
how hard it is
But, I am going to challenge you today
to post on your site that you really do want to get better if that's where
you're at if you have that glimmer of hope
that in a couple years
you'll be healthy again you can
hangout with your girlfriends like you used to you can go to family dinners
you don't have to isolate you can actually reach out. If you have that hope
for you
please I challenge you post on your website you actually
do want to work towards
and healthy mind
and a healthy body
and let me know about it, because we're here to support you
just because you're having a really hard time, you feel like the darkness has
creeped in around you doesn't mean you're alone
but I'd also encourage
other people out there who are working to get better
who fall upon these sites
and you read that information
and you let it trigger you
it throws you right back into your eating disorder maybe you just got
out
of treatment
maybe you just left your therapists office
and you're searching YouTube or
Tumblr looking for something
I encourage you
to not participate
that can be horribly triggering it can set you back
like I've said in other videos surround yourself with positive energy don't
dive into the depths of the darkness with somebody else who's really having a hard
time
call that friend
journal about it
listen to positive motivating music. Do something to lift yourself out of it
before we all dive into the depths together
because what my hope is, is that together we can create a positive environment
filled with tips to help not to harm
I don't' want to hear ways that
you can help lose more weight or
ways that you've
made it so that you don't have to eat as often, you don't feel the hunger. I don't hear about that I
wanna hear about how your meeting
your dates with your dietitian how you're going through your checklist
maybe you've made a contract with yourself or with your dietitian or with
your therapist saying that you want to work
towards a healthy body
healthy mind. I wanna hear about that stuff, I don't hear about the other stuff
so that's my challenge to you
and hopefully it's helpful
for those of you out there who I know have come across those sites or are creating them
but I'd also encourage you, comment below
if you think this is a bunch of crap
you don't want to hear it
tell me about it, that's ok this is a safe environment
you can say good and bad here
but I can tell you are not going to approve
things that are pro
anorexia or pro bulimia, that's not what I'm creating here
I want this to be a healthy environment but we can talk about it
that's totally fine
and don't forget to subscribe
so when I post other videos about this because believe me I will because it
it bothers me
I don't like seeing that I want us to work together to be healthy not to be sick
so let's continue I know it's hard but we can one foot in front of the other as we work
towards a healthy mind and a healthy body