Comments on: Fat Talk Free Week http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Sat, 26 May 2012 02:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: spencer http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-675077 spencer Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:38:58 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-675077 hello, um i don't even know if you will read this, i doubt it, which is fine, but if you do thank you for even reading it. My name is Spencer, I'm 14 and i have eating disorder. its not the kind i wish i had, i fell so bad for bulimia victims but sometimes i feel it would be easier to Dael with then being a fat, ugly, obese, hideous huge ginormous girl like me. i know this is for recovery stories and all great but i need help, i want to me someone who later writes their recovery, but sadly I'm sure mine will be the only obesity story. i don't know what to do =, i wasn't gonna say my weight but i think it will help you understand more, i am over or at least 300 pounds. ugh i hated typing that! it makes me feel like a giant hideous fat monster, which i am. i just ant to beautiful once and to not worry if people see me eat. or if if this will fit, or if people are staring at my fat. i feel that every time someone looks at me all they think about is my fat and ugly body. it hurts so bad. I'm almost starting to not see the joy of being alive as such a fat ugly person... i need help. hello,

um i don’t even know if you will read this, i doubt it, which is fine, but if you do thank you for even reading it. My name is Spencer, I’m 14 and i have eating disorder. its not the kind i wish i had, i fell so bad for bulimia victims but sometimes i feel it would be easier to Dael with then being a fat, ugly, obese, hideous huge ginormous girl like me. i know this is for recovery stories and all great but i need help, i want to me someone who later writes their recovery, but sadly I’m sure mine will be the only obesity story. i don’t know what to do =, i wasn’t gonna say my weight but i think it will help you understand more, i am over or at least 300 pounds. ugh i hated typing that! it makes me feel like a giant hideous fat monster, which i am. i just ant to beautiful once and to not worry if people see me eat. or if if this will fit, or if people are staring at my fat. i feel that every time someone looks at me all they think about is my fat and ugly body. it hurts so bad. I’m almost starting to not see the joy of being alive as such a fat ugly person… i need help.

]]> By: Building a Better Body Image with a Daily Dose of Inspiration | Weightless http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-641079 Building a Better Body Image with a Daily Dose of Inspiration | Weightless Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:05:05 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-641079 [...] are intertwined. Or our size may affect our daily life. We may count calories, diet, engage in fat talk and just have crappy days in general. We may stop taking care of ourselves because we think [...] [...] are intertwined. Or our size may affect our daily life. We may count calories, diet, engage in fat talk and just have crappy days in general. We may stop taking care of ourselves because we think [...]

]]> By: Karen Chambre http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-635319 Karen Chambre Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:13:41 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-635319 Very important points to deal with a difficult situation People stop doing their normal activities due to this. Culturally their needs to be much work to help us with this issue. Very important points to deal with a difficult situation People stop doing their normal activities due to this. Culturally their needs to be much work to help us with this issue.

]]> By: Finding Melissa http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-635309 Finding Melissa Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:14:48 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-635309 Thin is no longer just about how you look; it seems to have got muddled up with notions of success in a whole host of other, completely unrelated, things. When the dress size of singers starts being more important than their singing or the latest diet of an actress is higher up in the headlines than their acting, then we’re really getting the message worryingly wrong – At the impressionable age of 11, when adult insecurities and expectations are starting to kick in, I developed anorexia bulimia. It has taken me 18 years to get rid of it. As my experience taught me, eating disorders are intimately bound up with social expectations (girl power), psychological characteristics’ (perfectionism, intelligence),cultural trends (24 hours food) and the age old struggle to find your identity. We need to start changing the message about the relationship between outer appearance and inner person in order to help people through this process, rather than watching an increasing number of young people lose their teenage years – and, in some cases, their life – to eating disorders.... Oh yes...and <a href="http://www.findingmelissa.co.uk/2009/09/competitions/" rel="nofollow">female comparisons and competitions</a> - part of human nature - but it's nice to move beyond this point - Thin is no longer just about how you look; it seems to have got muddled up with notions of success in a whole host of other, completely unrelated, things.
When the dress size of singers starts being more important than their singing or the latest diet of an actress is higher up in the headlines than their acting, then we’re really getting the message worryingly wrong –
At the impressionable age of 11, when adult insecurities and expectations are starting to kick in, I developed anorexia bulimia. It has taken me 18 years to get rid of it. As my experience taught me, eating disorders are intimately bound up with social expectations (girl power), psychological characteristics’ (perfectionism, intelligence),cultural trends (24 hours food) and the age old struggle to find your identity.
We need to start changing the message about the relationship between outer appearance and inner person in order to help people through this process, rather than watching an increasing number of young people lose their teenage years – and, in some cases, their life – to eating disorders….
Oh yes…and female comparisons and competitions – part of human nature – but it’s nice to move beyond this point -

]]> By: Day 21: Oops, I did it again! « See Sarah Eat http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-635280 Day 21: Oops, I did it again! « See Sarah Eat Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:03:01 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-635280 [...] are in the middle of Fat Talk Free Week, so do yourself a favor and stop criticizing yourself! You are [...] [...] are in the middle of Fat Talk Free Week, so do yourself a favor and stop criticizing yourself! You are [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-635261 Sarah Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:38:52 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-635261 I believe that this is a great event because it really helps show how distorted our views are and how as a society it is really hard for us to break this mold of what is perceived as beauty. Without everyone's help this unachievable goal of thinness will never change. I believe that this is a great event because it really helps show how distorted our views are and how as a society it is really hard for us to break this mold of what is perceived as beauty. Without everyone’s help this unachievable goal of thinness will never change.

]]> By: Autumn http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/10/20/fat-talk-free-week/comment-page-1/#comment-635257 Autumn Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=6373#comment-635257 I think this mission is significant because it's one of the first mainstream movements I've seen (that is, not from an explicitly feminist group--I'm a feminist but must acknowledge that many people are scared by the F-word, and on a topic like this semantics need to fall by the wayside) AND it has nothing to do with selling a product like the Dove Real Beauty Campaign. I wrote more about my thoughts here: http://velvet-steamroller.blogspot.com/2009/10/delta-delta-delta-may-just-help-ya-help.html I think this mission is significant because it’s one of the first mainstream movements I’ve seen (that is, not from an explicitly feminist group–I’m a feminist but must acknowledge that many people are scared by the F-word, and on a topic like this semantics need to fall by the wayside) AND it has nothing to do with selling a product like the Dove Real Beauty Campaign. I wrote more about my thoughts here:

http://velvet-steamroller.blogspot.com/2009/10/delta-delta-delta-may-just-help-ya-help.html

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