Pro-ana websites and blogs should be shut down because it is very dangerous in many different aspects. They can be a negative influence to other young women who are seeking help and comfort at the same time. The Pro-ana community is in need for help and support by people who can make a positive impact in their life. If these websites increase, more anorexic women will tend to continue in their path of slowly dying, this is another way of committing suicide. Claire is a victim of a bulimic friend who was the reason for her to be introduced to this kind of lifestyle and long term suffering. Statistics show that about one in 200 American women suffer from anorexia and two or three in 100 suffer from bulimia; the number will increase if these websites are not shut down. The community will want to grow because these victims are feeling depressed and insecure.
The websites should continue to exist because anorexic women should be able to find other similar women who are going through the same stage of life. Bulimic and anorexic women are finding comfort and happiness once they know that hundreds of other women are taking the same steps as they are. The anorexic women should be able to express their feelings freely without anything or anyone getting in their way. Family, friends, and counselors are the last resort these young women should go to, simply because they will communicate their ideas in a pathetic way. By keeping these websites, you are creating hope the society that one day these victims or “pro-ana” women will realize their mistake and find a rapid remedy.
There has to be some organization such as the National Eating Disorder Association in our community that will monitor these websites. By viewing what these young women communicate to the world and themselves, people in the health professions can possibly find solutions and decrease any potential prospects that might fall in the trap and long-term suffering and depression. This is major issue that world should continue to open their eyes to.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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