Why do some people want to be anorexic?

I understand that some people want to lose weight because of this summer etc, but why be anorexic? I just want to say to those people, why didn't you think of losing weight before instead of trying to rush the process by threatening your life? I think life is TOO VALUABLE TO BE THROWN AWAY.
I was anorexic for a couple years or so, and it was miserable!
#1. you don't have as much energy as you did before
#2. you're damaging your organs etc because they are slowly shutting down because of the lack of input from your mouth
#3. you're risking your life etc.

there is a theory that there is a genetic component to this. being compelled to not eat however genetic or biologically based is not appropriate is it so even if we have a legitimate drive to not eat we must override that with eating sensibly. some of us need help with that and its a big job for both those on the receiving end and the giving end. there will always be people who need help nothing new there, but education is always the best way to inprove attitudes. I encourage people to learn all they can about as many things as they can... its an on-going lifelong process and commitment to increase your capacity to learn all you can out of life, to understand the world.

If you were anorexic, then you should ask yourself why you wanted to be anorexic, others may have the same answer...To answer your question, there are various reasons that women can want to become anorexic.
*genetic
*self-conscious
*phobia of food
*damaging effects of a bad childhood
*parents
*friends
*peer pressure
The list goes on and on...it's basically an eating disorder, but at the same time...it's a mental disorder. Suffering with ED myself, I know what it's like to be scared to get fat..to never want to eat, because I feel like everyone is watching me, everyone is mocking me, thinking that I am fat. But I don't care what people think anymore, because half of them are ignorant, and you just have to rise above it. That's what they have to do sometimes...All those pretty girls hiding behind their ED are just unhappy with themselves, and no matter how much their parents or friends try to pursue them about it, they just can't see anything good about themselves, and what's worse, some won't ever admit to it...they feel like they did nothing wrong, and that it was completely normal, because it's a mental disorder. Not only does anorexia screw up your mind and your organs, but you can lose your period, due to lack of vitamins and minerals, your hair can fall out, you lose energy, your always cold, because you have no body heat...it's sad, but only they can help themselves, but it's always good to be a helping hand to those in need.

to: jaytothemie14
I never chose to be anorexic, I had an injury and the medicine made me not want any food at all. Even when my injury heald and I was no longer on medicine, I still couldn't eat.
After a while of shoving food down my throught, I got to a normal pace again.
But I never chose to do so.

some people aren´t skinny from birth. i´m not and I started to get big when I hit puberty. and I never ate more than the required meals..I just got big. and ever since then i´ve done diets, exercized, binged and stomach cleansed like crazy and nothing..i´m still huge. you have no idea what is like to go to a store and see a pair of jeans you really like and not be able to buy them or even try them on beacuse they don´t have your size. why don´t you go blame the manufactures and designers who make clothes for sticks and the wahles like me have to buy the reject uglies. I would do anything to be able to go to the pool or the beach and wear a two piece bikini and look great. but I don´t even go to the pool or the beach..because I look disgusting!! so, before you say anything you should consider what we have to go through and try to understand. is not my fault society shuns people that aren´t acceptably beautiful.