Thinspiration

Make a decision to lose some weight, decide to do some research online and you will be amazed or horrified at what you find. I have read quite a bit about Anorexia in the last few days. It is a scary thing. Whether it is a choice, an illness or a disease...I have not come to a conclusion yet. However, it is a very frightening thing to read about women who are literally starving themselves to death.

I had set out to find some weight loss tips online when I stumbled upon some scary images. They are called *Thinspirations*. They are images which inspire the Anorexic or Bulimic person to continue to starve or purge themselves. They are also referred to as *Triggers* for those who are trying to overcome their Eating Disorders. Sometimes they will run across an image that triggers or renews their desire to be thin. It pushes them off the wagon, as it were.

With all the images of thin, svelte, under-fed bodies found in our culture I really struggle to see how images such as these are attractive to anyone. Being a healthy, fit weight is one thing...being a skeleton with skin and no muscle is truly another. My heart goes out to the young women and girls whose minds have been captured by the lie that they must be bonerack thin.