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survey sez! Reader's responses to The Big Question. October
15, 2007 The Question: I'm anorexic because...
The Answer: “I'm not anorexic. I'm completely the opposite of anorexic.”
The Answer: “Well, I'm not really anorexic, but I used to date a girl that was. We kind of drifted apart—it was windy that day; I knew I shouldn't have taken her out.”
The Answer: “I'm not a Pentecostal preacher.”
The Answer: “Wow. Random question. How many Apostolic Pentecostals are anorexic? I am anorexic because I will never be good enough.”
The Answer: “Because of emotional pain I don't know how to deal with.”
The Answer: “It's better than being a fat, lazy Pentecostal. (What a random question!)”
The Answer: “That is the opposite of gluttony, which is a sin.”
The Answer: “I love grease. I'm anorexic in mind only. I'm a withering, yet buff person who only nibbles tuna fish, works out like the stars of the silver screen every day. In reality, I love Southern cooking and dabble in BBQ, fried chicken, sausage biscuits, fried pork chops . . . to name a few. The truth is that I haven't wavered from 230 pounds for several years which, as a male at 6' 3", don’t reveal me as exactly portend, only . . . fluffy.
No, I'm not anorexic because I love food way too much; not bulimic since I detest puking; not obese because I eat foods in moderation; not buff because I don't exercise much. As long as there are BBQ ribs available, I will remain non-anorexic.”
The Answer: “People at work may question my occasional fasting habit of skipping lunch as a sign of an eating disorder. Being skinny doesn't help, either.”
The Answer: “What? I am not anorexic. However, a good fast wouldn't kill me.”
The Answer: “You have got to be kidding.”
The Answer: “What???”
The Answer: “I’m not an anorexic, but when I am depressed or in emotional pain. I take a blade and cut my legs. I do it so I can feel the pain from the inside on the outside. By the time the cuts heal, the emotional pain is gone.”
The Answer: “If I were anorexic, it would be because I did not believe that others would accept me in any other way. It's about fitting in, feeling loved, and feeling valued and valuable. Unfortunately, our culture values all of the wrong things (and the things, incidentally, that have little value).”
The Answer: “I think I will look pretty in the eyes of my fellow brethren.”
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