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.... you would ask this
.... you would ask this because why? this must be a joke.
If you're looking to 'get'
If you're looking to 'get' anorexia, I'd advise you to STOP those thoughts right now. It is an illness, one that I have struggled with for years.
See my blog at Leaving ED, "Powerless", http://angelaelackey.blogspot.com/2010/01/powerless.html
to find out how insidious and damaging anorexia is. It takes over your WHOLE life. Forget about having anything else.
It's not a choice, a lifestyle, a diet or any other such thing - it's a mental illness with a 25 percent death rate.