What is Pro-Ana-Mia?
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by Reena Daruwalla, guest writer for Nancy Hayssen.com
I recently came across some curious terms in articles I was reading around the net, such as Pro- Ana, Pro- Mia, Thinspiration etc. I decided to investigate and what I found was not just shocking but sad as well.
- “This is forever. I will do whatever it takes. I want to be thin more than anything, even food”
- “One day I will be thin enough. Just the bones, no disfiguring flesh. Just the pure clear shape of me, bones. That is what we all are, what we’re made up of and everything else is just storage, deposit, waste. Strip it away, use it up”
- “Food hinders your progress”
- “How many pounds till I am happy, how many pounds till I get thin? Three more pounds till I am skinny, three more pounds and I win!”
- “When you coast without eating for a significant period of time, and you are still alive, you begin to scoff at those fools who believe they must eat to live. It is blatantly obvious to you that this is not true”
How scary is this! Continue Reading…


