Woah hey! crazy that I saw this. the only reason I went on formspring anyway was because some girl posted her link and remembered it. A lot's happened since we last talked! We should talk not on formspring though and catch up. I'd like to hear how you're doing and what you're up to these days!

Hey Charlotte how have you been??? & A WORLD of difference. My health is back, I moved to Northampton MA, and I'm surrounded by like 30 friends, some old and some new, who are beautiful on the inside and out, talented, smart, openminded, loyal, and sweet. I haven't been this happy in years.

Really happened.

5'3

83 lb (actually this was this year) and I'm 5'3. After a couple months of refeeding and treatment, I'm only a few pounds below my lowest healthy weight, but I feel FUCKING DISGUSTING because I had to gain 20 lb and have been on exercise restriction the whole time.

It depends on what insurance you have. For me, the first 2 weeks were covered and after that it was a grand a day out of pocket. In order for it to continue to pay for it, you have to weigh 75% or less of your healthy weight. For god knows what reason, insurance often won't cover it because it doesn't look at eating disorders as a medical condition, which is fucking ridiculous. And it was $1000 a day. However, your health is more important than any amount of money.

Everything was amazing there, we went on all these camping and caving trips, the house was beautiful, etc etc etc. I would highly recommend it. The only reason it didn't help me was because the cause of my eating disorder was body dysmorphic disorder which requires cognitive behavioral therapy, and Mirasol didn't offer that. But again, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ME. Every single girl I met there is doing very well now (except for me, haha).

I got along with all of them except my roommate the 2nd time I went. She was a bitch, I was not about to spend a grand a day dealing with her bitchiness, so I scrubbed the toilet with her toothbrush every day for 3 weeks.

Getting out of bed. Surviving. Getting vitals checked. Being fed. Some days I don't think I can get through this.

I would absolutely recommend it to a sufferer. They have a wonderful team of therapists, an incredibly comfortable and peaceful setting of Tucson AZ (not a hospital, but a beautiful house that houses 8-10 girls at a time), and provide holistic therapy and the food there is not only incredibly healthy, offers vegetarian and vegan options, but it is cooked by chefs and is absolutely delicious. Even though it did not work for me because of my complicated diagnoses, for someone with a straight up eating disorder, I really do believe it is one of the best options in the world.

I struggle with anorexia and EDNOS. I have struggled for nearly a decade and still struggle very much; I have recently gone through one of my most serious relapses. I am currently seeking treatment again, and since residential eating disorder programs have not worked for me, I am going to a place in Wisconsin near Chicago that will deal with my OCD and body dysmorphic disorder, as well as providing me with a nutritionist.

I think it is an absolutely wonderful place for people who are suffering from purely an eating disorder. For that, I would rate it a 9. It is one of the best places in the world. However, I also suffer from body dysmorphic disorder, bipolar disorder, and OCD. So as much as I learned and as much as it opened me up to the world there, it was not effective in my recovery.

I was at Mirasol for 2 months from April-June 2006 and then again from February-May in 2007.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. That is very nice. I bet you are amazing too.

When their love and is so strong, you can actually feel it in their presence... it's a radiance, a glowing, and it attracts you to them.

I'm very happy that I was able to help you and I'm also very very happy that you made the right decision for yourself. I wish only the best for you and your boyfriend from now on :)

Neither, both are signs of Body Dysmorphic Disorder, just on different ends of the spectrum.

I don't want to call anyone stupid. But I would much rather date someone who is mature, humble, intellectual, wise, emotionally in tune, and who I can relate to.

It's not cute. It's a horrible disease and has nothing to do with wanting to look like a fucking model. It goes far deeper than that. So before you say hurtful things about my appearance, maybe you should learn a little more about what anorexia really is and the incredible torture it's caused me over the past nine years.

Process your feelings for your current boyfriend, and see if you really do love him because if you are that in love then you wouldn't consider leaving him for a guy you've just met. If after processing your feelings you find that you truly do love him. a period of frequent fighting DOES NOT mean that you should break up, unless he is abusing you. I promise you'll regret it. Also, jumping from one relationship right into another is a very ignorant thing to do especially if you don't know this new guy very well, which I'm guessing you don't considering you've known him for one day. And I almost find it sleazy that he hit on you within a day of knowing you, and for all you know he's actually a major asshole, potentially abusive, you have no idea what this guy is really like.... and not to be mean or to make judgments, but feeling the need to jump from one guy to another like that might show that you are seeking happiness, love, and self-confidence from an outside source... which is also a bad thing. Learn to find happiness and yourself from within, not solely from someone else.