anaonwings

Welcome to the lj community, Ana On Wings.  This community contains adult concepts and content that could be disturbing to younger readers.  This is a Pro-Ana community, which means that we support adult members who are living with Anorexia Nervosa or another Eating Disorder, regardless of their attitudes or opinions of recovery and addiction, body image & self image, body weight, diet, or food issues, spiritual or religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender.  This does not mean we promote eating disorders, just that we accept those who are part of this lifestyle, by choice or compulsion.

Intention

The intention of this community is to:

• help each member develop their confidence and self esteem by practicing kindness toward others and themselves.  Kindness is a virtue here.
• help each member learn how to respect themselves and others, rise above hate and negativity, break free of judgements, and practice loving honesty.
• help members cope with, overcome and heal issues from their past and present by offering support and advice.
• encourage members to reach out and develop friendships and their own personal support network both online and away from the internet.
• encourage members to share their ideas, feelings, experiences, dreams, etc without judgement or negativity.
• help members learn to honour their experiences and develop a deeper sense of gratitude and contentment.
• help each member develop empathy and appreciation for others while growing stronger in their own life.

The most important thing is to support one another.  Don't forget to comment on other peoples' posts even if you have nothing new that you want to post yourself.  Participate in and start conversations with others.  If you decide to post your personal photos or contact information, you do so at your own risk.  Ana On Wings cannot guarantee your privacy.

Becoming a Member

If you want to join Ana On Wings, please submit a request. You should also leave a comment on this post.  The comments are set up to be approved, so I can keep your comments from being seen publicly. It would be a good idea to drop a note there to let me know who you are, your lj username, your age, and a little bit about you and why you want to join Ana On Wings. You don't have to take this step, but approving your membership request may take a lot longer if you skip this courtesy note.

Please do not join this community if you're just curious about eating disorders, are exploring and/or researching eating disorders or pro-ana websites.  If you are not eating disordered but are seeking information of this nature, or want to find out how you can support the healing and recovery of a loved one, please post a public comment on this post (indicate in your comment that you want it to be posted publicly) and the members can choose to contact you directly to help you with your project, research, etc. 

Please do not join this community if you are younger than 18 years old.  We cannot guarantee that all members are honest about their age, but we do not intend to show graphic content and/or photographs (even if they are artistic) to minors.  Some members are also parents and don't want to feel like they are contributing to the illness or suffering of someone else's child.