Discussion opinion on sh and ed twitter/tumblr?

[farewell_to_my_mask]

how do you guys feel about the SH and ED communities on twitter and tumblr? I'm sure there's communities like that everywhere but those are the 2 big ones. I personally don't really like them, its easy for misinformation to be spread which can cause people to do dumb things. sometimes resulting in serious injury. And I'm pretty sure there's a lot of minors in those spaces as well. (correct me if I'm wrong though, I don't go into those communities a lot.)

But what are your opinions on them?

 

[mangoastronaut]

Back when I was a teenager, I was big in those communities on tumblr. Even co-ran a pretty popular sh blog at some point. Many people sent messages saying it helped them, but I know it only did me harm. That's where I found all my low cal recipes and was reassured about my sh habits. Also, as someone who ran that popular blog it was often on me to take on the emotional labor of helping those who anonymously vented to me.

The only thing it helped me with was finding other kids who felt the same way I did. I was able to talk about my problems without getting hospitalized. I do think that is very important for kids to have that sort of space. This was nearly a decade ago, so I don't know how the communities have changed. But if they are like how they were before, they're not safe at all.

 

[lorie]

I was a former edtwt user and tbh...I dont really like them either. I think its good to have a place which allows people to vent about their condition, but also there are a lot of minors on there, like you've mentioned (I should know, I was one too). It was a huge issue because people would routinely post bodychecks of themselves whilst wearing revealing clothing, and I recall instances of people being pressured into posting theirs by other users to prove a point. There was also an issue with there being a constant pro-ana side to it, in which I shouldn't have to tell you is a bad thing. Granted, they only made up a small percent of the community but the issue was still there. I've managed to make a lot of good friends on there, but there are so many safety risks that can't be overlooked. I don't know if anything has changed since I was on there in 2020-21.

 

[katara]

I don't think tumblr is relevant anymore so I didn't know there were still active communities there. I've seen the pro Ana stuff on Twitter, but that's it.

 

[farewell_to_my_mask]

I don't think tumblr is relevant anymore so I didn't know there were still active communities there. I've seen the pro Ana stuff on Twitter, but that's it.

Im an active tumblr user (for art and and fanfiction) and Ive checked out both communities before and its pretty bad. They post pictures of real self-harm (mostly cutting) and its also very pro-ana

 

[amerie]

They're alright it's no different than this forum

I dislike fatspo and thinspo personally, it just feels cruel but I mean that's the internet unfortunately.

As for them being pro-Ana I don't really think so tbh, most of them don't want young people developing ED's or normal people getting on their side and a lot of them encourage recovery. I think a lot of the hysteria around it is exaggerated similar to how people inflate this site to be a "death cult".

I don't like when people try to start edtok or edig and vice versa for SH bc those apps have kids on it and it feels attention seeky, why are you posting cuts on your instagram story full of your classmates and coworkers brobut I should probably keep my mouth shut since I posted some cuts here a while back, never again.

Source: me lurking (I was too shy to make an account) on edtwt at 15-16 at the peak of my disordered-ish eating(?) (I don't think I have a full blown ED but my relationship with food has always been really bad) to fuel it.

 

[farewell_to_my_mask]

They're alright it's no different than this forum

I dislike fatspo and thinspo personally, it just feels cruel but I mean that's the internet unfortunately.

As for them being pro-Ana I don't really think so tbh, most of them don't want young people developing ED's or normal people getting on their side and a lot of them encourage recovery. I think a lot of the hysteria around it is exaggerated similar to how people inflate this site to be a "death cult".

I don't like when people try to start edtok or edig and vice versa for SH bc those apps have kids on it and it feels attention seeky, why are you posting cuts on your instagram story full of your classmates and coworkers brobut I should probably keep my mouth shut since I posted some cuts here a while back, never again.

Source: me lurking (I was too shy to make an account) on edtwt at 15-16 at the peak of my disordered-ish eating(?) (I don't think I have a full blown ED but my relationship with food has always been really bad) to fuel it.

I agree that a majority of Ed twt/tumblr down actively encourage it but unfortunatley theres still a few who do. Ive seen posts providing advice to avoid eating before on tumblr.

 

[oatmeal.n]

how do you guys feel about the SH and ED communities on twitter and tumblr? I'm sure there's communities like that everywhere but those are the 2 big ones. I personally don't really like them, its easy for misinformation to be spread which can cause people to do dumb things. sometimes resulting in serious injury. And I'm pretty sure there's a lot of minors in those spaces as well. (correct me if I'm wrong though, I don't go into those communities a lot.)

But what are your opinions on them?

was a lurker on those threads when in the nick of my sh experience, as well as edtwt (thru curiosity). many minors, and ed coaches.. which seemed strange to me. i don't think it'll ever go away, people just get older and drift out around ages 20-25, and minors come around when their mental health devolves. at least, ive never seen anyone older than 25 there. lots of arguments

 

[amerie]

I agree that a majority of Ed twt/tumblr down actively encourage it but unfortunatley theres still a few who do. Ive seen posts providing advice to avoid eating before on tumblr.

I mean that's for other disordered people not normal people lurking. Some people just don't want to recover.