It's truly heartbreaking when you see the state of her.
When I look at her comments I think: no no no
Commenting on her appearance is definitely a form of encouragement. When I was in the throws of my eating disorder, I was flattered when people thought I was sickly thin and others were as well. But it's such a fine tightrope, too! Everyone watching her deteriorate I believe sincerely wants her to get help. There's this feeling of we don't want to just let her die without saying anything. It's such a sad situation
Yeah it's sickening indeed.
What I find interesting is how EDs work. I absolutely hated it when people commented on my appearance, I hated it when people told I look sick, like a skeleton... When I say I hated it I mean I
hated it. I know others who have had similar experiences. I hated people paying any attention to my body, I hated anyone commenting on it in a negative way. My self esteem was already into the ground, it only made things so much worse. When people where genuinely nice about something I didn't mind of course (like idk complimenting me on my nail color, my hairstyle... you know). I mostly hid my body, I was so ashamed. I never flaunted it, either. The more weight I lost the stronger / better it made me feel (like I had more control, I mean), but the more insecure I got, too.
It's weird isn't it, how these things work.