I wonder if it's becuase she was never officially diagnosed? Maybe she wants to live in denial about how bad she was when she was a teenager, and not using a medical term helps her to dissociate from her pastshe can’t even say she had anorexia
her parents lack of action really beggars belief. 2 daughters from the same family got so thin as to miss their periods for years and the parents think becoming vegan to restrict food even more is a good ideaFrom what I remember, her parents' idea of dealing with her anorexia was to threaten her with not going to CB unless she got better so she just proceeded to become vegan and play pretend being cured so she would get to go. She hasn't stopped since.
Her entire reason for being vegan is so she can eat barely-any-calorie vegetables that take up space on the plate so she can show it as proof that she is eating "so much" while conveniently leaving out the fact that all of that adds up to one hamster meal.
She can count on people who don't understand calories to defend her in the comments bc her plates are ~so full~ omg, she must be Naturally Skinny if she easts so much, stop bullying her!
I think this is part of the problem. The mum’s background is dance so long-term amenorrhea probably wasn’t something unusual to her but it’s incredibly irresponsible to let this go on for seven years and never seem to push Holly towards treatment or therapy. This is what confuses me about Holly’s stories, nothing really seems to make sense. Ultimately she can say what she wants and she has no duty to be honest but she’s what, 25? She’s saying that she’s had periods for a year but didn’t have them for seven years before that - so from 17? But then apparently she was so unwell before that age that her parents threatened to not let her go to uni? None of it adds up, but it does serve to highlight what a mess her body must be in by now and how dangerous the marathons training is.her parents lack of action really beggars belief. 2 daughters from the same family got so thin as to miss their periods for years and the parents think becoming vegan to restrict food even more is a good idea
she's 23I think this is part of the problem. The mum’s background is dance so long-term amenorrhea probably wasn’t something unusual to her but it’s incredibly irresponsible to let this go on for seven years and never seem to push Holly towards treatment or therapy. This is what confuses me about Holly’s stories, nothing really seems to make sense. Ultimately she can say what she wants and she has no duty to be honest but she’s what, 25? She’s saying that she’s had periods for a year but didn’t have them for seven years before that - so from 17? But then apparently she was so unwell before that age that her parents threatened to not let her go to uni? None of it adds up, but it does serve to highlight what a mess her body must be in by now and how dangerous the marathons training is.
well to be fair we don't know what that doctor might have told Holly. i get the impression, also from that period talk video, that she feels very uncomfortable talking about her eating disorder, so i don't believe she would have mentioned that.Also a big old WTF at that doctor at Cambridge who wanted to put Holly on the pill but apparently didn't inquire into the causes of her lack of hormones and her malnourishment/didn't try to get a psychologist involved
Oh interesting, that didn't even occur to me - but a fair point when it comes to Holly's time at uni, I guess (now I wonder if that might be the real reason why Holly never mentioned her period on her channel before?). Though I was thinking more about the years before, when Holly was like 15 - 18 and still living at home - I just assumed her family would somehow notice that Holly never got her period? Or at the very least Holly's doctor/gynecologist should have noticed sth was wrong?To be fair we don't know whether Holly's parents knew that she didn't have a period. If I lost my period whilst I was at University my mum would've had absolutely no way of knowing unless I told her and I've never talked about periods with my dad in my life. She could've pretended all was fine / it just never came up in conversation. A lot of people don't talk about periods with their parents. There isn't really need to once you're past the stage of periods being new to you.
I thought this, obviously I don;t know how they organised things in their family, but when I was at home before uni (with a sister a bit younger than me) my mum bought us sanitary products when she did the weekly shop when she got toothpaste etc for the family, I think she probably would have noticed if I (and my sister) never used them?Oh interesting, that didn't even occur to me - but a fair point when it comes to Holly's time at uni, I guess (now I wonder if that might be the real reason why Holly never mentioned her period on her channel before?). Though I was thinking more about the years before, when Holly was like 15 - 18 and still living at home - I just assumed her family would somehow notice that Holly never got her period? Or at the very least Holly's doctor/gynecologist should have noticed sth was wrong?
Idk maybe I'm just naive/sheltered but I can't imagine losing my period for years as a teenager and never once confiding in someone. Like if her family really didn't know, how isolating must that've been? Now I feel even more sad for Holly :/
Wait whaaaaaatHolly is British so she won't have a gynecologist. Going to a gynecologist for regular check ups is just not something we do in the UK. She will start having smear tests at 25 but those are done by nurses in GP practices.
Her GP won't have realised anything was wrong unless she specifically told him/her she wasn't getting periods.
We may get referred to a gynecologist if we are having any issues but we don't have check ups with them like they do in the US and some other countries. The vast majority of women in the UK will probably never see a gynecologist. Smear test and contraception are all dealt with by GPs/nurses.Wait whaaaaaat
this honestly makes me feel weird... I've mentioned it before but it made me feel uneasy and not taken care of when I was in the UK... do those living in the UK feel it affects how gyno-related issues are treated? like do you think rates would be lower if those appointments were mandatory/strongly recommended?We may get referred to a gynecologist if we are having any issues but we don't have check ups with them like they do in the US and some other countries. The vast majority of women in the UK will probably never see a gynecologist. Smear test and contraception are all dealt with by GPs/nurses.
I only see a difference in her face and a tiny bit in her hips so yeah I can see she's working on it, but not recovered (she can do it though! really don't want my post to be fatalist and discourage her)Are we meant to be able to see a difference here?
Genuinely, I cannot see any difference at all?
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I'm in Australia and it's a similar story. I turned 25 last year so had my first smear with my GP but honestly can't think of any other gyno-related issues I'd have. Fyi I got a letter from the department of health telling me that I was 25 and should book a test so I'm not sure you can get more mandatory/ recommended by that.this honestly makes me feel weird... I've mentioned it before but it made me feel uneasy and not taken care of when I was in the UK... do those living in the UK feel it affects how gyno-related issues are treated? like do you think rates would be lower if those appointments were mandatory/strongly recommended?
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