you know what to do

Cathryn 2022-03-25 09:01:14

"To the bone" records the self-rescue process of anorexia people. The director focuses on "anorexia," and of course, in addition to the consistent anorexia of the protagonist Ellen, the film also implicitly mentions bulimia, and other eating behaviors that rely on excessive exercise and vomiting to refuse calories. Usually referred to as Eating Disorder (Eating Disorder, ED) "". Through "To the bone", I think most people will understand what ED is.

Ordinary people may think ED is hypocritical. "Man is iron, and rice is steel." Eating is only natural, but should you teach? There is no "empathy" in this world. If you are not the person involved, you will never experience pain and despair.

Eating disorders are not simply a fear of food, but a deeper fear of themselves. Afraid of seeing the undisciplined self; 'afraid of seeing the fatter self; afraid of what would be liked if even the weight was abandoned. They carefully weighed again and again, the weight gradually swallowed the meaning of life and became the only one. Walking on the road, I can't wait for the weight number to automatically appear above everyone's head. "Ah, this is heavier than me", great, I'm lighter than them, better than them; "God, this girl is thinner than me", it's over, I'm not cute, I'm still fat, I still can't Pleasant person.

Don't be like this, the tops of others in the world are not important, what is important is yourself, and your feelings are the only standard to measure the world. What if others don't like it, I like myself like this, the world is so big, there are always people who can accept me like this, take 10,000 steps back, and my parents!

Of course. There are many other reasons for ED. I sometimes eat too much uncontrollably. At that time, what I enjoyed was not the taste of the food, but the thrill of stuffing, and I shouted "stop, stop" in my heart, but my hands always continued to move mechanically disobediently, and my stomach swelled to an explosion. But I know what my reason is, yes, it's stress! Fortunately, I can't induce vomiting, and I didn't hurt myself further. I'm thankful that there is no such thing as vomiting in the body's function. After I realized it, I slowly learned to embrace myself like this, to admit it, to accept it, and to be responsible for myself. Now, when I'm stressed, I still eat, but I don't make myself uncomfortable.

Dr. Beckham: "You know what to do. Don't wait for life to automatically get better, and don't expect someone to be the hero to save you. You're actually strong enough. Just face it all, take responsibility for yourself, and you can Have a great life.”

Some uncontrollable forces may take away a lot from you, but the only thing it can’t take away is your freedom to choose how to deal with different situations. Bottoming out, but also you are a gas ball.

I sincerely hope that every girl kidnapped by society's boring comments about beauty and ugliness will see it.

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  • Peter 2022-04-21 09:02:54

    7 points. Movies with anorexia are rare, and Lily Collins played a standout role, which somehow reminded me of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The breastfeeding and hallucination scene at the end was pretty enjoyable, hope it all works out.

  • Imelda 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Look, the real thing in reality is better than this, I'm sorry, I'm going to use the word ugly.

To the Bone quotes

  • Ellen: People say they love you. But what they mean is they love how loving you makes them feel about themselves.

  • Judy: Ellen!

    Ellen: Eli.

    Judy: Uh, you know... Ellen was your great-grandmother's name.

    Ellen: I bet she didn't like it either.