And what is the difference of "depresswanking" into forums like creative corner or r&r as opposed to ranting and venting which, well, many threads there just sell to me how awesome eating disorders and self harm are for the glorified way they are often described. (I don't mean specifically your posts).
^ I was going to say something very similar, but probably less tactfully so I didnt press post cos I was in a snappy mood. You said what I am thinking but probably better way. Some people use a lot of poetic prose to describe their ED in a 'pretty/beautiful' way that is quite simply glamorising to me.
To add, I am probably most unbothered by the CC and R&R cos I dont often go on those boards and have no particular interest in reading depressing crap thats been sensationalised for the purposes of making money and creating an ever more shocking story.
Its like articles about anorexia.. how exactly is it informative and productive, the titles 'I dropped to [Insert deathly weight here]' dont convey the message the writer would use to defend the article of 'dont do it'. And yes I have been sucked into that before. Its hard not to, but its not okay. Its rather wrong. How a person can allow an article to be made of their story and justify it to themselves as a contribution to society to tell their story will always elude me. It strikes more as advertising than a warning, because when a person needs warning, they tend to have an issue already and a vulnerability to be sucked in by such an article.