I always get mad at myself when I have bad days with regards to my disorder. It makes me feel weak, like I'm failing. The same way that 3 spoons of soup made me feel fat. I know the soup won't make me gain 10lbs and I know that even attempting recovery makes me strong. But the disordered thoughts, they aren't real. They just seem like it because they're inside my head.
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Talking to myself.
Recovery isn't easy. Recovery scares me. Recovery makes me hate my body even more. Recovery seems to involve lots of relapses. Recovery means somewhat losing control. Recovery will be worth it.
I always get mad at myself when I have bad days with regards to my disorder. It makes me feel weak, like I'm failing. The same way that 3 spoons of soup made me feel fat. I know the soup won't make me gain 10lbs and I know that even attempting recovery makes me strong. But the disordered thoughts, they aren't real. They just seem like it because they're inside my head.More than 3 spoons of soup will make me fat. If I drink more than 500ml of water I will gain weight. If I eat that I am going to have to hurt myself. If I eat this I'll have to restrict tomorrow. I can eat that but only if I go for a run.
Thoughts aren't facts. They're not real, they're disordered.
Tomorrow will be better.
“Food is something I am going to have to face at least three times a day for the rest of my life. And I am not perfect. But one really bad day does not mean that I am hopeless and back at square one with my eating disorder. Olympic ice skaters fall in their quest for gold. Heisman trophy winners throw interceptions. Professional singers forget the words. And people with eating disorders sometimes slip back into an old pattern. But all of these individuals just pick themselves back up and do the next right thing. The ice skater makes the next jump. The football player throws the next pass. The singer finishes the song. And I am going to eat breakfast”
Life Without Ed - Jenni S.
I always get mad at myself when I have bad days with regards to my disorder. It makes me feel weak, like I'm failing. The same way that 3 spoons of soup made me feel fat. I know the soup won't make me gain 10lbs and I know that even attempting recovery makes me strong. But the disordered thoughts, they aren't real. They just seem like it because they're inside my head.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Mental Patient!
Retailers Asda, Tesco and Amazon advertised their 'Mental Patient' and 'Psycho Ward' Halloween costumes recently. The costumes boast fake blood, meat cleavers, boiler suits, jaw restraints, and you can 'complete the look' with a machete!
Clearly as a 'mental patient' I was shocked by this. Mental illness has enough stigma around it without needing halloween costumes to add to it. So inspired by the responses on twitter I thought i'd show you what a 'mental patient costume' looks like... So as you can see here is a picture of me.
Please note that there is a lack of meat cleavers and machetes, no blood and nothing out of the ordinary. There is on the other hand Jeans and a jumper that's far too big for me. Others posting similar images of themselves on twitter include them wearing, suits, t-shirts, dresses, leggings and well the same clothes a normal person wears! They also aren't holding dangerous objects. And just to clarify if you've never seen us mental patients before we don't actually have blurred faces. Shocking, I know.
We don't wear clothes that show we're mentally ill, we don't go around with warning signs and we don't walk around with meat cleavers. Mental illness doesn't have a certain look to go with it, you can't see them and you certainly can't distinguish a mentally ill person by what they are wearing. Just in case you didn't know that...
Monday, 16 September 2013
Distractions
As promised here are some alternatives to self-harm and/or distractions. I know that some if not all of these may seem like stupid ideas when you have the urge to self-harm but please give them ago even if it just delays the amount of time between getting the urge and giving into the urge. Hopefully some of these you can use as a distraction until the urge goes completely.
Depending on the emotion you're feeling you may want to try different things.
Angry/frustrated
Go for a walk/run/cycle.
Punch pillows (or a sibling) (actually don't punch your siblings)
Kick a football really hard.
Throw ice against a wall, watch it shatter!
Play a sport.
Snap sticks/pencils/whatever.
Just have an urge for 'no reason'
Take a cold bath.
Squeeze ice cubes.
Keep pinging an elastic band on your wrist.
Focus on breathing, notice how your body moves, this is apparently calming,
Feeling Depressed or unhappyDo something relaxing, have a warm bath with lots of bubbles.
Listen to music (Happy music that is) and dance around.
Talk. To anyone about anything.
If you enjoy doing something do it. (playing an instrument, some form of game console thing, anything that makes you somewhat happier)
Other things you could do to distract yourself.Sleep! Read, drink tea, bake something, do some gardening, write your feelings down then tear it up. Some form of exercise, use google translate to try and learn a new language, watch videos of cats on youtube. Visit a friend or relative, watch a film, (finding nemo is good), build a blanket fort. Draw on yourself with pen. Write a poem, draw/paint a picture, Just do something you enjoy doing.
A really important thing to do is TALK. You don't have to struggle on you're own, it is okay to need help and there are people who care about you.
Depending on the emotion you're feeling you may want to try different things.
Angry/frustrated
Go for a walk/run/cycle.
Punch pillows (or a sibling) (actually don't punch your siblings)
Kick a football really hard.
Throw ice against a wall, watch it shatter!
Play a sport.
Snap sticks/pencils/whatever.
Just have an urge for 'no reason'
Take a cold bath.
Squeeze ice cubes.
Keep pinging an elastic band on your wrist.
Focus on breathing, notice how your body moves, this is apparently calming,
Feeling Depressed or unhappyDo something relaxing, have a warm bath with lots of bubbles.
Listen to music (Happy music that is) and dance around.
Talk. To anyone about anything.
If you enjoy doing something do it. (playing an instrument, some form of game console thing, anything that makes you somewhat happier)
Other things you could do to distract yourself.Sleep! Read, drink tea, bake something, do some gardening, write your feelings down then tear it up. Some form of exercise, use google translate to try and learn a new language, watch videos of cats on youtube. Visit a friend or relative, watch a film, (finding nemo is good), build a blanket fort. Draw on yourself with pen. Write a poem, draw/paint a picture, Just do something you enjoy doing.
A really important thing to do is TALK. You don't have to struggle on you're own, it is okay to need help and there are people who care about you.
Self injury
Like 90% of my other posts i'm not entirely sure of what I'm trying to say or how to word it. So if you haven't guessed by the title this post is on self injury.
Firstly I'd like to say that people need to stop romanticizing self harm. It's not something that the opposite sex (or the same sex, whatever you're in to) is going to find pretty or poetic or interesting. It is not cute it is not going to make people suddenly fall in love with you and its not 'tragically beautiful'. Boys aren't going to want to kiss every one of your scars when they first see them, don't believe it when you read rubbish like that on tumblr.
Secondly don't go bitching about other peoples injuries. Like seriously I am sick of hearing people say behind a self harmers back 'they don't even look that bad' STOP RIGHT THERE OKAY. Self harm is self harm. Whether deep enough to need stitches or whether it barely scratches the surface. Whether they punch themselves, burn themselves, pull their hair, cut themselves or anything else that hurts it is self harm. Whether they've done it once or a thousand times it is still self harm. Whatever their injury, however deep or 'bad' it is every self-harmer is hurting emotionally. As well as this, Stop saying that they're just 'attention seeking' when most of the time they'll go out of their way to hide the fact they do it. If they have done it for attention its because they NEED the attention. They need help and maybe they're too scared to out-right ask for it. Stop judging them.
Also, stop posting millions of facebook status' about self harm just for likes. It's almost like these people are making it seem like self-harm is an okay thing to do, it's not. Im not saying its wrong to self-harm im saying that there is better ways to deal with your emotions and people need to promote those rather than promote self-harm. Self harm is serious not some romantic, cute, clever thing. Not something to post about on facebook when you want likes on a status please bare in mind that some people may find posts like these triggering!
I'll post soon on alternatives to self-harm which will hopefully help anyone struggling rather than glamorizing self-injury like the rest of you. Sorry if this makes no sense but I needed to rant, byeeeeee.
- To all the people who do self-harm, I honestly hope that you'll find an alternative way to deal with whatever you're going through. Please surround yourself with people who are willing to support you through this period of time (People who you feel you can give blades to, people you can talk to when you have urges). It also might be worth looking at THIS website, it has self help guides for self injury and other mental illnesses. Also please remember to look after your wounds - keeping them clean to avoid infections. If you accidentally cut too deep or something please go to A&E to get the appropriate treatment. If you have me on facebook please dont hesitate to message me in times of struggle.
Firstly I'd like to say that people need to stop romanticizing self harm. It's not something that the opposite sex (or the same sex, whatever you're in to) is going to find pretty or poetic or interesting. It is not cute it is not going to make people suddenly fall in love with you and its not 'tragically beautiful'. Boys aren't going to want to kiss every one of your scars when they first see them, don't believe it when you read rubbish like that on tumblr.
Secondly don't go bitching about other peoples injuries. Like seriously I am sick of hearing people say behind a self harmers back 'they don't even look that bad' STOP RIGHT THERE OKAY. Self harm is self harm. Whether deep enough to need stitches or whether it barely scratches the surface. Whether they punch themselves, burn themselves, pull their hair, cut themselves or anything else that hurts it is self harm. Whether they've done it once or a thousand times it is still self harm. Whatever their injury, however deep or 'bad' it is every self-harmer is hurting emotionally. As well as this, Stop saying that they're just 'attention seeking' when most of the time they'll go out of their way to hide the fact they do it. If they have done it for attention its because they NEED the attention. They need help and maybe they're too scared to out-right ask for it. Stop judging them.
Also, stop posting millions of facebook status' about self harm just for likes. It's almost like these people are making it seem like self-harm is an okay thing to do, it's not. Im not saying its wrong to self-harm im saying that there is better ways to deal with your emotions and people need to promote those rather than promote self-harm. Self harm is serious not some romantic, cute, clever thing. Not something to post about on facebook when you want likes on a status please bare in mind that some people may find posts like these triggering!
I'll post soon on alternatives to self-harm which will hopefully help anyone struggling rather than glamorizing self-injury like the rest of you. Sorry if this makes no sense but I needed to rant, byeeeeee.
- To all the people who do self-harm, I honestly hope that you'll find an alternative way to deal with whatever you're going through. Please surround yourself with people who are willing to support you through this period of time (People who you feel you can give blades to, people you can talk to when you have urges). It also might be worth looking at THIS website, it has self help guides for self injury and other mental illnesses. Also please remember to look after your wounds - keeping them clean to avoid infections. If you accidentally cut too deep or something please go to A&E to get the appropriate treatment. If you have me on facebook please dont hesitate to message me in times of struggle.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Slow and steady wins the race?
I am typing this only with my left hand. It's taking a long time and is really difficult because this is not what I am used to. If I don't go slow I press the wrong letters and sentences end up like
"woo im sp fast at typung with my lrft hand... that actuakky wrnt better thab expected"
You cant even see the fact that I am struggling but I am. I'm gettinng better at it but it still doesn't feel normal. My right hand is dying to take over and be like "Yo dude, I got this, I can make this easier" because that is what It's always done. But I am determined to finish this paragraph using only my left hand. It's taken me a long time to do what is a 'simple' task because I have to concentrate to make sure I do not mess up. But i have done it.
That is what recovery is like. I have to go very slowly and sometimes I mess up. Nobody else can see how much of a struggle certain things are and my old habits are dying to take over just like my right hand was dying to take over the typing. Although it may seem simple "Just eat/Just be happy/Just do this and that and the other" In reality it's not as simple as it may sound. It's very time consuming and isn't what I am used to.
I am going slowly but just like rushing the typing if i try to rush recovery I will just end up making a mess out of things. So if the whole world can bare with me while my concentration is else where that would be much appreciated.
I'm not sure if this even makes sense, i hope it does otherwise i've wasted a lot of time on this post. I'd also like to apologize for that lack of posts, I am ever so sorry! I promise not to dessert you for this long ever again!
(This is a pathetic excuse of a post but there is no otherway I can think of to describe whats going on in my life at the moment)
"woo im sp fast at typung with my lrft hand... that actuakky wrnt better thab expected"
You cant even see the fact that I am struggling but I am. I'm gettinng better at it but it still doesn't feel normal. My right hand is dying to take over and be like "Yo dude, I got this, I can make this easier" because that is what It's always done. But I am determined to finish this paragraph using only my left hand. It's taken me a long time to do what is a 'simple' task because I have to concentrate to make sure I do not mess up. But i have done it.
That is what recovery is like. I have to go very slowly and sometimes I mess up. Nobody else can see how much of a struggle certain things are and my old habits are dying to take over just like my right hand was dying to take over the typing. Although it may seem simple "Just eat/Just be happy/Just do this and that and the other" In reality it's not as simple as it may sound. It's very time consuming and isn't what I am used to.
I am going slowly but just like rushing the typing if i try to rush recovery I will just end up making a mess out of things. So if the whole world can bare with me while my concentration is else where that would be much appreciated.
I'm not sure if this even makes sense, i hope it does otherwise i've wasted a lot of time on this post. I'd also like to apologize for that lack of posts, I am ever so sorry! I promise not to dessert you for this long ever again!
(This is a pathetic excuse of a post but there is no otherway I can think of to describe whats going on in my life at the moment)
Thursday, 15 August 2013
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Drop out of school and move to a third world country to help the poor.
Runaway and become an actress.Speak out about my past struggles with self injury and eating disorders instead of being embarrassed.
Jump out of a plane.
Bungee Jump.
Talk to people, like, about serious stuff.
Go out in public without looking down.
Go on a Plane or a boat.
Climb a mountain, I'd love to climb a mountain but I have a huge fear of falling.
Go out in a dress, shorts or a skirt but I hate my body so much.
Go in a hot air balloon, sky dive, run away with the circus.
Travel the world.
Write a book about my struggles in order to help others.
Move away and start completely new, stop being surrounded by people who make me feel worthless and be surrounded by nature and happiness.
Recover.
Everything I've wanted to do.
Become who I wanted to be without having to be scared of hurting people.
I'd do what I could to make everything better. Make life better, get rid of other peoples fears. Make sure all my friends are well.
Be myself instead of trying to be what society wants.
Make a difference to other peoples lives.
Eat what I want when I want with out having to feel guilty.
Meet new people who treat me the way I deserve to be treated.
Leave this place on the little bit of money I have a break free from all the stuff I deal with.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
(Thankyou everyone who gave me their answers!)
(Thankyou everyone who gave me their answers!)
Friday, 2 August 2013
Birthday Blog!
After spending the past few months dreading being 17 its finally here. I remember once sitting with someone when things were at my worst and I was at my lowest weight and them asking "What do you want to do when you leave school?" I replied with "I wont live that long" and at the time I meant it.
I was convinced that I would not live past 16 and wasn't coping with the thought of being 17. 17 is old and I don't really think i'll get anywhere in life and blah blah blah. Today was supposed to be a hard day and in someways it was. The early hours were spent telling someone I care about that suicide wasn't the answer to their problems.
I hate birthdays but this one although off to a rough start has been quite alright. It always shocks me when people say nice things to me on my birthday, like hello, why? Im such a gimp guys. But it is actually amazing how the small kind comments make a big difference 'To the BEST neighbour in the WORLD and a lovely person to be around' 'To our lovely Lydia' 'Happy birthday brownie , you may be only 17 and im ----, but you are one amazing friend xxx' 'you've gotten through another year and i'm so proud of you... Thankyou for being a brilliant friend' ''I hope you have the most wondefullest birthday my dearest, you deserve it more than anyone I know '
AND the most exciting bit about today? The fact that i have a wonderful friend who threw me a wonderful surprise party thing and Jilly you are brilliant and I can't thank you enough. I am so touched by today and thank you everyone who made today bearable like I can't even put into words right now how much peoples kind words and actions mean to me.
And guess what.... I made it to 17! Hoorah (I think) even though that means im an adult next year so should probably think about doing something with me life, but i'll panic about that in something like 330days.. Once again thankyou brilliant people, especially you Mrs Walker!!! It means sooo sooo soooo much xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(And thankyou everyone for the presents/cards/messages. You're all fab)
((Note to self: Diet starts tomorrow, birthdays are rubbish reasons to binge))
I was convinced that I would not live past 16 and wasn't coping with the thought of being 17. 17 is old and I don't really think i'll get anywhere in life and blah blah blah. Today was supposed to be a hard day and in someways it was. The early hours were spent telling someone I care about that suicide wasn't the answer to their problems.
I hate birthdays but this one although off to a rough start has been quite alright. It always shocks me when people say nice things to me on my birthday, like hello, why? Im such a gimp guys. But it is actually amazing how the small kind comments make a big difference 'To the BEST neighbour in the WORLD and a lovely person to be around' 'To our lovely Lydia' 'Happy birthday brownie , you may be only 17 and im ----, but you are one amazing friend xxx' 'you've gotten through another year and i'm so proud of you... Thankyou for being a brilliant friend' ''I hope you have the most wondefullest birthday my dearest, you deserve it more than anyone I know '
AND the most exciting bit about today? The fact that i have a wonderful friend who threw me a wonderful surprise party thing and Jilly you are brilliant and I can't thank you enough. I am so touched by today and thank you everyone who made today bearable like I can't even put into words right now how much peoples kind words and actions mean to me.
And guess what.... I made it to 17! Hoorah (I think) even though that means im an adult next year so should probably think about doing something with me life, but i'll panic about that in something like 330days.. Once again thankyou brilliant people, especially you Mrs Walker!!! It means sooo sooo soooo much xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(And thankyou everyone for the presents/cards/messages. You're all fab)
((Note to self: Diet starts tomorrow, birthdays are rubbish reasons to binge))
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Just keep swimming.
With in the past week two friends-of-friends have committed suicide. A tragic loss to those who knew them. Lives which have been ended long before they were supposed to. Now this post will not be easy to write so please forgive me if this makes no sense at all. But if you or anyone you know is suicidal please read this.
If you're feeling suicidal then you're feeling as bad as possibly gets and it's hard. You think there is no alternative but to end your life. You're wrong though. There is ways to get through it, ways to help you cope, you have to believe me. I promise you that you will not always feel like this. Suicide stops the horrible feelings yes, but it also stops the good feelings, forever. Feelings of love, hope, happiness, pride.
Suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem. I encourage any of you who feel like this to start talking. Whether to a doctor, teacher, friend, family member, whoever it is there will be somebody willing to listen, somebody who will try to help you. Talking will get you the support that you need.
Whoever you are, whatever you are going through you were put on this planet for a reason, you might not know what that reason is, but please stick around to find out. Please just give yourself a chance to have an amazing future and see where life takes you.
I promise you won't always feel this bad. Try and distract yourself from these thoughts, go see friends, watch a movie, have a nap, go for a run, anything. Fill your time so you can't think too much. Whatever you do don't just sit and think about everything. Remember that every action has a consequence, so many people will be devastated by the loss of your life.
Suicide doesn't doesn't just end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting better.
HELPLINE NUMBERS - 24 hour support.
Samaritans: 08457 909090
Child line: 0800 1111
NHS Direct: 0845 4647
(Please pick up the phone and talk to someone who can help, before it's too late)
"If you're reading this, congratulations you're alive. If that's not something to smile about I don't know what is"
If you're feeling suicidal then you're feeling as bad as possibly gets and it's hard. You think there is no alternative but to end your life. You're wrong though. There is ways to get through it, ways to help you cope, you have to believe me. I promise you that you will not always feel like this. Suicide stops the horrible feelings yes, but it also stops the good feelings, forever. Feelings of love, hope, happiness, pride.
Suicide is the permanent solution to a temporary problem. I encourage any of you who feel like this to start talking. Whether to a doctor, teacher, friend, family member, whoever it is there will be somebody willing to listen, somebody who will try to help you. Talking will get you the support that you need.
Whoever you are, whatever you are going through you were put on this planet for a reason, you might not know what that reason is, but please stick around to find out. Please just give yourself a chance to have an amazing future and see where life takes you.
I promise you won't always feel this bad. Try and distract yourself from these thoughts, go see friends, watch a movie, have a nap, go for a run, anything. Fill your time so you can't think too much. Whatever you do don't just sit and think about everything. Remember that every action has a consequence, so many people will be devastated by the loss of your life.
Suicide doesn't doesn't just end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting better.
HELPLINE NUMBERS - 24 hour support.
Samaritans: 08457 909090
Child line: 0800 1111
NHS Direct: 0845 4647
(Please pick up the phone and talk to someone who can help, before it's too late)
"If you're reading this, congratulations you're alive. If that's not something to smile about I don't know what is"
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Here I go again...
I always moan when people do not understand mental illness, I've always thought it was ignorant and wanted to punch all the ignorant people in the face. I've wanted to scream and shout what it feels like to be depressed but at the same time I didn't want to be judged. I wanted them to be supportive when I opened up about my struggles, but instead I had ignorant comments coming from all directions and sometimes still do. In fact my twitter feed is currently full of them.
People always said to me "Just eat" (as if I didn't think of that...) or "You don't look depressed though" (Sorry I forgot to bring my dark rain cloud that literally hovers above my head with me today...) and even "Its your life, you chose to be this way" (As if anyone would chooose being miserable over happy). Some of you probably still think this way, some of you probably think that actually mental illness isn't that big a deal. But I'm done with being angry at people who lack understanding.
If you don't understand mental illness, I am happy for you, honestly I am. You shouldn't have to understand. If you don't understand what it's like to struggle to get out of bed each day I hope you jump out of bed everyday with a smile on your face ready to face the day. If you don't understand why people with eating disorders can't "Just eat" I hope you enjoy every single piece of food that passes your lips and that you don't instantly feel guilty for eating it.
If you do not understand how a person can purposely harm themselves then I am glad, I hope you're never that desperate to feel something. If you don't understand why somebody would want to give up their place on this earth then I hope you never feel so hopeless and desperate for relief that suicide seems like the only answer. If you don't understand why someone can't just go to rehab or to church or to see the doctor or turn to a friend then I hope you always have somewhere to go or something/someone to turn to. Because when you're depressed it's different.
If you don't understand mental illness, good. You aren't supposed to. Thank God for ignorance.
If you don't understand mental illness, I am happy for you, honestly I am. You shouldn't have to understand. If you don't understand what it's like to struggle to get out of bed each day I hope you jump out of bed everyday with a smile on your face ready to face the day. If you don't understand why people with eating disorders can't "Just eat" I hope you enjoy every single piece of food that passes your lips and that you don't instantly feel guilty for eating it.
If you do not understand how a person can purposely harm themselves then I am glad, I hope you're never that desperate to feel something. If you don't understand why somebody would want to give up their place on this earth then I hope you never feel so hopeless and desperate for relief that suicide seems like the only answer. If you don't understand why someone can't just go to rehab or to church or to see the doctor or turn to a friend then I hope you always have somewhere to go or something/someone to turn to. Because when you're depressed it's different.
If you don't understand mental illness, good. You aren't supposed to. Thank God for ignorance.
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Unpopular opinion
Dear people of Leamington,
Stop with the horrible facebook pages before somebody hurts themselves or someone else because of it. I do not care what these people you're 'naming and shaming' have done. They are humans, they will make mistakes. I don't care if whats being said is lies to get at somebody you don't like, you don't have to get on with everyone. But it is not now and nor has it ever been acceptable publicly humiliate and slate these people.
I have 48 mutual friends with one of these pages, and regardless as to who those 48 people are I honestly have lost respect for you. I don't care if you haven't sent in a bitchy comment and are just on it for the 'entertainment' because since when is seeing other people being targeted at entertaining? If you've sent one in(not that you'll admit it) then I've lost even more respect for you, it is bullying and it's disgusting. If you've liked a status these pages have put then you are honestly just as bad, liking the fact that someone's being treated that way is quite frankly appalling.
It is not acceptable to go around treating other people like dirt regardless of who they are or what they've done. They are humans and they have feelings. Just because they've supposedly done something doesn't mean that what you say is not going to hurt them. Because words do hurt, and being publicly humiliated just makes it worse.
In the next 24 hours around 1429 teenagers will attempt suicide. Don't let that number increase due to facebook pages that find it socially acceptable to bully people for likes on a stupid status.
I'm done ranting, because I know that a lot of you aren't even phased about how someone might react to seeing their name on these pages because you all think it's hilarious. byeeeeeeeeeee
Stop with the horrible facebook pages before somebody hurts themselves or someone else because of it. I do not care what these people you're 'naming and shaming' have done. They are humans, they will make mistakes. I don't care if whats being said is lies to get at somebody you don't like, you don't have to get on with everyone. But it is not now and nor has it ever been acceptable publicly humiliate and slate these people.
I have 48 mutual friends with one of these pages, and regardless as to who those 48 people are I honestly have lost respect for you. I don't care if you haven't sent in a bitchy comment and are just on it for the 'entertainment' because since when is seeing other people being targeted at entertaining? If you've sent one in(not that you'll admit it) then I've lost even more respect for you, it is bullying and it's disgusting. If you've liked a status these pages have put then you are honestly just as bad, liking the fact that someone's being treated that way is quite frankly appalling.
It is not acceptable to go around treating other people like dirt regardless of who they are or what they've done. They are humans and they have feelings. Just because they've supposedly done something doesn't mean that what you say is not going to hurt them. Because words do hurt, and being publicly humiliated just makes it worse.
In the next 24 hours around 1429 teenagers will attempt suicide. Don't let that number increase due to facebook pages that find it socially acceptable to bully people for likes on a stupid status.
I'm done ranting, because I know that a lot of you aren't even phased about how someone might react to seeing their name on these pages because you all think it's hilarious. byeeeeeeeeeee
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