some thoughts from a woman wrote:
mehhh wrote:
How are you so sure that Allie has been experiencing an eating disorder for 10+ years without intervention.
Well because in her youtube video she said she has had an eating disorder since she was 12 years old that was never addressed other than coaches saying "make sure you're eating enough"
I watched the video three times and she addresses this at 7:40. And she speaks about coaches generally, not specifically her case and what happened to her.
How do you know for sure how her case has or was managed throughout her career?
This goes back to another assumption that was rightly pointed out earlier in this post: tons of people have said Allie isn't running, or can't compete. Both are untrue and she's even had posts and videos of her doing both during her time in treatment.
I think its rather interesting that Allie is making an attempt to normalize or destigmatize mental health issues and especially eating disorders.
Some of the stigmas appear in this post: you get "treatment" with a clinic and and you will have to stop training!!
Maybe, not always!
There was one earlier that asked her coaches and staff from HS to now did nothing bc she's talented: that's baseless.
There is an assumption that the NCAA doesn't put mental health as a priority: well it has a massive push to have staff at campuses specifically and only dealing with MH. There are statements widely and easily available on the Google on this topic.
Breaking stigma means addressing inaccuracies in thoughts and I'd be careful about jumping to conclusions about care.