Dara Torres-Amazing

No!!! QUIET! GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN! :p :D OK Thanks for the history lesson on Neanderthals and Dark Ages, Ripple. It's not everyday I get to go over elementary school history or Ab-Psy every day. Just so we're clear, my comparison was in reference to being told my view was in the Dark Ages, which according to your post it was not. Perhaps Elise needs the dissertation? I used Neanderthal vs Dark Ages for a point of reference in time, not a social model. I could have used "Egyptian Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty" vs Edwardian. I don't want anyone to thnk I was ID'ing behaviours of 2 time periods to example a certain pattern. Come to think of it, how does anyone "KNOW" what happened in Neanderthal groups, there were no survivors! It's all theorised. Please understand I'm very aware of eating disorders being a mental illness, but I feel there is an element of what comes first in some cases. Sure there will always be those who are chemically (I hate to say imbalanced) organised to have this issue. Much like those in society who crave an amputation of a limb to feel "normal." I don't want you to think I am blanketting any particular mental illness or behaviour pattern as being biological or sociological in it's origins. There are some that fall into each and others that are a hybrid. You may have a strong view on this as perhaps you suffer or know someone who does. I see it like this: The epidemic of eating disorders range from starvation, binging, purging, overeating, or all of them, and affect many folks , not just women. Fragile minds (if anyone thinks their own mind is not fragile, pick up a text book on mental ilness; you may well be only 1 traumatic event away from having an issue) at key points of development like, the teen years at middle and high schools are highly suscetptible to their environment. Some messages they get can affect their self and world views. Media portrayal of women and what they ought to be is horrendous for the most part and has a large hand in many self esteem issues for women, not just eating disorders. Some folks will have eating disorders no matter what, and others will find the trigger being a traumatic event, or stem from social and media pressure that becomes a bigger problem. Sorry for the seeming lecture but what I wrote before didn't deserve one either, I said wrote the words "societal influence" to show that I was talking about the "social" set up for mental issues. Anyway, back to Dara! I don't hink it's a big deal. I am pulling lifetime bests at 38 *cough 39 next week cough* it's no big deal to be faster than you were. ;)

No!!! QUIET! GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN! :p :D OK Thanks for the history lesson on Neanderthals and Dark Ages, Ripple. It's not everyday I get to go over elementary school history or Ab-Psy every day. Just so we're clear, my comparison was in reference to being told my view was in the Dark Ages, which according to your post it was not. Perhaps Elise needs the dissertation? I used Neanderthal vs Dark Ages for a point of reference in time, not a social model. I could have used "Egyptian Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty" vs Edwardian. I don't want anyone to thnk I was ID'ing behaviours of 2 time periods to example a certain pattern. Come to think of it, how does anyone "KNOW" what happened in Neanderthal groups, there were no survivors! It's all theorised. Please understand I'm very aware of eating disorders being a mental illness, but I feel there is an element of what comes first in some cases. Sure there will always be those who are chemically (I hate to say imbalanced) organised to have this issue. Much like those in society who crave an amputation of a limb to feel "normal." I don't want you to think I am blanketting any particular mental illness or behaviour pattern as being biological or sociological in it's origins. There are some that fall into each and others that are a hybrid. You may have a strong view on this as perhaps you suffer or know someone who does. I see it like this: The epidemic of eating disorders range from starvation, binging, purging, overeating, or all of them, and affect many folks , not just women. Fragile minds (if anyone thinks their own mind is not fragile, pick up a text book on mental ilness; you may well be only 1 traumatic event away from having an issue) at key points of development like, the teen years at middle and high schools are highly suscetptible to their environment. Some messages they get can affect their self and world views. Media portrayal of women and what they ought to be is horrendous for the most part and has a large hand in many self esteem issues for women, not just eating disorders. Some folks will have eating disorders no matter what, and others will find the trigger being a traumatic event, or stem from social and media pressure that becomes a bigger problem. Sorry for the seeming lecture but what I wrote before didn't deserve one either, I said wrote the words "societal influence" to show that I was talking about the "social" set up for mental issues. Anyway, back to Dara! I don't hink it's a big deal. I am pulling lifetime bests at 38 *cough 39 next week cough* it's no big deal to be faster than you were. ;)