PrettyThin used to have a testimonials page on the previous site, prior to the redesign on July 29, 2012. The page had over 330 testimonials from members of the site about what PrettyThin meant to them. Many will be added to this page. If you would like to leave a testimonial, simply reply to the bottom of this page in the comments. Take a moment to share how you stumbled upon PT, what you might have been looking for, and what you found.
I just watched your show on Dr Oz and it made me realise how hard it must be for you to keep this site running, you fight everyday against the world because no one understands what we need. If this site wasnt here there would be so many people with EDs in a crisis, even when its down for a few hours I panic that the law has beaten us and has removed the site. So many depend on this site, it is addictive but in the right way as, without it i feel very low and need someone to talk to. I come on here at my lowest times so talk to people that can help and people that have felt them same feelings. It makes me feel normal. Thank you so much for fighting and keeping the site even though it costs u more to run 
you know how much all of the members apreciate it which shows that you are doing such a selfless and caring thing for all of us Thank you <3 x 
PT is a place I’ve been coming since I was sixteen years old, possibly younger (with a few different accounts as I’ve grown up). I’ve been struggling with eating disorders and a severely distorted self-image for most of my life, to the point where body image has become in control of everything I do. No matter what my life is like on the outside, I’ve always been able to come to PT to express what I’m feeling and experiencing on the inside. The PT community is like the best friend I never had. The understanding, acceptance and positive atmosphere is amazing. Of course, there are a few misguided teenagers who come here to seek advice on their “ana” diet, but they often lose interest. The ones who stay, and who are here for the right reasons, create such a great atmosphere. In every stage of my disorders, PT and its community has been there for me. I have no clue where I’d be without that. I love this website. It has helped me get through the most difficult times in my life. It has been here for me to vent to and tell everyone how i am feeling. Sometimes I just can’t do that to my friends in the real world. Prettyalone and Prettythin allow me to ask for help without being worried about being judged. If Prettythin is still here its sister site shouldn’t be gone. This site means everything to me. Please I don’t want this website gone. Or what it is now. This site’s purpose is to let the members know they aren’t alone, that they do matter. I thought the tagline before was good. I know you say it is hard for you to keep up with Prettyalone because you don’t have any connections to it like Prettythin but that doesn’t mean we deserve to be forgotten or deleted. You could make it more of a blogging site. You don’t have to be so involoved if you don’t want to be. We just want you to hear us. We all need this site. We all love this site. Please bring it back. I am so thankful for this site. I know a lot of people would think that it is damaging because it validates my eating disorder, but it keeps me safe from myself. On a couple of occasions I have been close to self harming or killing myself and the girls here have brought me back. It’s an amazing support, and it’s a great feeling to know that I don’t have to hide my problem from everyone, and that there are some people out there that are in exactly the same place I am. Without PT there wouldn’t likely be a safe place like this for us. I am so thankful there is. Pretty Thin has helped me so much, i have learnt that i am not alone and that other people suffer from the same disorder because of the same reasons. This sight is, to me, a safe place that i can express how i feel and be supported. I honestly cant explain how crap my days would be withought this sight, it gives me something to do with my days other than binge and purge. Thank you Zander for keeping this sight going! Take Care <3 -Jade xx I’ve been a member of PrettyThin for about four years now and without it I would’ve been lost. There are others on the site that I can relate with instead of just people badgering me about my eating disorder. The talking and friendships I’ve made due to this site have helped me immensely with my recovery. Without PT, I’d go crazy, just trying to vent to people who understand my ED and don’t judge me for it like my family does all the time. I love you, Aly and other PT members! I came across PrettyThin when I was 13. I was in a really bad place at the time and needed people to lean on. I found more. I found the best people, the most caring and generous people who would help you through your bad day even when theirs was worse. I’m never alone anymore, because I know that I can always log on and find words of support and love to help me everyday that I fight. If I hadn’t found this website when I did I have no doubt that I would be dead right now. Thankyou James and every single member that makes this website my home. Thank you, plain and simple. With all the negative responses to eating disorders, I found a home here, somewhere I can talk and not be judged, somewhere where people understand you and don’t make you feel so different and lost. Thank you, James I’m so happy I’m not alone with my journey through this.. Makes me feel better to know I have other people who feel the way I do and are in the same position as I am. Many people look at prettythin as a pro eating disorder website, that the idea of “recovery ” is a sham. But they are all wrong. PT for me was a place where I could scream and shout and kick and fight against recovery, and then it developed into a place where I could scream and shout and kick and fight against my eating disorder. A place where I could turn my sisters and admit when I didn’t feel good. PT is my go to place when I need to talk it out, it became a family of trust for me, and a key part of my recovery. I am not fully recovered, I still struggle, but PT always helps me when I fall down. I am so grateful to all the members and everyone who contributes, thank you so much. 
imperfectprincess said on July 30, 2012
Many people look at prettythin as a pro eating disorder website, that the idea of “recovery ” is a sham. But they are all wrong. PT for me was a place where I could scream and shout and kick and fight against recovery, and then it developed into a place where I could scream and shout and kick and fight against my eating disorder. A place where I could turn my sisters and admit when I didn’t feel good. PT is my go to place when I need to talk it out, it became a family of trust for me, and a key part of my recovery. I am not fully recovered, I still struggle, but PT always helps me when I fall down. I am so grateful to all the members and everyone who contributes, thank you so much.
nelsonh31 said on July 30, 2012
This support and social site is the one place where I feel like I do not have to hide my true inner self to save other people from being “so worried”… I can vent and yell and scream and ramble and bitch and support and love people I have never met before; who have never met me… Who are all shouldering this weight on our shoulders… There is no blame here. No one tries to quick fix each other. We are honest and raw and real. With out PT, I would just have no where to hide. No where to go where I could breathe easy without the judgmental eyes… THANK YOU JAMES!!!
emptyhunger said on July 30, 2012
4 years ago I ruined my life, was guilt tripped by dad and so much emotional crap happened- I was depressed, suicidal, was abused by dad and other guys. Until one day a voice saved my life, and I started to feel worth something as soon as I started to starve. I rejoined this site in hope to be understood, about how crazy and alone it feels in a world with depression and a unforgettable past.
clob said on July 30, 2012
came across this site trying to understand myself diagnosed with BPD but as a child shunned from society as I was the overweight child, I restricted my eating feeling like I was in control while in hospital and purged everything I ate never been underweight and always feel so fat this site has helped me realise that I am not so alone even though I feel it almost everyday but as a mum of 4 I strive for my children not to ever go through the struggles I do day to day. i have been extremely obese and even though now I am at a healthy BMI i am never satisfied and really want to lose this disgusting fat that evades my body will I ever be satisfied I dont think so but at least I am not alone anymore
thankyou pretty thin
Eternal Beauty said on July 30, 2012
I never asked for an eating disorder, in fact, I didn’t know I had one until my friend told me she was scared of what I’d done to myself. I just wanted to be skinny. I saw other girls, and I found myself trying to guess how much they weighed. It made me sick, but when I thought about how I looked better than them, I felt better. I wanted the flat stomach, I wanted the small thighs, and I got them. Nobody else saw the struggle I was going through for what it was, a fight to be beautiful. I’m so glad that I found a place where people not only understand what I’m going through, but can help me recover. I feel so strong when I see the number on the scale drop day after day, but somewhere in the back of my mind, I know it’s not healthy, and one day I’ll have to get over it… and I’ll have a place where I can do that.
proanne said on July 30, 2012
ED made me do so many stupid things.. It helped me to push people away, cut myself so that I eventually had lost almost 50% percent of my blood and therefore got hospitalized etc.. I hate my life, because it is so sick, weird and nowhere near understandable! I don’t know why I am like this.. Maybe it is because of the abuse from my stepfather, the bullying in middle school or simply just because I am different.. ED and I have a long story together, but for now it is an on/off relationship.. I hope someday I will be clean from all of this.. Thank you PT for supporting me and letting me know that I am not alone. It sure helps to know that someone else knows exactly how I feel! .
Leeanna said on December 26, 2012
i know this is a late reply, but this made me cry. It couldnt explain what i go threw ant better than i could.. and no one understands.
Poison Apple said on July 30, 2012
I’m trying to get better. It’s been an extremely hard road, full of self-loathing, and I felt so much better when I was hungry. I still do. It was extremely hard but I confessed everything to my best friend, but all she does is make sure I eat. Eating’s not the root of the problem. Regardless of wether I eat or not, my mind’s far from healthy. I’m just as tortured as before. PrettyThin is somewhere I can see that there are people struggling like me, people who have conquered their fear of fat and food. It’s a shelter for the soul, a haven for the mind.
OldGirlNewTricks :000 said on July 30, 2012
I’m new to eating disorders so since i was just diagnosed with this its all very scary for me. I used to feel like nobody understands how i feel , my friends would call me a freak . when i tried to explain to them why i starve , why its harder for me to put that greasy pizza in my mouth , my words come out jumbled , but now because I’ve found PT , i HAVE friends who know what it’s like. who offer support and good advice. Life here Is Golden
kezgravy said on July 30, 2012
Before I found this site I felt like I was all alone to suffer in silence but now I have people like me that I can talk to!
I would die without this site!
Kay88 said on July 30, 2012
This is a really good idea for a site. Not only because it gives people with ED a free place to go, but it has a bit of everything that comes with being human. There are health issues, talks of family, there are security reminders and even discussions of law and their effects plus so much more. Both the good and the bad of each topic, well not really good or bad. Just the different sides and perspectives to so many different areas of life. I love how this site encompasses so much without forcing anything – it’s really great. I just want you to know how much of a difference you’ve made for so many people, including myself. So thank you.
BlatantSecrecyxx said on July 30, 2012
I found PrettyThin in a terrible place in my life. I was recovering from a debilitating suicide attempt, and I was purging daily, struggling with whether or not I was living this life. PT helped me realize I’m not alone and that it’s okay to feel how I feel, as long as I can overcome it. And I’m trying to overcome it. I wouldn’t be if not for PT – I don’t even know if I would be alive right now, in fact.
Kitty said on August 8, 2012
Thank you Zander,
Pretty Thin has helped know that I ‘m not alone. It has given me a tiny spark of strength and support when I was nearing suicide.
Even though Anna and Ema are with me they are kept at bay knowing I’m not alone when PT went down I felt awful.
Love to you all peace and strength.
In the eyes of my Lord all abusers and rapists shall meet their maker eg for mercy as we did and or we’ll send in Rhianna “man down”….
justchubby said on August 19, 2012
I saw you on dr oz and went straight to this site and joined. I feel alone and like no one understands. But the people on this page do.
Emily said on August 20, 2012
I can’t post in anything!!!!
Diana Holly. said on August 29, 2012
I am 49 and have been dealing withy my closest friend since I was 16 she has been there for me through it all. She loves the fact I want to be thin and so does this site. My friend is my diet and does not like when I am fat. THANK YOU peole who put this site up!
redcupcake said on September 28, 2012
*Don’t give up what you want most for something you want in the moment.
Lil said on February 15, 2013
This website has supported me since I was 14 and I am now 18. I still struggle with my eating disorder but this website has been there for me though out the bad times, the worse times and the down right awful times, as well as the good times, the numerous attempts at recovery, the tears and smiles.
This website offers me an acceptance I could never have offline, it lets me be fucked up, be unstable, be crazy but at the same time feel normal! I am not alone, I can talk to people, people are there. You don’t have to be an island.
The love and hope I have found on this website is incredible and I can honestly say it has kept me alive on more than one occasion.
Thank you James so much for keeping this website running!
Angelx2 said on April 1, 2013
This website is encouraging to me. I have had this ED since I was a child. Not a child now. Always felt like I was alone and so ugly. My mother encouraged me to be thin.She withheld food to keep me this way. When I got bigger she was always the first to comment. Now looking back I know she had ED too. So I don’t blame her. I don’t blame anyone. Ana has made me feel like I am good at something in my life. I don’t want to get rid of it. This website keeps me from going to the extreme with it though. And I have done that. Long before they knew it was a disease that needed to be recognized. It never leaves just lets you go for a while. Then reminds you where you belong.
hannah said on April 7, 2013
I found this site on google when I was really struggleing and sadly thats only a few days ago. I realized i was struggling with something when I looked in the mirror and couldnt belive how huge i was. I was honestly an average weight but not in my eyes. And if i had to guess id say my issue with ed, od, and cutting came from being bullied since i was at least 5 and still being bullied. I hope to be able to help others on this site, because its what i do, i help others and put myself on the line and this has alowed others to walk all over me. And to this day i take every comment every weird look every rude joke to heart and it breaks me down and no matter what i know itll always hurt me but maybe i can help someone else rise above this and be strong.
Emma said on June 3, 2013
I now realise, that happiness is possible