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Eating disorders are not about size.
Never tell someone that they don’t look like they have an eating disorder because an eating disorder is not a size. It is a serious mental illness.
SOURCE: The truth about eating disorders – Read entire story here.
By Erin Brown from I Am Erin Brown, cross-posted with permission The first time I put on make-up in front of my daughter, she was just a few days old. She was lying there like a tiny lump of newborn human and I gave my first “you get to be who you are” speech. It […]
People seriously need to stop stigmatizing things that they clearly don’t understand. This makes me so furious to be honest. I have experienced the exact same thing as you, but I think your friend just doesn’t understand you. When I told one of my closest friend about my ed she told me I was recovered because I wasn’t skinny (I know right what the f) but I didn’t blame her because this was all media brainwashing and giving people stupid/inaccurate facts about these illnesses (not to mention also diets, etc.). I think you should take time, be patient (if this friend is actually worth the while that was really mean of her though to post it on Tumblr) and explain this disorder to her. If
BlogHer (blog)My Defining Moment: I Conquered My Eating DisorderBlogHer (blog)I know exactly when I became consumed with my weight. In 2001, at age 21, I had major surgery on my back (corrective surgery for scoliosis). I knew I'd be laid up in bed for weeks with limited mobility for months afterward. At the time I was a normal …and more »