There’s a certain amount of arrogance that goes hand in hand with being a successful anorexic. You’ve been able to control your mind and body to a point where you think you are the ringmaster of your appetite and measurements. This is fallacy, yes, but it also breeds contempt towards those not displaying this self-control.
So forgive me, but this parody made me laugh out loud.
There are a number of guilt-inflicting comments that I’ve heard, as someone who has suffered from a long-standing, well-publicized eating disorder:
eating disorders, though triggered by external stresses, the media or so-called “attention pleas” are rarely ever about the individual wanting more. they’re often about thinking you deserve less. less than others. the world. because you didn’t do something right, maybe, or failed in someway. the numbers on the scale - a symptom of a much bigger problem.
This is my first entry as the new author at eating disorder talk. What types of comments have you heard?
The goal of Eating Disorder Talk is to encourage family and friends of people living with disordered eating - as well as sufferers - to learn more about the conditions, where to get help, the risks associated and another vessel of communication. I come with 20 years of experience living with (and sometimes for) anorexia; my job is not to cure, it’s to allow others to speak. This means wanting to help those that want help and to provide a voice to those who don’t.
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