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Topic: eating disorders
What Stigma Sounds Like
"Stigma feels like: the time I decided it would be easier to fight this alone than tell anyone and risk having them think I’m 'crazy.'"
Alone in the Crowd
"I was scared to be honest about where I had been, so I smiled and continued on as if nothing had happened."
In My Recovery: A Search for Body Exaltation
"My appearance has been used to determine everything from my worth to my wellbeing, but today I am saying goodbye to that standard of measurement."
You Are a Being, Not a Burden
You might think you aren't hurting enough. That people are worse off than you, have fought themselves more, or have been through more.
A Journey Back From Depression and Anorexia
“It was at that moment when I decided I would have to let go of the identity I built in order to live in a body and mind that I loved.”
Why Your Story Matters
“Real stories are powerful because they give us evidence that things can change. They show us possibilities in impossible situations.”
A Safer Escape
“At that time, all I knew was that I needed what seemed like a safer escape before things got even more dangerous.”
Breaking Through the Darkness
“I’d made multiple attempts over almost a decade, but up until this past year I hadn’t felt a true desire to let go of my eating disorder.”
Written on a Good Day
“Know that, despite how alone you feel, there are always people here with outstretched arms and hearts to help you heal.”
Making My Workouts Work for Me
I’ve learned there is more power in treating myself well than the power I was searching for with my compulsive behaviors.
Reflections on Recovery
“I felt trapped for far too long, held captive by my own preoccupation with the number displayed on my bathroom scale.”
