Eating Disorders and Accepting Compliments
A few days ago, I was at my university’s gym running on the treadmill. I wish I could say I was there purely to strengthen my body, improve my mood, and dwell on my overall health and fitness. But nope. I was exercising because my eating disorder told me I had...
Here’s Why Eating Disorders Suck
May I just say, eating disorders suck. They are the freaking worst. Honestly, I try to be a positive and happy person. I try to look on the bright side of things. But sometimes, it’s all I can do to keep my head up, smile, and get my work and schoolwork done...
Social Media and Eating Disorder Recovery
There was a time my eating disorder decided we should follow a bunch of weight-loss social media influencers. “We could always use some extra weight-loss motivation,” my eating disorder told me. “Fair enough,” I responded, taking out my phone...
Hopelessness
Today was really, really rough. I just got back to university from my holiday break, ready to start my last semester of college. A week before I returned to school, I had a call with an eating disorder recovery center about 15 minutes away from campus. Over the...
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