If This Body Weren't Mine
TW: Eating Disorders Mirrors are my enemy Disguised as my best friend, Looking into its reflection every chance I get Lifting up my shirt,...
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Your Mental Illness Severity is Valid
Trigger warning for eating disorders, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. When I was in high school and severely depressed, I...
The Body Project
It clicked and for the first time in my life it stuck. I internalize a message so foreign, the opposite of which depleted me since I first...
Dancing in the Wind: Living with an Eating Disorder
Ever wondered what it's like living with an eating disorder? This article explores life living with parasitic disorders such as bulimia, anorexia and purging disorder.
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Recovering Through Sharing Your Story
TW: Eating disorders and sexual assault Opening up about my story as a survivor of sexual assault living with an eating disorder was an...
Why You Should Ditch Your Diet
Dieting does not equal health or happiness
So Damn Pretty
I’ve never been considered “conventionally pretty,” and I always knew it. Dark hair, dark eyes, and a (what I like to call “pleasantly...
How My Tattoos Helped Me Love My Body
Tattoos can be a form of self-love
Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food in College
The first step to recovery is recognition.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: What it is And How to Get Involved!
Learn awareness and advocacy for the 30 million that struggle with eating disorders!
What Does It Feel Like To Have Bulimia?
Edited by Avleen Grewal I long time ago I caught a friend of mine, *Romina, puking after dinner. I broke my heart seen her in such pain and...
The Things I Learned After Watching "To the Bone"
Eating disorders are common in everyday life, often supported by media perception of the ideal-body. They attack slowly and silently,...
Why You Don't Have to Diet for Spring Break
If you ask a room full of girls to raise their hand if they have ever tried to lose weight, chances are that every hand will go up. There...
Meet Caitlyn Bergman, Leader of This Year’s NEDA Walk
Caitlyn is a leader working to raise awareness of eating disorders.
An Insider’s Perspective on Thinspo
Trigger warning for eating disorders, obviously. Recently, Tumblr caused an uproar when they banned adult content. While the entire debate...
NEDA: Facts on Eating Disorders
1. Having an eating disorder is not a choice Never tell someone who has an eating disorder “just eat more”. Eating disorders, including...
Let’s Talk: NEDAwareness Week 2019
From February 25 to March 3, the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) aims to spark conversations about eating disorders with their...
All of Your Questions About Eating Disorders, Answered
Every 62 minutes, at least 1 person dies as a direct result of an eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia and...
It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Let’s Talk About It
Restrictive food intake, preoccupation with food, calories, dieting, brittle nails, dry hair, dizziness and irritability are only a short...
Every Story Matters.
My eating disorder may always be a part of my life, but it does not define me.
