i went to HS with a girl who was like this.. she starved herself down to “painfully” thin and way overshared on the situation, like.. “i bring pillows to class because i can feel my bones too much” or “im so skinny im always cold” or “i stopped getting my period, do you think its because im anorexic?”
everyone paid attention to her- they were shocked.
when i was at the height of my DE/ED- i hid everything i did. i would tell my parents, im eating at my BFs, tell the BF i already ate. i would count calories so hard- my online food journal booted me out saying i dont eat enough and they wouldnt support an eating disorder. i was so MAD i wrote them hate mail for a month. but i never admitted i had an issue until i fainted one night practicing dance. funny how that works.
people who have serious issues with food also have another issue – its called denial! we can only see what we allow ourselves to see… and the girl i went to school with knew exactly what she was doing to herself.. just wanted attention!!
well.. i’ll stop talking now.. good job on the article!!!