
Why are numbers unhelpful when talking about eating disorders?
Would a shocking (low) weight give my story more gravity? Would you believe I’d been more ill? Numbers are the painful truth but also irrelevant!
Would a shocking (low) weight give my story more gravity? Would you believe I’d been more ill? Numbers are the painful truth but also irrelevant!
Unless we’re the person who attempted suicide who’re we to know what’s inside their head? Someone who survives is left with a multitude of feelings, judging them is the last thing we need to do.
While many look at their bodies negatively they feel a long way from body positivity; body neutrality, being able to accept one’s body may be possible.