Testimonies: Living with anorexia 7 Articles

by Vicky Harazim

Every day we are bombarded with images and footage of the world around us, more specifically the people who inhabit it. And those people we see, yes, many of them are themselves, but how many are airbrushed and perfected, ...read more

by Linda L Kinyon

As a young woman I struggled with anorexia. I was a high school student obsessed with my weight, or lack thereof. At 5'2" tall I was well under 100 pounds. In fact, I was barely 90 pounds. A typical lunch for me would...read more

by lisa lou

I was 17 years old that Summer, I had gained 15lbs over the summer vacation a neighbor girl and I started baking, breads, cookies, cakes for her 2 brothers, and father to eat as well as ourselves. I had never experienced s...read more

by Tina Brewer

Anorexia is like your best friend, your worst enemy, a nagging parent,your only admirer, your whole world. Existing with an eating disorder is not a very pleasant experience for anyone. I was 14 when I began to think I mig...read more

by Samantha Vee

I was always a naturally thin child. But I remember becoming aware of people's weight at a very young age, and then turning it inward and seeing my own weight. The problem was, I saw my own weight as much heavier than it r...read more

by Jessica Peterson

I hate E.D. He is my life and always will be. I can never leave him, he has consumed my whole being and become my identity. No, he's not my boy-friend. He's my demon, my hidden truth, my lie. E.D. is my eating disorder. ...read more

by Jen Schnoer

I do not have anorexia. I think that this world is sad. I think that making our young women and young men, called manorexic, feel like they are not good enough unless they are a size 0 is sick. I applaud the young women...read more