"I have struggled with an eating disorder from a very young age. I can’t recall when it first started, but I do know that it was right around the time I downloaded Instagram in middle school. The first thing I did when I got the app was to follow my favorite celebrities and show influencers. They all had the perfect life on social media, with their perfect tiny bodies and skinny waist. I wanted to be just like them. It didn’t help that the girls in my school would call me names either. They too had a skinny waist and a tiny body. They posted pictures of themselves proudly on Instagram. I wanted to be like them too. So I had stopped eating and would force myself to throw up. I was so focused on making sure my appearance was similar to the celebrities I saw online, I did not take care of myself. I did everything but take care of my health and well-being. I was obsessed with the version of myself that I created in my head that I neglected my body. It was painful, and to this day I struggle with recovering from it. I don’t necessarily blame social media, I still use Instagram. I just wish that the naive young girl that I once was knew better. If I could go back in time, I would tell her that it was all okay. She did not need to do all that, she is perfect just the way she is."
- Anonymous
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