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By A.C.
When I was younger - maybe 13 or 14 - I had no idea how insidiously an eating disorder could creep into somebody's life, distorting ... read more
By G.G.
Where am I ? I peer in the glass that mirrors me, But it's not me I see, I glare and stare hard into her ... read more
By M.E.
here have been many milestones in my life. A lot of them in my younger years marked the beginnings of traumatic and negative experiences. Thankfully, ... read more
By Claire
I suppose you could say that my eating disorder started at 14 but ,as many people with disordered eating will tell you, the foundations were ... read more
By Audrey
Do you think it's easy to carry this weight upon my head? Do you think it's easy to see the things I have to see? ... read more
By G
Hey. Im G, the girl who wrote "How Important It Is To Talk". Two years later I'm going on 20 and having the time of ... read more
By R.D.
Have you ever looked inside your soul, Or tried to see into your heart. Wonder is it just you that feels this way, If from ... read more
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I don’t know where to start and I don’t know where to finish because I can’t remember when it all began and if it ever ... read more