I hated my healthy body, and sickly, I loved my weak one.

 

I felt proud reporting back to my health teacher that I’d only eaten healthy snacks for the week and that I’d cut sugar for the next month. And from there, I began to cut more, and more, and more until there was almost nothing left.

 

But little did I, nor the people around me, know that these were much more than just habit changes -- they were a silent monster that nearly 1 in every 10 teens fight: an eating disorder.

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But beyond the scope of my own story comes millions of others with similar struggles. So today, I turn to words and stories as a way to connect with parents and teens across the world so that the signs of an eating disorder can be detected, early enough that it's not too late.

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This is a community that would've done worlds to comfort myself and my family, and it's my biggest hope that it can touch yours as well.

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Yours truly,