Today, I was together with a few of my friends when I got up the courage to confess I have an eating disorder. One of my friends then said "... but you're not skinny." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a colleague found out that I struggled with anorexia when young. After ranting about how it's a silly 'Women's disease', he renamed me 'Miss Piggy' and made oinking noises every time I ate something. FML
Today, I was feeling terrible and posted on Facebook about how I was stressed out and feeling really lonely. My sister replied saying "#fatfuckproblems". 13 people liked it and some so-called friends posted stuff like "rekt" and "SLAYED, bitch!", all in less than a minute. FML
Today, I decided to be friendly and say hi to the weird kid at school, who was sitting by himself eating lunch. After I said hello, he stared up at me intensely and said, "I don't have many friends. Yeah. Mainly 'cause I've eaten most of them." FML
Today, my extremely in-shape boyfriend told me he hasn't had a chance to work out lately. I jokingly poked him in the belly saying he's getting chunky and winked. He burst into tears. FML
Today, I told my grandma my boyfriend had cheated on me. She told me that it was my fault for not straightening my hair, and for gaining a few pounds. FML
Today, I showed by ID to get into a bar and the bouncer kept it because he said it wasn't me. It was. Apparently I've gained so much weight I am unrecognizable. FML
Today, I want to share my weightloss success but I have no one to celebrate with. My husband says, "It's because you have so much to lose" and my friends all have too much going on to take notice. Celebrating in silence that I'm in the 150's. Healthy feels isolating and lonely. FML
Today, my friends and I went out drinking, and luckily enough, the guy I have had a crush on for four years now was there. I tried to get drunk so that I can make a move and blame it on the alcohol. I went in to whisper my confession in his ear... only to puke on him. FML
Today, a guy who I hate commented on my Facebook profile picture that I "look like I've fallen off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down." Sixty people liked this, including my boyfriend and my best friend. FML
Today, we had a sprint race in gym class that I wasn't looking forward to because I'm a little chubby. The race started and I shot off as fast as I could, somehow in the lead. Everyone was cheering. When I was nearing the finish line I turned around, only to see the race hadn't started yet. FML
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laughing_zebra 0
That's when you say to her, "and you're not intelligent."
applespice 0
...your friend sounds like a lovely person.
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Comments (105)
wazdog 4
Most people think eating disorders are just for skinny anorexic chicks because the disorder of eating too much has become normal.
dol567 0
Your friend sounds mean and ignorant. Try explaining to her though; it was tactless to say, but maybe she doesn't know anything about eating disorders. But don't try explaining if you don't feel like sharing or confiding in her, because you would regret confiding in her. I had an eating disorder too; it sucks, and so does the aftermath. Get help. *hugs*
Plumppotato 3
No. Time for talking is past. **** punt that bitch. "Explain? I think not. 'POW'"!
peroxideprincess 0
guys, not all people who have eating disorders have to be skinny... it's either they eat way too much...or they decide to starve themselves or force themselves to throw up what they ate because they think they're too fat. and OP i'm sorry about that, i think your "friend" is such a bitch. just sayin'
happyvalleygirl 0
/facepalm a) Typically if you have this kind of disorder, you're in denial and/or don't want help. She could have some destructive tendencies because she wants attention, whereas actual anorexics want to control something in their lives and have a really ****** up body image. b) You can still eat very few calories a day and become malnourished if you're overweight, but the actual diagnosis is to be 85% of the healthy weight, and you have to have missed three straight periods. c) She could also be bulimic and/or a binge eater.
Dynosaur_dollie 38
The diagnosis does not specify needing to miss 3 periods. There is another diagnoses called "eating disorder unclassified" which is neither anorexia or bulimia but often has traits of both. As well as eventually many of them do acknowledge there's a problem and seek help, not every single person suffering from this mental illness is going to deny it forever. OP your friends a dick... talk to a doctor, support group, or a more caring friend. It takes time but you can fix this before it causes major damage
Starfire22 5
Your friends are stupid! If you need someone to help you get through your eating disorder I would try to talk to a shrink instead of relying on your friends.
dol567 0
To #17 -- I'm assuming that she's bulimic, as more people are bulimic than anorexic, and apparently she's not scaryskinny. Anorexia is the more known disorder, because it makes more "sense," but bulimia is so much harder to tell and therefore more people have it. Also let's not forget EDNOS...
girlygirl666 0
Many people have EDNOS without even knowing it. It doesn't even cause a problem, for the most part, and usually corrects itself with minor life changes.
iwadasn 33
What's EDNOS?
Anteezy 7
ur a ednos
Darksect0r13 0
An acronym for Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.
letitbe56 0
EDNOS certainly does cause problems. It's hard to predict what, though, because if, for example, you fit all the definitions of anorexia but you're not clinically underweight, that's EDNOS. Or it could just mean that you're unhealthily obsessed with eating "healthily." Binge eating disorder technically falls under EDNOS as well.
Lisa89 3
try google?
Mx_Rider 6
rofl bahahahahahahaah #1, by far the most lamest "first" ive seen yet. ive been first but never took it to that... " o m g" level :)
perdix 31
You should have told the friend that your eating disorder isn't anorexia or bulimia, it's that you can't stop eating her boyfriend's junk.
girlygirl666 0
Another WIN by perdix
Flutist 3
Wow, I am sorry Op. Eating disorders are hard enough to defeat without the negativity of "friends." I hope you overcome this without losing your sense of self. I am proud of you for seeking help. Just don't be a loser and use this as an excuse not to take control of your life and live it well. No sense in letting friends bring you down. You need to understand your own body and your own self.