I suffered from eating disorders when I was just a kid. I did not like me or the way I looked. But… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
Eating disorders are A) not fun at parties, and B) they're not very fun in movies. — Marti Noxon Copy Share Image
“One of the most dangerous myths surrounding eating disorders is that they are a life sentence.” — Lynn Crilly Copy Share Image
“I drift into the armpits of strangers, tasting their manic salt, and sleep to forget everything.” — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
BULLYING CAN LEAD TO: 1.)Depression 2.)Self-harm 3.)Eating Disorders 4.)Suicidal Thoughts 5.)S U I C I D A L — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Recovery is a verb, not a noun. You have to be an active participant in order to continuously improve.” — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“A look of interest, or perhaps doubt, came across his face. "Well," he said, "I'm sure your bulimia was fulfilling some need.” — Kathryn Hansen Copy Share Image
Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating… — Vanessa Carlton Copy Share Image
I would not encourage you to go through the sweat, blood, and tears of the recovery process only to reach some kind… — Jenni Schaefer Copy Share Image
“It’s 2009, a Thursday night in September, and I’ve stopped looking for stars in the Los Angeles sky. I settle instead for… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
Women with body image or eating disorders are not a special category; [they’re] just more extreme in their response to a culture… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Eating disorders can be extremely isolating, they can tear you away from your family and your friends and make you feel really… — Zara McDermott Copy Share Image
“It's funny. When we first started hanging out I didn't want Ashley to think I was a pig, so I was careful… — Natasha Friend Copy Share Image
American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl culture’s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girls’ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents:… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
Depression is not an act. Eating disorders are not for fashion. Suicide isn't a cowards escape. Self-harm is not a cry for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When a lot of people wake up in the morning and put on their underwear, the first thing they feel that day… — Rain Dove Copy Share Image
“When you believe without knowing you believe that you are damaged at your core, you also believe that you need to hide… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“All my mind and body wanted at this point was to be tucked away somewhere with the entire tray of brownies and… — Rachael Rose Steil Copy Share Image
This is the very boring part of eating disorders, the aftermath. When you eat and hate that you eat. And yet of… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
“We may also discover that sexual abuse helps to explain the high prevalence rates of eating disorders among women and may lend… — Karen A. Duncan Copy Share Image
“Modern cosmetic surgeons have a direct financial interest in a social role for women that requires them to feel ugly. They do… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
For me, so much of my life has been this attempt to find my way back into my body. I tried various… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
“Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“As a journalist in Providence, I was particularly drawn toward stories about women's issues: I wrote about discrimination, abortion, violence against women.… — Caroline Knapp Copy Share Image
“You are part of my story, and I want you to share the same ending I did--that of recovery, redemption, and hope.” — Rachael Rose Steil Copy Share Image
Having struggled with food issues and eating disorders myself, particularly when I was younger, I've long been interested in using it within… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people. — Carre Otis Copy Share Image
Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress. — Aimee Liu Copy Share Image
“Your lowest moment and life can be your best if you survive it and learn from it” — Brian Cuban Copy Share Image
I don't believe you have to have eating disorders and mental illness to screw up. — Kirstie Alley Copy Share Image
“No wonder there are so many people with eating disorders.It’s like this diet plan is being administered by the Gestapo.” — Helen Argiro Copy Share Image
“Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.” — Carrie Arnold Copy Share Image
“Eating disorder recovery becomes possible when you keep making the next right decision over and over. With time, these decisions become automatic.” — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
“I’ve memorized the best angles in the bathroom mirror from which to see how badly I’ve disintegrated. I truly do go from… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
“As I searched for food perfection, and as I gained weight, I began to realize that the race for perfection in anything… — Rachael Rose Steil Copy Share Image
“If women cannot eat the same food as men, we cannot experience equal status in the community.” — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they're like. — Scarlett Pomers Copy Share Image
“I'm just scared I won't run as fast as I did my freshman year,' I admitted, choking back tears. Coach Woj looked… — Rachael Rose Steil Copy Share Image
I feel honoured to be making my third documentary with BBC Three and bringing visibility to this complex subject. The stats regarding… — Zara McDermott Copy Share Image
“And that freshman year, as I looked into the mirror, as I stepped onto that scale every morning, as I crawled into… — Rachael Rose Steil Copy Share Image
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