“Your body is the piece of the universe you've been given; as long as you have a pulse, it presents you with… — Geneen Roth 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
“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
“I felt as if I had a secret stomach that could never be filled, always cramping for hunger, even when my regular… — Gaia B. Amman 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
The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they're like. — Scarlett Pomers 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
“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
“In yet another paradox, bulimia nervosa serves as both an expression of feelings and a defense against experiencing feelings, particularly shame, anger,… — Sheila M. Reindl Copy Share Image
I struggled with restricting and purging. It is not really anorexia or bulimia. It is more anorexia than bulimia, but it doesnt… — Malika Andrews Copy Share Image
Looking to biology to explain the low prevalence of eating disorders among men is like looking to genetics to explain why nonsmokers… — Susan Bordo Copy Share Image
“You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing… — Geneen Roth Copy Share Image
“Clean eating necessarily implies that any other form of eating – and consequently the eater of it – is dirty or impure… — Nigella Lawson Copy Share Image
“Maybe we choose to stay in a constant state of ignorance as a protective instinct — maybe I was just in denial.… — Piper Caleb Copy Share Image
There are so many people who have eating disorders or who body shame themselves every day or have some sort of insecurity,… — Lauren Alaina Copy Share Image
“I think we should be born with a warning label similar to the ones that come on cigarette packages: Caution: If you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
In that six months, so much happened that death seemed, primarily, inconvenient. The trial period was extended. I seem to keep extending… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The loneliness I endured during that time of my life is something I hope never to experience again. It's more than just… — Leanne Waters Copy Share Image
“She's a baby," Maggie told me. "Babies wear pastels." "Says who?" I asked. ... "Society. The same society, I might add, that… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
People with eating disorders tend to be very diametrical thinkers – everything is the end of the world, everything rides on this… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
“A bulimic person's shame may lead her to try to hide not only her eating-disorder behaviors but also her basic needs and… — Sheila M. Reindl Copy Share Image
“If I had the capacity to withstand instantaneous physical pain, I think I would have even considered taking a razor to my… — Leanne Waters Copy Share Image
“Our unexpressed ideas, opinions, and contributions don’t just go away. They are likely to fester and eat away at our worthiness. I… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and spice and everything nice, which… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
My words of encouragement for teen girls suffering with eating disorders, self-harm, anything... is to get help. It's the most important thing… — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
“Fooling the body into thinking it's full on only a thousand calories can be difficult. The trick is to chew the food… — J. Matthew Nespoli Copy Share Image
I was bullied. I battled eating disorders. I lived through a harsh divorce. I'm still surviving severe clinical depression. And that's not… — Leila Copy Share Image
“The greatest lesson I learned in this long and confusing journey was that my body was never broken, my mind was never… — Rachael Steil Copy Share Image
“Recovery is real. It's not a luck-of-the-draw deal where you put your name in a hat and hope to be chosen. It's… — Brittany Burgunder Copy Share Image
I know how this feels: the tightening of the chest, the panic, the what-have-I-done-wait-I-was-kidding. Eating disorders linger so long undetected, eroding the… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
Mental illness and eating disorders can affect anyone - every age, race, and gender - and I'm so proud to be a… — Matthew Koma Copy Share Image
This is for all the boys the boys who self harm the boys who have eating disorders the boys who suffer from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All… — Olivia Newton-John Copy Share Image
It's hard with ballet because your aesthetic really is important. It's different from acting and from film. Nobody wants to watch somebody… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
“I'm a food addict. I've tried everything- Weight Watchers, The South Beach, raw food, Atkins, low-fat diets. Nothing works for me." I… — Dr. Frederick Woolverton Copy Share Image
This is for all the BOYS..The boys who self harm..The boys who have eating disorders..The boys who suffer from anorexia, depression etc.The… — Camille Cassie Govender Copy Share Image
“I need to make myself strong on the inside instead of what is on the outside. I know all of this, but… — Piper Caleb Copy Share Image
“I've come to realize that hunger feels more like home than any tangible structure ever has, or probably ever will. I know… — Kris Kidd Copy Share Image
“I had assumed the way to eat better was to find the perfect plan that would finally stop the inner battle—to quiet… — Jeff Siegel Copy Share Image
