Ashamed Quote by Zara McDermott

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

“Eating disorders are insidious and subtly manipulative. The behaviors that initially feel like relief are the same ones that will eventually ruin you.”

— Brittany Burgunder

“[Eating disorders] are a wonderful tool for helping you reject others before they can reject you. Example: You're at a party. The popular girls…

— Stacy Pershall

“At a certain point, an eating disorder ceases to be "about" any one thing. It stops being about your family, or your culture. Very…

— Marya Hornbacher

Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All the therapists…

— Olivia Newton-John

People with eating disorders tend to be very diametrical thinkers – everything is the end of the world, everything rides on this one thing,…

— Marya Hornbacher

The causes for my eating disorder ran along the usual lines: depression, an inability to express my rage, a desire to exert control, a…

— Zoe Kazan

Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to…

— Tipper Gore

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from…

— Tipper Gore

Eating disorders are shrouded in secrecy, and there are so many things I felt very ashamed of that I could never talk about. Even…

— Portia de Rossi

The subject of eating disorders is very common, and it is an abuse that affects all the people around the sick person, just like…

— Sanna Lenken

• Eating disorders are addictions. You become addicted to a number of their effects. The two most basic and important: the pure adrenaline that…

— Marya Hornbacher