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the stigma around eating disorders

this topic has been a difficult one for me to write about because i’m passionate about breaking those stigmas and stereotypes as they are so frustrating to me, because breaking down those stigmas could be the difference between life or death, and i want people to realise that. when the thought of me having an eating disorder came into my head, I didn't believe it, I was adamant that I didn't, I thought to myself, I eat, yes not as much as other people do, but I eat, three meals a day, normal amounts,,I thought that because originally  I believed In stigmas around eating disorders and that people, who had one looked extremely skinny and didn't eat at all, but now I realise that that is no where near the truth. knowing the truth is important because if I knew the truth all those months ago maybe I would have realised that what I was doing was wrong, that it was dangerous, maybe when I got diagnosed I wouldn't of been in denial and prevented my recovery. maybe none of