What caused my anorexia

Not that I think anyone believed that twit that I didn’t know what an eating disorder was but I do know some people believe anorexia is only about appearance (i.e some woman said it was only out of vanity!) so I thought I’d share some of the reasons why I developed anorexia aged 16.

1. Bullied by my friends at school - I wanted to be invisible then no one could pick on me anymore
2. A guy at school constantly called me a dog and ugly - since I had never had a boyfriend, I believed him
3. Family issues - a lot of things; most significant that sadly my eldest brother is an alcoholic
4. I didn’t fit in anywhere
5. Perfectionism
6. Expectations at school; college and within society
7. I thought that by keeping myself as a child I would please my parents
8. Control
9. My anorexic world was safe

As always I want to stress that I am glad I recovered; I feel so lucky to be alive and I will ALWAYS raise awareness of eating disorders and show recovery is possible!