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How a Letter From My 6-Year-Old Niece Made Me Feel Seen

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At 6 years old, she became my closest friend and confidante, someone — nearly the only one — I could be myself around without reservations and still be seen as who she felt I was.

Inside, she didn’t know I often crumbled, unable to look at myself in the mirror, chastising and criticizing each and every perceived flaw on both my body and within my mind.

Living inside of my own mind is often isolating and excruciating, fraught with an eating disorder and body dysmorphia, coupled with low self-esteem.

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