When people see me, they often see somebody that is healthy, skinny and fit. As someone who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa in her early teenage years and finally received treatment in her early 20s, I can say what they told me about my recovery is not what it looks like for me today.
I started obsessing about my physical appearance right when I entered high school and began to rapidly lose weight. I restricted and exercised excessively to keep the number on the scale down.
I was rather successful – until my body started giving up. My organs started to fail. I received treatment briefly when I was about 17 – this consisted of my pediatrician sending me to a clinic with a nutritionist for weekly weigh-ins.
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