"But you don't look like you have an eating disorder..."
“But you don’t look like you have an eating disorder....”
I hate that people say things like this. I’m sorry if something like this has been said to you. I can’t tell you the number of times, nor the number of stories, that I have been told with “you don’t look like you have an eating disorder,” as the punchline. What a punch in the gut.
As to suggest that there is one body shape and size that means eating disorder. As to suggest that there is one body shape and size that denotes suffering. As to suggest that societal standards of body ideals are feasible or practical or reasonable. As to suggest that being told that one’s appearance doesn’t line up with someone else’s stereotypical views will leave a human feeling good. (It won’t.) As to suggest that this statement is not steeped in weight bias. As to suggest that this statement is not dripping in fatphobia. As to suggest that this statement is not colored by racism and gender stereotypes. As to suggest that this statement is not deeply tied to diet and wellness culture.
As to suggest that this is a statement that should ever be made.
Eating disorders are largely invisible illnesses. The suggestion that there is one way to suffer is insulting and ridiculous and unequivocally untrue.
I don’t care what your body looks like.
If you are struggling, you deserve help.
I don’t care what your body looks like.
Your body is the least interesting thing about you.
I don’t care what your body looks like.
If you have an eating disorder self, you also have a healthy self.
I don’t care what your body looks like.
Because you have a healthy self, you can find life outside of an eating disorder.
I don’t care what your body looks like. Your story is valid. I SEE YOU. And I’m so glad to be here with you.
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