Whilst nothing extreme has ever happened, I think that thought has always been in the back of my mind.
Personally, I have never had an eating disorder, but I’ve been exposed to many.
At boarding school, I was always exposed to that type of behaviour, whether it was conscious or unconscious, as people would often skip meals or eat very minimal amounts.
Another time, I had seen people eat very few pieces of vegetables like baby cucumbers, which are very low in calories and fats, for recess and lunch with nothing else. Or they would eat what they had been given for lunch and chew it, but spit it out in the bin before swallowing.
Personally, I tend to really enjoy food in the moment, but begin to feel guilty in the sense that I should be watching what I eat “because that’s how you stay healthy”. And whilst nothing extreme has ever happened, I think that thought has always been in the back of my mind.
the skinny elephant 