“Anorexia is still so poorly understood by most people that not only is the family blamed, but so, too, is the victim. Many people implied being sick with anorexia was a choice I was making,” says Emma Wilson, recovered and now at university. One person said, ‘Don’t you think you’ve taken up enough of everyone’s time and attention already?’ Anorexia loved hearing comments like this because then it could remind me what a horrible person I am, how I deserve to be sick, how I can’t do anything without hurting other people, how I’m selfish and attention-seeking … I was so consumed by anorexia that it came as confirmation that I didn’t deserve to be healthy and happy. The people that did make the effort to understand were my greatest allies, and they really helped me get well.”
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 01:35:08 +0000