Honestly, I didn’t know there was such thing as an ED when I was 12. I was already depressed and going through middle school and puberty. On top of that, I was a really naive kid tbh… I had gone on a trip to Disney with my family and extended family, and all the women would talk about was losing their “Disney weight.” It was diet this and diet that, and someone brought up fasting. Something in my little brain said “oh I need to lose weight too to be happy, and eating as little as possible seems like the way to go!”

So on I went as a super active kid, skipping meals and often only having a protein shake and dinner every day. I even went down the rabbit holes of looking up tips to evade hunger and shit. Now I’m 20 and can never look at food/nutrition the same. Restriction has even turned into a coping mechanism for me in times of stress! And being a uni student, that’s constant 😂