” I am what’s wrong with me”
In my comm 6 class we had to make a presentation from our alter ego’s perspective. i chose my “eating disorder” voice. i don’t think i’ve ever been proud of something i’ve preformed till now
Wow. So powerful and so true. Well done to the beautiful woman who had the courage to stand up in front of people and admit that. Stay strong!
Talia is a thirteen-year-old aspiring makeup artists battling two aggressive forms of cancer. Her makeup tutorials have been viewed over 14 million times on YouTube. Ellen made her an honorary CoverGirl and awarded her with a check for $20,000.
“It’s never been true, not anywhere at any time, that the value of a soul, of a human spirit, is dependent on a number on a scale. We are unrepeatable beings of light and space and water who need these physical vehicles to get around. When we start defining ourselves by that which can be measured or weighed, something deep within us rebels.”
“To heal, you have to believe that healing is possible. We must want to heal more than we are afraid to feel—rage, grief, sorrow. We must want to heal more than we want anything or anyone else.”
"Eating disorders linger so long undetected, eroding the body in silence, and then they strike. The secret is out. You’re dying."
- Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher (via i-am-ambivalent)
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