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My ED story on the surface.

As a trigger warning I just wanted to say that this post will talk about eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and self-harm in the form of starvation. My goal is to share my story of my struggle and to help anyone who may need to feel like they aren’t alone Hi, my name is Sara and I play lacrosse at Muskingum University. In January 2018 I began my struggle with food. The school year began after winter break and I found myself not only in a deep depression but my entire appetite depleted. The school year started, I found myself at lunch and all that was on my plate was some lettuce and maybe three or four cucumbers. This was the meal I would eat at lunch, and would be the only meal I would eat three times a week. Breakfast was rare for me and dinner seemed to be nonexistent as I would bury myself in my pillows and my room would become my sanctuary, my favorite words then followed as “it’s okay, I'm not hungry” or “I already ate”.  Two or three months of this went by and somehow I was