My Rant on Rating Disorders

I recently within the year have lost 4 no, now 5 individuals to eating disorders and this should never have to happen to anyone. We need more understanding, more educating, and more advocacy. We need people who "truly" get it. Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any other psychiatric illness and they are very "real" illnesses. It isn't about food, your weight, or even wanting to look like someone else. The do not discriminate and no one is invincible to the illness. It doesn't matter if you are struggling or in recovery it can and will take your life if you allow it to. Eating Disorders take lives every year and it doesn't matter if you are a woman, man, your economic status, race, lifestyle, shape, size, or even age. Whether it be Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, EDNOS or Compulsive Exercise they are ALL VERY DEADLY. We do not choose to have an eating disorder, but rather it chooses us. We must look underneath and find the real problem rather than using very unhealthy coping mechanisms. Take a look at your feelings, thoughts, mindset that you have embedded inside your brain from such a very young age. Eating Disorders are about insecurity, self-hatred, feelings of worthlessness and anger so strong you are unable to cope. They are about having a super sensitive personality that would do anything to avoid hurting or even allowing another ED victim suffer. The negative thoughts that tell you "you aren't good enough." YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH no matter what the eating disorder is telling you. "Secrets are what keeps us sick and you are only as sick as your secrets." Please get the help you need before it takes your life too.