“When you are fat, you aren’t given the chance to deal with disordered eating. If your body doesn’t fit the standard of visual pleasure that is desirable, then you are cast aside as a greedy waste of space.”— Haaniyah Angus, medium.com
“Anyone battling an eating disorder is deserving of help — and that point has clearly resonated with Taylor’s fans, especially those who might be quietly suffering themselves.”— De Elizabeth, teenvogue.com
“I feel like I need someone to tell me, 'If you don't change, you're going to feel the consequences.'”— Austin Davis, youtube.com
“Food is a part of my life — a fun part — but it no longer tastes irresistible, the way it did when I told myself I couldn’t have it.”— Jessica Knoll, nytimes.com
“Women who struggle with disordered eating, more often than not have an overly dominant inner masculine aspect that continually attempts to control the inner feminine.”— Anita A. Johnston, facebook.com
“I’m not seeking these images out anymore, but when I come across seemingly 'perfect' photos of models and celebrities, it’s as if they are speaking directly to the ghost of my eating disorder. It’s hard not to be haunted.”— De Elizabeth, glamour.com
“I soon learned about eating disorders in Hollywood was that they can be highly competitive. Highly. Competitive.”— Jennette McCurdy, huffpost.com
“All I can remember aside from that is the feel of rough hands on my sides and the genuine amazement over the fact that this human being was actually attracted to my scrawny lizard body.”— Emily Kate, medium.com
“I remember this moment in particular because it was the beginning of the rest of my life. So far, that life has included many regrets, most of them related to diets.”— Ella Cerón, allure.com
“When your body gets too weak, it starts to crumble, but where sick breaks skin, sunflowers will grow. An entire garden will force itself from your empty stomach, billowing out your mouth, and you’ll choke, but you’ll be happy, because at least you’re not eating. You’ll decomposed until you cannot be…”— Savannah Brown, youtube.com
“You did not fail to keep the weight off because you are lazy, weak, or undisciplined. It's not because you didn't want it badly enough. You regained that weight because the contributors to your body weight, such as what, when, and how much you eat, as well as how you expend energy (including your in…”— Linda Bacon, amazon.com
“External rules, such as belief systems about good foods, bad foods, or appropriate amounts or time to eat, drown out our innate ability to respond to setpoint cues.”— Linda Bacon, amazon.com
“It really isn't your fault that you can't keep lost weight off; your body is simply doing its best to protect and support you.”— Linda Bacon, amazon.com
“Women who are dating or married to men with eating disorders aren’t talked about much, mostly because as recently as ten years ago, eating-disorder specialists and clinicians believed that only 5 percent of anorexics were male.”— Kayleen Schaefer, thecut.com
“I’ve learned to expect comments about my body from others in my life (and even random strangers on the street), but to hear the same from a medical professional, particularly one who's aware of my eating disorder, always feels like a special brand of disappointment.”— Rosemary Donahue, allure.com
“Working in fashion can make the recovery process even more challenging than it already is.”— Tyler McCall, fashionista.com
“When you know you can truly eat whatever food or meals you want -- without guilt, why would you choose to feel physically uncomfortable?”— Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch, amazon.com
“Our experience has shown us that if you're meant to get to your natural ideal weight, you need to loosen up on yourself, put weight loss on the back burner, and treat your body with respect.”— Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch, amazon.com
“You can't take a journey by knowledge alone, rather, you have to go bite by bite.”— Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch, amazon.com
“Your body needs to know consistently that it will have access to food -- that dieting and deprivation have halted, once and for all. Otherwise, your biology will always be on call, ready to avert a self-imposed food deprivation.”— Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch, amazon.com