A poem on how the author has struggled to take up space and curled herself into a ball, due to her eating disorders, and the uncurling thereafter.
Tag: anorexia
The Dangers of Romanticising Mental Illnesses
A romanticised depiction or interpretation has no room for reality: it presents and privileges one narrative of mental illness over the rest, thereby implying that one size fits all.
Eating Disorders Are About Emotional Pain – Not Food
Simply changing eating patterns won’t work.