Dear ed,
do you know what you have done to me?
Do you know how much this hurts? This
is my life because of you……
anyone who has suffered from an eating
disorder knows how hard it is to fight the
uncontrollable negative voices and
perceptions that exist in their mind.
It is almost as though the eating disorder
becomes a separate person, in and of
itself. Sufferers sometimes refer to it
as ed, or ana, or mia. But, no matter
how the sufferer refers to the disorder,
it still remains a separate entity that
seems to control their thoughts and
behaviors.
If you had to write a letter to your
eating disorder
what would you say?
The project: letters to ed
i am currently compiling letters from
women who suffer from some form of an
eating disorder. The letters will be
collaborated into a book that will
illustrate the relationship one has with
an eating disorder, how it affects one’s
life, and how the eating disorder becomes
like a separate person controlling one’s
thoughts and behaviors.
I am looking for people who would be
willing to submit a letter they have
written to their eating disorder to be
used in the book. All names will be
changed to protect the identity of those
who are struggling with these disorders.
The purpose of the book is to raise
awareness of the complex nature of eating
disorders, the distorted cognitions of
those who suffer, and the struggle one
faces in recovery.
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