What has having an ED make you realise about yourself?

Having an ED has made me realize that society's standards are not actually perfect but that perfect doesn't exist and I'm better the way I am than "perfect".

That no amount of 'success' in school, career, etc. is worth the cost of health and happiness

Having an ED has taught me that just because someone looks like they are healthy on the outside doesn't mean they are healthy on the inside. There are thousands of people with invisible disorders that affect them in ways I can't see, just like my ED affects me. It reminds me to treat everyone with compassion because you never know what someone is going through.

@FrozenYoghurt I'm realizing my poor self-image means I need to learn more about how to manage my binge-eating.

I learned that although I am weak, I am also strong by overcoming my eating disorder.