Worst thing you can say to an ED sufferer
Hey!
I always think that being able to let off some steam by just screaming my frustrations into the void of the internet helps me relax so I thought maybe you all could enjoy it as well.
I love all the people who have said those things to me and I know they didn't mean any harm by telling me to "just eat" or whatnot but it still is a very frustrating experience.
But because I know some things are very common and some may not be I thought "hey, why not write a Thread about it?", so here it is. A place to share all of the annoying, and sometimes very hurtful, things people have said to you about your eating disorder, no matter if it is anorexia, bulimia, binge eating or anything else. I hope this will help you all to release some built up frustration and anger in a healthy way.
And I will start with the most common ones I have heard up till now:
"that's soooo unhealthy"
"why don't you just eat if you're hungry?"
"you sure you want to eat that much?"
"why do you eat so little?"
"can I have your piece of cake? I know you're not gonna eat it anyway"
"People with eating disorders are so stupid and vain, they just do it to look good"
"Do you even have real problems?"
and many, many more.
Please do not insult any of the people who have said those things to you on this Thread, this Thread is here because I wanted a healthy outlet for us to have. Besides that this can obviously be very triggering so please be careful.
All in all, I hope this will help you all let go of all these things and move on from now on!
-Niula aka Lisa
@Niula I get pretty much the same as what you already wrote but I also get a lot of "you're hungry, so just eat, not eating in front of people is stupid and childish" stuff like that(im purposely not going into detail of many of them so I dont trigger anyone :) )
@AllTimeSleepingHorizon I luckily never been called childish for not eating before, can't Imagine how that Must feel. Sorry you have to listen to that. And thank you so much for trying not to trigger anyone, I really appreciate that :)
@Niula
Thank You for making this post . I agree any of the above mentioned things are not of any help .
@Niula
Thanks for making this post <3
I personally dislike when someone says, "you know food is important right?" and "what's the big deal? just eat."
Ugh so frustrating.
Take care!
With love,
Breathe
Love this!
A few more that I get sick of hearing from people:
"You look fine, just eat"
"I thought you got over that"
Any obsessive talk about weight or calories around me...
"I wish I had that kind of dedication!"
"Wow - have you gained/lost weight?"
