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I’ve always thought you were beautiful. I’m working on being body positive too and it’s hard until you finally get it. Then it all seems easy. You’re amazing and you’ve been my inspiration for some time now. So thank you for being strong and sharing.

Wow, thank you so much! I have no idea what those words mean to me. I know this is a dumb question, but I don’t know you personally do I?

I think the body image issue and the ED problems is just a vicious cycle, and you are so right this is the hardest thing I think I will ever have to over come. I don’t know if you struggle with food, but I have been bulimic for 7 years now and it is my life. It has ruined my relationships with people because I can’t go out like a “normal” person and actually enjoy food, it has made me become a fantastic liar and I have always told myself I will never become someone who lies. And it has made me forget who I am, all I know is my eating disorder. I couldn’t even tell you my favorite color if I tried. It’s hard because when you look at someone you would NEVER guess what demons they are struggling with and if anything all I hope is to find people who really care and what to know what I go through on a daily basis. I know this is a really long reply but I think what I am trying to say is the body positive/self love slowly makes all of the other ed stuff a little easier, not much but if you fake it and pretend maybe you can trick your ED and help you focus on the real demons at hand. I think the eating disorder likes to make it seem its about your body, but I believe it goes so much deeper. I know you are just as strong and beautiful! And please know you have one more person who cares and believes in you!

Thanks again!

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A customer asked me a couple of months ago f she could photograph me while I was working. When she showed me the finished product, all I could see was how fat my arms looked, how squinty my face was, and how big I looked standing in the that tiny building. When I showed it to the owner, all he saw was a beautiful picture and a girl who looked like she was from the 1920’s. Now when I look at it, I am flattered that someone wanted to take a picture of ME and I don’t see as many flaws as the first time I looked at it. Body positive? Almost there!

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