My story :: suffering from an eating disorder Eating disorders are hardly taken seriously by people, because most of the times people suffering from it, never admit that they have any problem. However, a person like me, who have struggled with this mental illness for a couple of years, knows everything about the ups and downs one experiences. It feels really pathetic when you know that you have a problem, but you don’t feel like sharing it with others because you believe that they will never understand your point of view. Let me share my story with you so that you can also understand how bad it feels to be suffering from an eating disorder. There was a time in my life when I was doing really well and was very happy with my achievements. I have always been a bright student and managed to get good grades throughout my school days. However, once I completed my schooling, my attitude towards life started changing slowly and gradually, which I failed to realise initially. God know how, but my focus started shifting to my looks and body shape from my studies and career once I joined the college.
Maybe that was natural initially because all the girls want to look stunning during their college days. They all love to flaunt their bodies by wearing those attractive dresses, and in my case, I felt that I did not have that perfect body shape. Perhaps, that’s the reason I started doing dieting. In the beginning, I tried to eliminate a couple of fatty foods from by diet with an intention to get that perfect body shape. But with the passage of time, my