by Annie — Directions: First read the poem forward line by line AND then read it backwards line by line: -I won’t take one step further -And it’s a lie that -There’s something beyond this -I’ll always believe -That this is too hard -And I won’t surrender to the thought -That I’ll keep fighting forever […]
Body As Home
by Micaela —
Social Anxiety
by Leslie Lane — When I was younger, I rarely felt shy or socially isolated. As my eating disorder became full blown, I found myself struggling more and more when out in the world. Even when my weight was stable, I felt uneasy around others and always felt as if I were being watched. Increasingly I […]
The Sea is Dangerous
by Micaela —
Poisonous Thinking
by Leslie Lane — Behaviors that I developed over the years, ones that are constantly used by people who don’t have diagnosed eating disorders, had been killing me for years. I’m not talking about just binging, purging and restricting. The way I engaged on an emotional level with my body for so many years was so […]