I live in a world where your worth is based off of the flatness of your stomach
Young girls starving themselves to achieve beauty
Teens shoving their fingers so far down their throats that their last meal comes spilling out
before the calories turn to fat
Adults going on fad diets to bring the number on the scale down “just a little bit more” because
the lower the number, the more praise and worth you are deemed
Maybe if other people say your pretty, you'll believe it too
Students fasting for “just a little bit longer” trying to feel pain the hunger pain because feeling
pain is better than feeling nothing at all
I live in a world where we encourage self-harm
Self-harm—the act of trying to get rid of an unbearable mood by causing physical harm that damages the body
“Trying to improve your body isn’t self-harm, no, no, no, self-harm is slitting your wrists when you’re numb”
Yeah, because depriving yourself of a basic human need is perfectly healthy
Forcing your body to use stored body fat as fuel is perfectly healthy
But healthy isn’t the goal, no, no, no, skinny is the goal and food is the enemy
Choose your fighter, completely avoiding food or forcing your body to reject food
I live in a world where validation is the only thing needed to survive
Post a picture but before you post anything, how do I look?
No one wants to see a fat girl’s pictures
Skinny= pretty= likes= validation
Validation is the only thing I need
Screw food, give me likes and praise
I live in a world where people are silently suffering
Starving
Where asking for help is just as unattractive as touching thighs
Where asking for help is the worst thing that could happen
You won’t ask for help because help means having to eat
Having to eat means being “The Fat Girl”
I want to live in a world where when people see a problem they look for help
When people notice something’s wrong they reach out
When people are suffering they make it known
Where people know they’re worth saving
“They’re just faking it for attention”
Bullshit
People struggle, it’s human nature
You have a decision to make, live or die
Be healthy or be so close to death you look like a skeleton
Being thin doesn’t define your worth
The amount of likes and followers you have doesn’t make your more or less desirable
Skinny ≠ healthy
About the Creator
Erin Pistello
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