An Introduction

To the Masses:

I know not how often I will keep this blog going, but - upon whim - I felt as though my recent declaration against what many of you may know as Anorexia Nervosa should be said aloud. For years now I have struggled with an eating disorder, and this past weekend, I put my foot down; that's right: enough is enough. Rather than continue to maintain the dangerously low weight that has been a form of my identity for so long, I wish to make reparations and heal my body. It is important to me to say such a thing aloud, which I have not done openly before, as it makes my decision feel more "permanent" - in that I feel a stronger dedication toward my goal with the public aware of what I have avowed.

Although I dislike posting numbers and specifics online, as I feel it may trigger those with Obsessive Compulsive tendencies (and/or those who are also struggling with an eating disorder and find that they often compare themselves with others), I am going to say only this: As a 20-year-old with a BMI of 12-point-something-or-other, I have realized I need to make a change, and I need to make a change NOW. Thus, my blog begins today, and as I go through the various phases of independent recovery, I hope to keep this blog alive, in the hopes that it may inspire others who are also struggling.

Perhaps this blog can become a safehaven for others to talk about their struggles and routes toward recovery? Perhaps it can become a motivator, offer support, lend a kind word... Perhaps it can help others to love themselves and strip their identity of numbers or illusive forms of control to - instead - who the individual is as they were born to be. Whatever the case, change begins NOW.

*tips hat*