I told him I had an eating disorder...

[AshleyDoesIt]

So I have this friend, I only know him online and he is a friend of a friend so he isn't a totally random person- and he goes to the college that is very close to mine in the same city. He always talks about meeting me in real life and how he would like that and that I sound like a fun person. And I feel a lot of times like the pictures I post on facebook or myspace are only my best pictures and I don't look this good in real life. I felt like he only wants to meet me because he thinks my pictures are hot...
So I just told him I am self conscious about the way I look and I have low self esteem and I used to have an eating disorder and although I don't engage in ED behaviors my self esteem and self worth are not very good....
I am glad I got it off my chest rather than going out to meet him and having a nervous breakdown about what he will think of me. First impressions have always been neurotic for me, especially since I know having talked to me online he will only look at that - since he already knows stuff about me from having talked to me online...
But at the same time I feel like such an idiot...He is just a random person for goodness sake why am I going around telling random people the story of my life, how I feel about myself and how I feel about the way I look and the fact that I had an ED!!!!! This and the recent break up, it's all so much I feel like I need to go to a mental hospital or something !

[talnaj]

I used to be very private about my anorexic and ed past. But I found the more I was upfront and honest, the more liberated I felt. You never know who you may help along the way by being open about your ED past. Trust me, most people won't think any different of you, and if they do, they aren't worth keeping around.

You'll love this site for support in health and all areas of life.

Sometimes telling random people is the best form of therapy

[Nic902]

Originally Posted by talnaj

I used to be very private about my anorexic and ed past. But I found the more I was upfront and honest, the more liberated I felt. You never know who you may help along the way by being open about your ED past. Trust me, most people won't think any different of you, and if they do, they aren't worth keeping around.

You'll love this site for support in health and all areas of life.

Sometimes telling random people is the best form of therapy

Right on Tal

Its not something I talked about ever...even with myself but once I did, its like the weight of the world is lifted off my shoulders.

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