Written for NEDA week last year, but still so relevant and applicable this year that I had to bring it back.
The reality is… you don’t necessarily have to clearly look underweight in order to be suffering from an eating disorder. There is not a typical mold or stereotype for what an eating disorder looks like.
The reality is… [to have an eating disorder] doesn’t mean that you’re shallow or just care about looks.
The reality is… you can’t just “snap out of it.” It is NOT a phase. Eating disorders are the deadliest of mental illnesses. I have found myself struggling a lot within my recovery, and my parents can’t understand that it is normal to struggle. Even after treatment or hospitalization, we will still go through tremendous amounts of hardships.
The reality is… eating disorders are NOT DEFINED by the amount that someone is underweight. In fact, weight often has LITTLE to do with severity of disordered thoughts. Also… the moment you say “eating disorder,” people immediately assume “anorexia”…
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Jordan Kelly 
Love this! I’m doing a breakdown of eating disorder myths throughout the week and had a few similar ones in mind! Glad to have such a great recovery team on here 🙂
Such wise words! Have a great day ❤
Blessings,
Edye // Gracefulcoffee