About Me

Dear Friend,

First of all, allow me to introduce myself: I am your eating disorder. You don’t know me yet, but I know all about you, so let me start of by telling you a little bit about myself.

Firstly, I am the only one who will ever tell you the truth. This means that I am the only one you can ever trust. There will be people in your life who say that they care about you, love you even. I am here to protect you from them because they are all liars. They will all disappoint you, manipulate you and use you. Their kind words are nothing but lies shrouded in a pretty veil because they think you are stupid enough to believe that they actually care. They don’t.

Secondly, I am your mentor. I am here to guide you to perfection. Sometimes we will not see eye to eye and in these times, you will force me to push you to your limits until you are broken and hollow. This must be done to cleanse you from all the lies you have ingested from everyone around you. You must always remember that I have your best interests at heart because I am the only one who loves you. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that you are nothing short of perfect because I want you to be happy.

Thirdly, I know better than you. Remember, I have been watching you for your whole life. I have seen every foolish mistake you have made. I have heard every stupid thought you have ever had. I have felt every shameful touch that ever grazed your dirty skin. Your life has been nothing but an ongoing demonstration that you are clearly incapable of managing it. I can’t stand by and allow you to continue this way. You are inviting everyone to talk about you and how wretched and pathetic you are. You have traveled so far past naiveté that not even you realize how ridiculous you are. So do not question my authority.

I know that sometimes things will be hard and that there will be times when you may want to give up, but I encourage you to remember this day and all the days that came before it. You will come to understand your life in terms of the “then” and “now”: the pathetic excuse of a human being you were then, and who I will help you become now.

Much love,

Your Eating Disorder