My Bully makes fun of the fact I have a Binge Eating Disorder and have Put on Some Weight
By: Anonymous High School Student (Grade 11)
I get bullied cause I eat too much. It’s kinda an issue I have, I think I have a binge ED, but it’s a coping mechanism for me. Some of the jokes are funny, like “parenthesis the ants trying to find crumbs” (like a joke about me eating so much ants can’t even find the crumbs.) But then they got worse, and worse and now it’s hurtful. People call me “muffin top,” or “fattie,” or even “bouncy ball,” to even like “you wish you got the other ED then you’d be skinny.” I don’t like over eating it just happens, and with all these rude comments, i’m starting to become very image-councious to the point where I skip meals, then binge it back, or don’t really wear anything apart baggy clothes. I have distanced myself from the people who make those “jokes,” and that helped a lot. Plus, I also have close friends, who are super supportive and that makes me feel like I have people to talk to. If you also have an ED, I hope you know you aren’t inferior, and I get it can be so so hard <3.
-Anonymous (Grade 11)