“It is not a sudden leap from sick to well. It is a slow, strange meander from sick to mostly well. The misconception that eating disorders are a medical disease in the traditional sense is not helpful here. There is no 'cure'. A pill will not fix it, though it may help. Ditto therapy, ditto food, ditto endless support from family and friends. You fix it yourself. It is the hardest thing that I have ever done, and I found myself stronger for doing it. Much stronger.”
This quote explains the journey from being sick to getting healthier and recovering. It is not a quick process and not something can be cured with a few tablets. On the contrary, it is a slow process of choosing to be well every day. And it is a process that teaches you strength and the writer believes that in the end, it made her a lot stronger.
“Some people who are obsessed with food become gourmet chefs. Others become eating disorders.”
Through this quote, the writer explains how obsession with food can walk a thin line of becoming an over-obsession or a disorder. On the one hand, it can take you to places such as being a chef, or on the other hand, it can devastate you and cause an eating disorder.
“We turn skeletons into goddesses and look to them as if they might teach us how not to need.”
In these lines, the influence of media and outside influences on eating disorders is evident. Very thin women (referred to, here, as skeletons) are put on a pedestal of beauty and seen as goddesses. This causes younger girls to follow the same mindset and eventually can lead to disordered eating to achieve that goal of being a goddess.
