Eating Disorders

I am all about authenticity. I can’t stand hypocrisy. Yet I feel quite hypocritical when it comes to one topic: mental health. I’m always retweeting tweets about ending stigma, but I still stigmatise myself. This is probably just because of what I learnt and observed as I grew up, but now I’m aware that there is no reason to continue to stigmatise myself for something that is not my fault. That’s something that I am still trying to accept. I’m done lying about my mental health Anyway, what I’m trying to say is I am done lying: I have mental health problems. Most people say “I suffer from” and I should probably say that because I really am suffering. But if I’m being honest with myself I …