having an eating disorder
is not a choice
You do not choose
to be mentally ill
People have no control
over whether or not
they develop an eating disorder
It happens to certain
people for a reason
But no one chooses
an eating disorder
And to portray it
as such, is incredibly
offensive to anyone
with these serious illnesses
If eating disorders
were something people
simply choose,
they would not make people sick
They would not have a mortality rate
People would not need treatment
if eating disorders
were something you just start
and stop one day
Eating disorders
are not diet plans
, and if you treat them
like they are,
I do not believe you
understand them at all
Promoting an eating disorder
as a diet
does not equal
suffering from one
Because eating disorders
do not cause you
to selfishly harm other people