I’m not sure if I’m going to regret this, but I’m just going to speak the truth for anyone who wants to hear it. Do you truly want to know me? Well here is the real me. My name is Rachael and I am anorexic. I don’t remember when I decided that I wasn’t beautiful, but I remember turning down food and saying anything I could to get my friends and family to not question why I wasn’t eating. I have been like this for 7 years.

For all of you who don’t like math that means that I became anorexic when I was 8. My grandmother died when I was 6 and it took a major toll on me. By the time that I was in sixth grade my father had about four strokes and had been hospitalized for about four months. By the time I hit Junior High I was hiding food and getting worse than I had ever been. I was soon getting sick often and missing a lot of school. I was behind in most of my classes and I even failed my English class the first term.

My parents never realized what I was doing and for that I was grateful. I never fully admitted to myself that I was anorexic until the past year of school. In that time I told my closest friends, my parents, sister, and I even spoke to three health classes giving them my testimonial. I am not doing this to get pity from anyone. I’m telling all of you this as a step to get better.

You can say whatever you want about everything that I am telling you. I don’t mind and I am not going to let it get to me. This is only part of my full testimonial and if you want to know anything else you are free to ask questions. Please, don’t make me regret telling any of you this. You are free to turn from me and never speak to me again if you want to. I’m not going to fight it.

One more thing before I wrap this up. If any of you are suffering talk to someone about it. It truly does help more than you would think. Sometimes you have to get things off of your chest and tell someone that you aren’t okay. I’m sorry if any of you that I may have affected through this time. I know that it took a toll on my parents and my sister and for that I will never be able to truly forgive myself, but at least I can say I am sorry.


Thank you,
Rachael