Content Warning: This article discusses disordered eating.
Several years ago, I reached rock bottom with my self-esteem. I hated myself and fixated all that hate on my body – if I just lose weight, I’ll be happy. If I just get to a size eight, I’ll be attractive to others. It’s an experience so many of us go through, because we exist in a world that for a long time rejected all body shapes except a select few, and while it’s great to see the tide turning, we’re not exactly out of the woods yet.
