We Are Tired

Dear World,

We are tired of living in a world obsessed with dieting,

We are tired of living in a world obsessed with body image,

We are tired of services not being funded properly,

We are tired of being a second thought for "ob*sity policies",

We are tired of being seen as "acceptable collateral",

We are tired of being faced with our triggers every day by a society that doesn't care,

We are tired of people seeing "eating disorders" as only Anorexia and only someone who is underweight,

We are tired of being told it is our responsibility to not be triggered when we are sick,

We are tired of the Government doing everything it can to harm us, and nothing at all to help,

We are tired of losing our friends, our peers and amazing lives unnecessarily and too young,

We are tired of weight stigma being entrenched in healthcare and even eating disorders care,

We are tired of being seen as a BMI rather than a person with unique needs,

We are tired of being told "you don't have an eating disorder",

We are tired of having to fight against a society that wants us to fail,

We are tired of seeing our loved ones suffer and feeling intense guilt for this,

We are tired of losing our social lives, our financial wellbeing and having no support,

We are tired of being told we aren't "Sick enough",

We are tired of being the forgotten epidemic,

We are tired of people not understanding the diversity of eating disorders,

We are tired of "eat less, move more",

We are tired of the constant moralising of food and exercise,

We are tired of feeling like we will never be able to be happy and free again,

We are tired of facing stigma every singe day.

We. Are. Tired.

Signed,

The Eating Disorders Community.