I was doing everything imaginable with school and clubs, but I wasn't sleeping or eating.

I've struggled with anorexia since I was 11. I've also taken on bulimic tendencies more recently over the last few months.

People would trade secrets about their tendencies, comparing themselves to others and figuring out how other people did it.

It's certainly still in the community. The sooner it's identified and treated, the sooner the transmission chain is broken.

This is a disease that is occurring across the nation. As you age, your immunity wanes, and you are no longer protected.

An eating disorder is a coping mechanism keeping you from more pain, but you have to ask yourself - is this in my best interest? And it's not. It only causes more pain and suffering.