I live in a larger body, and I have atypical anorexia. I say atypical anorexia, because this diagnosis meets all of the requirements of traditional anorexia but without significant weight lost, or a normal to above average BMI.
I say atypical anorexia, because when I say anorexia alone, I experience odd glances or outright hate and disbelief. This is part of the fatphobia I experience in the medical field and on a daily basis, and why my eating disorder continues to persist.
I also have the experience of being underweight when my anorexia was at its worst, seeing how doctors were more compassionate and caring to me than they have been when my body has been at a larger size.
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