As you know, I often include links to PostSecret cards related to body image, Ana, Mia and eating disorders. 
Today is no exception.
There’s one right here. 
I can totally relate. 
How about you?
***Other Breaking the Mirror posts devoted to this subject can be found:  here (from 1/13), here (from 2/3), here (from 5/4), and here (from 5/25).***

This PostSecret writer gets it…

It seems that Mia, Ana’s sister (or step-sister… or sister-in-law… or… whatever) has decided that she, too, needs to have a presence on PostSecret.  (You may recall the previous times that Ana graced PostSecret – if not, check out this Breaking the Mirror post as well as this one for links.)
Take a gander at Mia’s PostSecret postcard now.

As I mentioned a few posts back, I love checking out the PostSecret website on Sundays.  It’s definitely a guilty pleasure.
Today’s first postcard is yet another related to body image.  On the paper, there is a drawing of the side view a naked, ematiated woman.  The handwritten “secret” says “I am happier when I am hungry.”
Interesting.
To my eyes, the statement doesn’t “jive” with the drawing.  What I see is a very uncomfortable, sad silhouette, not a gal who is jumping for joy because she’s skinny.  I find it intriguing that the “secret writer” chose such a picture (or perhaps created it herself) …read more

I have a confession that has nothing to do with EDs (at least not directly)… every Sunday, I love looking at the PostSecret website to read the cards sent in by anonymous people from around the world.
Today, I noticed that the eighth postcard down described a coke (the drug, not the drink) user’s realization that s/he just liked abusing the stuff because it helped him/her remain thin. 
Ouch.
Cocaine is a fierce foe, and I understand it’s incredibly addictive and extremely tough to quit.  The thought of someone continuing to use it so s/he could be skinny is unfathomable.
Wake up, ladies and gentlemen.
Thin (especially …read more