I developed anorexia when I was in year 11 and tbh I didn’t believe it, I thought it was my mum making a fuss about nothing and being controlling. It got out of control, I wasn’t allowed to start sixth form, I had to go to a day programme in London every day with my mum literally waiting in coffee shops all day bcos they wouldn’t let me go on the train, she had to leave her job. I was there for a few months and my weight went up so I was allowed to go back to school. I was then assaulted at a party and had a total relapse, I ended up in an inpatient unit a long way from home for months. When I got out I was allowed to start sixth form but with the next year group and I still had to go to CAMHS for another year. I got through sixth form and my first two years of uni but still struggled, it’s literally only in the last few months I’m starting to feel in control of things and life is so much better.
I’m nearly 21 and have been dealing with this stuff since I was 15. I guess I’m trying to say be careful once you get going with your GCSEs. Don’t forget to eat and let your weight go down, it’s not worth it for all the things you can miss out on. I looked cr@p at my year 11 prom and year 13 ball and my uni socials, I couldn’t just chill with pizza or have a drink at a party without the bad feelings, it made me miserable and I was a boring person, and most guys prefer girls with curves. Don’t be me!!!