Starving for Acceptance: One Man’s Journey with Anorexia and Bulimia

There isn’t a single aspect of my life that hasn’t been negatively affected by my eating disorder. Relationships, career, friendships, interests and passions, social activities, mental and physical health, the impact was nothing short of destructive and all-encompassing. The seeds of my lifelong dis-ease with food, exercise, and body image were starting to germinate by my grade school years, continued to sprout by the time I entered high school, and came into full bloom when I began my freshman year in college. I was a perfect candidate. Sensitive, depressive, issues of low self-esteem, and signs of perfectionism all contributed to a burgeoning discontent that began before I was old enough to ride my bike across the street.