A Timeline of My Eating Disorder

National Eating Disorders Awareness week just ended (February 24-March 3). In celebration, I’m re-publishing this essay that I originally wrote more than five years ago. If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, you cand find help and resources here.

I am 9 years old, sitting in my fourth-grade spelling class. Despite my advanced reading ability, I am a sub-par speller, and studying…