Opinion: My terror of being fat drove me to anorexia, but I was rescued by the thrill of fighting for a cause

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Opinion: My terror of being fat drove me to anorexia, but I was rescued by the thrill of fighting for a cause
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Working for something beyond myself, where outrage was welcome and productive, has made more of a difference than anything else

and fat activism, which is different to body-positivity. That might seem strange considering I was not fat, but I knew I needed to rid myself of my fat-phobia if I was to trust myself and accept my body in recovery.

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