Anonymous: Because it isn't how Lucy looks, she's fucking gorgeous. It's about our heads, our mental illness and our distortion about how our bodies look. I have a serious ED and I'll never be thin enough, and another thing is you are both so comfortable with yourselves it's hard not to be jealous. So that's another reason why I guess some of us follow you - you're fearless.

That…is the best answer I ever could have gotten. I had figured it was probably because we post a good handful of thin women (which contributed to how insensitively that post was worded. I’m so sorry about that, by the way) but this… Well this honestly makes me want to cry.

I am somewhat familiar with EDs. I’ve had friends throughout the spectrum of them, but the mentality manifests so differently in each person who has them. I know the girls I knew were disgusted with themselves and oftentimes with what they were doing to themselves, but they were oftentimes more disgusted by images and real people with healthy or copious amounts of body fat to truly stop dieting/purging/slowly killing themselves.

I hope our blog continues to inspire jealousy. Because jealousy can inspire action. And action can cause change and confidence in yourself.

I also hope that those of you struggling with and ED are seeking help. Nobody should have to suffer through the pain of an ED alone. 

And for those who would like to seek help, but don’t know how to get started http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ is a good place to start.