Hi all, Alice here!

Lately I have been feeling alone and like not many people care. I have decided to start a feature called Deeper where I explore parts of myself I always hide away. 

This issue: eating

When I was about 12 I started to eat smaller portions because I saw these beautiful tiny models. I was already slim. When I got to about age 13 people started to notice how slim I was and was once called 'anorexic' by this girl and it made me feel so bad about the way I looked.

So I started eating more and I am still slim but thankfully not as slim as I was before. 

I never confided in anyone about this, and at one point was almost certain I had an eating disorder but never went to the doctor because I didn't want to be judged or treated differently. 

If any of you girls have thoughts like I did, please, tell someone. I wish I got help sooner as hearing those words from that girl made me feel alienated from everyone else and since that day I have had anxiety about the way I look. 

Stay true to yourself! 

- Alice