My Eating Disorder Story: A Lifetime in Recovery Trigger Warning: This post discusses eating disorders, trauma, and sexual assault. Last week was National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and while I’m late in sharing, I can’t ignore how important it is to open up about these experiences. Eating disorders thrive in silence and shame, and my story is just one example of how those silent struggles can linger for years. I didn’t wake up one day and decide to have an eating disorder. It wasn’t about food or body image — it was about the trauma, the messages I internalized, and the belief that shrinking was the only way to survive.…