Dealing With An Eating Disorder In Lockdown

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Aoibhín McGarry writes about her personal experience dealing with an eating disorder in Lockdown during COVID-19 and trying to overcome it.

I lie sometimes, even though I know it’s wrong. I lie to my parents about what I have eaten. I lie to my friends each time I say I am not hungry. I lie to my Instagram followers every time I post a ‘body confidence’ picture that exudes confidence and self-acceptance when in reality I analyse that picture for days on end, wondering i...