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2004-11-16 - 4:37 p.m. Anna stopped in to get some stuff from me at work today. I was in the back munching on carrot sticks when Meag came back and said that someone who looked like they could be my sister was in to see me. I walked out onto the sales floor and behind me Kate and Meag whispered about how tiny she was. I talked to her and then went back to my lunch. They wondered what was wrong with her and why she looked so gaunt. I told them flat out that she’d never admit it but she’s anorexic. A huge discussion ensued where I was told I should help her out and I tried explaining that there is no one quite as stubborn and resistant to help as an anorexic person. She does look terrible: her clothes are falling off and the only bit of figure she has is the size A water bra she was wearing. It’s hard to believe that only a few years ago I was even thinner than her and thought that I looked great. At the same time I am being plagued with the old thoughts coming back and they are so attractive to me. I want to be thinner; the old routines and hunger’s adrenaline rush are tempting me…yet when I look at my sister I am repulsed…
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