Declaration of Independence

I declare independence from the tyrannical rule of ED.  

I will no longer be controlled.  

I will no longer be ruled.  

I will no longer be afraid.  

I declare that I will no longer let ED tell me lies about my body.  

I will accept my body and love my body as it is.  

I declare that I will control the aspects of my life that I can and accept when I do not have control.  

I will not let ED trick me into thinking that controlling food gives me control.  

I will not be tricked into believing that the lower my weight, the more control I have.  

I will be assertive about my wants and needs, and not dismiss them.  

I will stand up for myself.  

I declare freedom from ED.  

This is a right I have.

(July 4, 2012)