Being a male with Anorexia Nervosa during puberty
I’m now 20m, but I had anorexia from the ages of 16 to around 17.5 years old. I practically don’t struggle with eating at all anymore, however I constantly live with the mental after effects of anorexia. As I experienced it during the late stage of puberty, i worry how much of my growth was affected. I never filled out, i hate my skinny arms. Something that really gets me down is thinking about whether i stunted my growth in the downstairs department. Yes I’m a tiny bit above the statistical average, but I always think “well I could have been bigger”. I just feel like such an idiot. All i was trying to do was look good for my girlfriend at the time (who also had anorexia). But being absurdly skinny does not look good, not one bit. Anorexic people only look good to other anorexic people. All though I’m talking about the problems i experienced as a male, I hope anyone who is having anorexia during the years of puberty realise that this illness will have lasting consequences that will live with you for ever unless you make a change now.