| Your message alone has served as an incredible confirmation of why I needed to begin verbalizing my situation. I literally just choked on my sweet potato when i was reading [apologies for the grotesque visual] your post, as the precise situatoin which you referenced [i.e. the grocery store scenario] was like a flashback being said aloud. I've met plenty of people who have struggled in different degrees with eating disorders, but Never have I met someone who articulated my struggle so head-on. Even I have difficulty owning up to the actual 'binge/purge' process, as I still find it quite shameful and embarrassing, regardless of what anyone tells me.
And you're right, most people just can't comprehend on you're not rail thin, as you eat so little around them. Even my beloved fiance tells me "you need to eat more"; little does he realize that I do...or did, rather- in secret. I've managed it quite well since November having started therapy, and only had minor relapses. It's a very slow process, especially since resorting to the behavior is such a consolation- its something that has been part of me for almost a decade.
Anyhow, this very elaborate response was meant to thank you for being one of the only people I have ever known who could sum up my struggle in such a brief and simplistic analogy!  | 
