Self harm, depression, eating disoreders. They affect so many people, yet our society is afraid to say anything about it. We here at Wonder are here to say that its nothing to be ashamed of, you will get through it. We interviewed some people to show that recovery is possible. Here's what they had to say!
What’s your name?
My name is Hayley.
How old are you?
I’m 17 years old.
Tell us about yourself!
I am studying Law, Media, English and Psychology and hope to do Law at University. Also, my favourite colour is purple.
When did you start self harming/ having an eating disorder?
I started self harming when I was 11 or 12, and I guess the eating disorder has only been over the past couple of years, but Ive always thought I was fat/had negative thoughts about myself.
Do you know what caused it?
There were a lot of reasons why I started self harm that seemed valid at the time, bad relationship with my dad, a new step dad, people at school and bullying. With the eating disorder it was just always been the fat friend, people laughing at me at dancing when I was 8 because I was fat.
What caused you to want to recover?
I decided I wanted to recover after I tried to kill myself. I realised I couldn't carry on like this and I couldn't keep hurting the people around me with my actions