My friends have noticed that I have eating issues. They make comments all the time. One in particular makes weight jokes everytime he sees me look how many calories something has, or everytime I touch a piece of food. But what he doesnt know is that while he thinks I’m laughing along with him, Im actually dying a little bit on the inside. When i confronted him, he said that he is always just kidding and that I dont need to worry about my weight. But if he’s just kidding, why does it hurt me so much? I started injuring myself to help deal with all of the stress. When he saw my scars, he made more jokes. I dont understand how he cant tell that Im not laughing.
If he’s the reason you’re self-injuring, then the only advice I could give would be to get away from him. Distance yourself any way you can- just avoid him entirely if possible. And be strong! I know that you’re a much deeper person than they can see, and that your outward appearance does not define you. I don’t have any experience with eating disorders, so this probably isn’t much help to you. All I can say is that if you let people like that get in your way, then you’ll never be able to show people the real you- which is what we really want to see.