Getting vaccinated was an informed choice. And it was also a desperate choice. I hit 40 in 2020, right smack in the middle of the pandemic, and I thought maybe this year it was going to be different.
I got vaccinated as both a health care professional (I am a registered psychologist) and a “person with comorbidities.” Although anorexia is not in the official list of comorbidities, I know I belong to the vulnerable group. My struggle with anorexia has taken a wild ride due to COVID, and this is what my story is about.
I had my first anorexic episode when I was 14. I was overweight and I was bullied and family was complicated. As a professional, I know (from hindsight) that a lot…
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