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ingesting-happiness: The periwinkle ribbon. One not known to many. This is a ribbon that represents many many things (as all colored ribbons do) but the main thing about this ribbon is eating disorder awareness. There are many eating disorders from anorexia to binge eating disorder and many people are oblivious to the signs or they blame the people with them. Eating disorders are nothing to joke about (though there are many jokes about them) and they kill more than any other psychiatric disease. People need to be aware of the signs to help others from falling into this trap. 

Eating disorders are the the fault of anybody with them. They are a mental illness that is very hard to control. You should try to never do anything to trigger anybodys eating disorder and you should never blame the person. They will only feel so many times worse. Do not hurt them more.

Getting someone help can be tough. Someone with an eating disorder is many times unaware that they have a problem or they will refuse help. It isn’t them that is refusing help, it is the disorder. Always get them help. No matter what. They will be mad, but it is the disorder that is really mad. Everything will be okay.

To anybody that has an eating disorder; stay strong. You ARE beautiful even though you can’t see it now. This is not you’re fault and you deserve so much better than this. You can be okay. You will be okay. Please, stay strong.