“I’m glad"

When I started dating my first boyfriend in 11th grade, I had been anorexic for roughly 4 years, and was trying to go into recovery.

In the midst of this, my boyfriend told me one day, “I’m glad you have an eating disorder, you could lose a few pounds.” 

5 years later and 4 years into recovery, I still think of his comment any time I step on the scale and think about relapsing.