Courage

It's anorexia nervosa. Anorexia is technically incorrect as the term "anorexia" may be misinterpreted as a symptom of reduced appetite while the medical condition is technically called anorexia nervosa (where the person has a psychiatric illness that describes an eating disorder characterized by extreme low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Individuals with anorexia nervosa are known to control body weight commonly through the means of voluntary starvation, excessive exercise or other weight control measures such as diet pills or diuretic drugs). Bulimia nervosa, on the otherhand, is an eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating, followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging and self-induced vomiting. I'm a medical student as well as a psychology student so I know a lot about these disorders and have suffered from both illnesses in my past and am currently battling one at the moment.

Anyway, the song is pretty obvious that it's about anorexia nervosa and someone striving for help from another (friend, family member, etc.) but it being difficult to come clean about the issue and overcome it. When it says "Like 'I don't feel well'/'I ate before I came'" and "The day I chose not to eat" that's what makes it sound like it's anorexia nervosa and not bulimia nervosa.

Sorry, just had to make some corrections on the disorder and people not correctly labeling this it. Both anorexia nervosa AND bulimia nervosa need to be more out there and have more awareness, especially in today's world where girls (and boys alike!)are at a very young age being exposed to these tall, skinny models and and constantly thinking when they grow up that they need to look that way to achieve greatness and be this perfect person.

I listen to this song on my iPod, whenever a certain friend comes around. he's not the one with the ED; I am. but I just like to hope that, maybe, he'll take a headphone. and maybe, he'll listen to the right part of the lyrics the right way, and he'll get the hint.

because I'm too afraid to tell him.

It's about someone struggling with an eating disorder. I really like this song, it shows how people with eating disorders need the help of others to make it through, but that its a slow process.

this song means sooo much to me! I used to struggle and do everyday with the same problem.

oh how sadly true this song is.

"I ate before I came" - how many times have I used that line?

the day i chose not to eat i have changed my life forever. for better or for worse? either way, im now stuck with that i adore this song stay stong

this song made me cry it reminded me of my older sister and once i started thinking about her i couldn't stop crying thank God she is still alive but i was so scared!

man this relates to the old me

It's about anorexia.. this song used to relate to me. But then i recovered.

One of my closest friend suffers from an eating disorder.. She is the most remarkable person I have ever met. And I love her so dearly.. This song relates completely to her, and it makes me cry everytime I listen to it.