In a series of tweets today, Demi Lovato has appeared to have responded to Meghan's "wrong choice of words".
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Originally posted by Demi Lovato (Twitter)
Having an eating disorder doesn't show "strength." Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long. There's a wide misconception that anorexia and/or bulimia is a choice and you often hear people say things like "why doesn't she just start eating?" Or even "just stop throwing up." It's the ignorance and lack of education on mental illnesses that continues to but mental health care on the back burner to congress even though this is an epidemic that is sweeping our nation, and causing more and more tragedy every day Starving is not a "diet" and throwing up isn't something that only extremely thin men or women do. Eating disorders do not discriminate.. Neither does any other mental illness. These are deadly diseases that are taking lives daily. So please, let's be cautious of the words we use when discussing eating disorders and other mental illnesses.. It's time we start taking mental illness as serious as physical illnesses. "The brain is an important organ too...." - Patrick Kennedy. By the way... this isn't a rant, just a reminder for everyone out there who may not know the severity of these deadly diseases. No hate here!
You can tell it's something she really cares about. I love how she's implicitely shading those "tumblr students" who think it's cool to have every single disorder in the world.
I agree with what Meghan said... EAT if you want to eat! You DO have to be strong to have a disorder like that, because it takes tons of strength to NOT eat.
And WHY is Demi ALWAYS so pressed?!? If she's done with those disorders, close that dam chapter of your life.