A hair-cut for my Special friend.

I have a very precious friend and I love her very much. She is the source of so much inspiration to me and probably more than she realises. When Im doing it tough I think to myself “If SHE can study and stress and get through everything then so can I!"

This special friend of mine is one of the most beautiful girls I know inside and out, however not so long ago she went through a very long and devastating fight with an eating disorder. Sure, theres days that she still struggles but she has come through it tougher than ever even though she sometimes forgets just how tough she is.

Eating disorders are something that girls dont do ‘just for attention’. Its not a matter of 'Eat some god damned steak’ and its not caused by selfishness. Eating disorders are becoming more and more common in today society and yet still they are the most misunderstood form of depression. Eating disorders akin to self harm stem from depression be it from a feeling of worthlessness, self consciousness, anxiety or self hatred. These girls dont need to 'eat a steak’, they need to learn that they are loved, and to love themselves.

Today my special friend has been through a rough week, and she really loves my hair when I let it down in a bob to the shoulder. I was growing my hair out again, however in her honour I have cut it, just the way she likes it and taken over three inches off my hard hair growing! :p

For others out there struggling with eating disorders know that there are people who love you no matter how helpless you feel, and there are those of us out there who understand what it REALLY is to have an eating disorder and would never call you selfish, or an attention seeker.

So for my precious girl my new haircut:

Next time you put aside some money to donate to a charity I urge you to donate to the Butterfly Foundation which does fantastic work for men and women who suffer from depression and eating disorders. You can visit their website below:

http://www.thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/