It was exhausting being caged by a sickness nobody else could see, hear, feel or understand.
She wanted to take her own life before the anorexia claimed hers. Thankfully she, or it, never did, and she's been recovered for two years.
The same can't be said for many others as the silent killer of eating disorders slowly destroys more lives than ever.
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In Australia, an average of five people aredying of eating disorders each day. That's more than the national road toll of three people a day.
One million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder, the most common being anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating, and numbers are rising with health services facing record-breaking demand for treatment.