Survivors on Social Media: Battling Anorexia One Post at a Time

Anorexia nervosa affects 9% of the population worldwide and claims the spot as one of the deadliest mental health diseases, rivalled only by opioid overdose. These numbers have surged during the pandemic; the lockdowns made not only lives smaller, but bodies too. The blame for this has all too easily landed on the superficiality inherent to the virtual realm, a hub of access to “thinspo” and reckless dieting tips. But drowned out by these waves of warnings is a robust online communit