By 94lbs of muscle - 02/10/2013 18:37

Today, my teacher was talking about anorexia and bulimia. Midway through the lesson, she stopped and knowingly asked if I wanted to share my experiences with the class. I don't have an eating disorder, just a screwed-up metabolism. FML
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Kiki242 19

Even though you don't have a disorder, that's horribly wrong of her to call you out on it in front of the whole class.

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smithv171 17

You're teacher is ignorant.. Wow. sorry OP !

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Jessssuhh 17

Dude I get that so often! Especially if I'm in a shopping centre, I get older ladies muttering 'just eat a ******* burger already' when they walk past. But I'll tell you what, they're just jealous they can't fit into an Aus size six!

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choirchick07 7

Dude, I'm the exact same way. I get sick alot because I can't get enough to eat.

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DinosaurTacoTime 18

I can't help but laugh at #11's comment. I have DID. Haha.

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PonyTails13 3

she shouldn't have singled you out. especially in front of your classmates. i hope you informed your principal (or dean) of this.

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Korra_fml 23

i had an experience... not exactly like that... and not involving an eating disorder. i have severe eczema all over my body, but it presents the worst on the insides of my elbows. i would always wear long sleeves or a jacket to cover up my arms to try and avoid all the awkward stares and whispers i would get otherwise. i had a teacher come up to me and tell me that a student told her i was being abused. she refused to reveal to me the name of said student. she then pulled me just inside the (glass) doors of the building and forced me to show her my arms, in full view of the crowd that had gathered outside. she didnt even have the decency to question me and make me show her in the privacy of the office or her classroom. after making me show her multiple times, she finally seemed satisfied and left me alone to walk back outside, self-conscious, into the crowd of onlookers. she didn't even check my file in the office which mentions my eczema.

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repKyle95 24

Yeah, I had a vaguely similar experience. Luckily I wasn't called out about it in public, but the Early Intervention Team pulled me out of class one day because a "concerned student" thought I was self-harming. My experience wasn't nearly as bad as yours or OP's though.

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HeatherFeatherB 31

This has happened to me multiple times in school before. It really gets old. Sorry, OP :-(

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NotoriousLES 14

I also have hyper metabolism. I figured it would slowdown by the time I got to my 30's, but in fact, it sped up! I've been dealing with rude comments, misguided concerns, bad jokes and public embarrassments for decades. Sometimes I respond with something like, "Shouldn't you lose your extra 40lbs before worrying about me gaining 20, or were you offering to share the difference?" Also, keep in mind some people will always hate that we could eat ice cream and waffles for dinner every night and not look like Jabba the Hut.

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bizarre_ftw 21

Well, it's a fair jealousy, if it Stopped at the thought of "lucky bitch". However most people are self-assured dicks that don't even Realise they're assuming shit, or don't have the will and/or intelligence to bother to conceive of a different cause beyond the most obvious cause of extreme skinniness Basically people are fuckwaffles P.s. I couldn't think of a better fitting word than extreme, it really doesn't say what I want it to, so please take it with a grain of salt

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NotoriousLES 14

In my case, though I do have a metabolic disorder related to the thyroid, it's not like being sick. I am however, extremely thin. I can't really blame them for wondering about it but for being rude or mean, yes. I don't really understand the "lucky bitch" attitude either, though it definitely exists. Thin is one thing, skeletal is another.

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bizarre_ftw 21

Oh certainly. I was referring to a fast working metabolism, not an actual disorder. There were a lot of perfectly healthy girls at my school who were very thin, like runway model thin, and to them applies the "lucky bitch" mentality. Afterwards, though it's unfortunate, the thought does become "oh damn, is (s)he okay?"

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chera3773 2

No, you probably are anorexic but are in denial, talk to your teacher about it.

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monnanon 13

im pretty sure op would know. i know there is a big denial factor involved in eating disorders but op seems pissed off not hiding something.

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bizarre_ftw 21

75 your view of the world is so simplistic but so self assured that I am actually worried for your safety Be careful what you assume about who, and read some god damn books (really varied ones) to get a wider view of the world

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loltbhno 6

you could get her in shit tons of trouble for that, or even fired.

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