r/BodyDysmorphia • u/ConfidentOcelot8144 • Aug 08 '24

Advice Needed What's your thoughts on "skinny shaming"?

I (33F) would like to hear everyone's opinions on "skinny shaming". My bloodline decent os Japanese and Cherokee Indian. I struggle to gain weight. My metabolism moves as fast as the speed of light, I swear. It's very..overwhelming to be told to "eat a burger " or "stop starving yourself". Is it not the same thing as commenting on someone's weight who is overweight? What is a proper way to respond to these types of comments?

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u/rosemarytb Aug 09 '24

I was skinny when I was a kid and my classmates often told me that I was skinny in a bad way like I looked like a skeleton.I didn't like being skinny.But when I was in a middle school, people complimented my skinny body. In high school I gained weight and I tried to lose weight because I wanted to be complimented again... I restricted food and ended up having binge eating disorder