Wow.
I've read over the years multiple accounts and descriptions of ED, and nothing comes close to the depth and education you provide in your story.
There is so much misinformation or rather it's simplified; you helped me realize how much more complicated it is. What this does is help us as a community to be kinder, and more empathetic -- recognizing the limitations of what we we are offering as a helpful thing to say or do.
Thank you for your transparency...thanks for persevering. We need you.