What you hide in order to keep doing it calls for help

The testimony mentions throwing away or hiding food, exercising in secret, lying, and pulling away. Those behaviors alone are not enough to diagnose anyone, but they can indicate that something important needs to be spoken about. Secrecy allows a problem to grow unchecked. If every question angers you, if you need to hide what you do, or if your day revolves around weight and control, you do not have to wait until you are worse to ask for help. Talking to a reliable adult or a healthcare professional can feel frightening. It is not a betrayal of your willpower: it is opening a window to regain freedom before isolation decides for you.