Alanis Morissette Opens Up About Eating Disorders
Alanis Morissette has opened up about her issues with food in a bid to help fans struggling with eating disorders.
The Ironic hitmaker battled bulimia and anorexia when she was a teenager, and admits finding fame did little to help her address her problems.
Morrissette, who became a mum last year (10), has since overcome her problem, and she's written a candid blog post for iVillage.com to support other sufferers.
She writes, "We of the Hollywood standard-affected variety (read: sadly, the world) work tooth, nail and treadmill to adhere to this number (measuring tape, scale and otherwise) that hovers directly below any that would allow for a cupcake here and there... I remember being at my most thin one day, feeling like I could barely drag my lethargic body around, only to be met with the most compliments I had ever received.
"There are often traumas and abuses/neglect that are begging to be healed... I often find anxiety, fear, boredom, disappointment, loneliness, excitement and grief to be the top feelings food can attempt to prevent. My fraught relationship with food and fat has always been a cloaked invitation into a more profound kindness to myself (one I have so often ignored)."
