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"  February 26th-March 3rd is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. This week&amp;#039;s guest bloggers are from Proud2Bme, the National Eating Disorders Association&amp;#039;s new website for teens. Today&amp;#039;s guest blogger is Mary Streech. After battling anorexia and bulimia, she started the Mary Streech Project to research and provide education about eating disorders.  Did you know bullying is linked to 65% of eating disorders? In a Proud2Bme poll, 90% of girls said they have been on the receiving end of snarky comments about their appearance. We are taught at a very young age that it is acceptable to critique the bodies of others. The real danger of &amp;quot;bodysnarking&amp;quot; is not what is said out loud, but how it changes the way we see ourselves. In middle school I heard a girl comment on how another girl looked &amp;quot;chunky&amp;quot; and that no one should be friends with her because of it. This comment, which wasn&amp;#039;t even directed towards me, changed the way I saw myself. The snarking I heard from my friends transformed into my eating disorder &amp;quot;voice&amp;quot;, which constantly reminded me of my imperfections and areas for improvement. When I started school after getting treatment, I heard some comments about my new body, which made it difficult for me to continue in the right direction. I was getting healthy, but my body had not distributed the weight evenly yet. It really wasn&amp;#039;t anyone&amp;#039;s place to comment on my recovery body, and I wish that I had had the confidence at the time to stand up to them. Bodysnarking is hurtful to everyone, and we have the power to stamp it out. Please join us as we raise awareness about the negative impact of bodysnarking and take action to make positive change. Your effort may just save someone from developing an eating disorder.  Join the campaign to Stamp Out Bodysnarking!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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