“We have an unhealthy relationship with body image”: Mullingar woman discusses her path to conquering eating disorder

Mullingar woman, Hannah Lilly, was 12 years old when she began dieting. By the age of 17, she was diagnosed with bulimia and anorexic tendencies. “It was a constant in my life without, for a long time, realising it was a terrible issue,” Hannah told Topic.

She “shoved it under the carpet” and Hannah and her parents took no action and didn’t seek treatment. Hannah explained her disorder was a way to take control of her life and said the more stressed she was, the worse it got.