Ever since I was little, I've had problems with my body image. I thought I was fat and disgusting when I was far from being unhealthily overweight. As I got older, I started to eat less. I'd skip meals, count calories, weigh myself multiple times a day... I went from being perfectly healthy to underweight and deprived of nutrients.

It wasn't until mid high school that I started eating regularly and learning how important it was to nourish my body. It wasn't easy, far from it, and took lots of counseling and programs.

I still struggle with my body image but I've been trying to get better. I've been eating and focusing less on the calories for the most part. I'm in college now and it's supposed to be a clean slate, right? Well now I'm struggling again.

My new friends keep calling me the skinny friend. They'll constantly compare their bodies to mine and say that my life is perfect... But that just encourages me to resort to old habits to stay that way. My life has been far from perfect and my body is a result of starving myself and self hate.

I just wish everyone would stop caring about bodies, especially mine. College has made me so self conscious. Any advice?