I first saw a therapist for anorexia when i was 5. My father had a ruptured brain aneurysm when I was 4, he nearly died. My home life was a bit chaotic, unstable and some abuse by that age. So I started restricting heavily when I was 4. As this continued through the years I developed body dysmorphia which was just fuel to the fire.

I was always depressed from a young age and later dx'd with bipolar. I am sure that they play a role together for myself. My eating disorder developed out of a need to control something in my life, and it seemed to be the only thing a 4 year old can control to me anyways.