one in five?

today in english class we continued our unit of advertising (yeah, i dont get why we're studying advertisements in english class either...) by watching a film made in 1999. it was all about objectifying women and making them feel lesser and how seeing a naked woman on tv can somehow cause domestic violence. the woman in the movie gave this statistic about how 1 in 5 girls has an eating disorder. all i could think was "holy fuck! that's a lot of girls!"
i don't know if it's right. one in five? really?? that sounds really high. but then i guess no one knows about me so a bunch of people i know must have them but i dont know about them either. i feel bad that it's that high. food should just be food. not a friend or an enemy, just nourishment. until now food has been my unreliable friend. little did i know my friend was turning me into a disgusting fat pig. so i guess more of a frenemy. im trying so hard just to turn it into a minimal nourishment tool. just enough to get by and lose the weight. but the old ties keep me close. they make me want it so bad.
i love the picture ^ it's so cute. but also sad. i can totally relate to the rhino.