"Instagram saved my life": anorexic woman wanted to live thanks to photos of girls who defeated the disease

When Emelle Lewis from Huddersfield was 15 years old, she considered herself "fat and ugly" and could not find a boyfriend. Then she began to harass herself with diets, workouts and eventually became anorexic.

The girl refused to be treated and in fits of paranoia convinced herself that everyone was trying to ruin her life. Emel claims that, despite her small weight, she did not feel weak, but she was constantly cold.

At the peak of her illness, Emel weighed 32 kilograms and ate rice bread, wheat flakes and salad.

Everything changed when Emel signed up on Instagram for girls who had overcome anorexia. She realized that she didn't want to die. And although Emel was terrified of the upcoming treatment, she firmly decided that she wanted to start exercising in order to gain weight.

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 27, 2017 at 5:17 PST

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 27, 2017 at 5:17 PSTEmel said that the first thing she shared her decision with her mother, who believed to the end that the girl would be able to defeat the disease.

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 22, 2017 at 12:40 PST

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 22, 2017 at 12:40 PSTEmel said that it was very difficult for her to change the lifestyle she had been following for six years.

But it made her stronger.

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 14, 2017 at 12:59 PST

A post by Emelle Lewis (@emellegetswell) Nov 14, 2017 at 12:59 PST