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‘Fatty’, ‘sissy’, gym rat: My early struggle with body image
I was obsessed with my weight and would skip meals. But I didn’t seek help because I thought men don’t do that.
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Rather than suffer in silence, those with body-image issues should seek professional help.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MIEL
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When I was living alone in Jakarta, the first thing I reached out for every morning was not my phone, but my weighing scale.
Like clockwork, I would head straight to the toilet at 5.30am, where I would set the scale on the ground, stare at myself in the mirror, and then plant my feet firmly on the machine’s cold surface.
