The actress revealed that her body dysmorphia and “body hatred” were “beyond [her] control.”
, out Sept. 26, Washington tells Robin Roberts about her past issues with food and body dysmorphia that led her to an extremely dark place.anchor. “I could party all night and drink and smoke and have sex and still show up and have good grades. I knew how to manage. I was so high-functioning. And the food took me out.
She continues, “I could feel like the abuse was a way to hurt myself, as if I didn’t want to be here. It scared me that I could not want to be here because I was in so much pain.” During the sitdown, Robert asks the actress if she ever contemplated suicide. Washington responds, “Yeah, the behavior was tiny, little acts of trying to destroy myself.”
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