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Anja Bas

NoneI never thought my greatest pain would become my greatest inspiration. Nowadays I live the life I always wanted, but the path to getting here was anything but easy. I'm an artist. A singer-songwriter, painter, writer, youtuber... My whole life is mostly inspired by a victory over an eating disorder in my teenage years. Being unable to quit, I led a destructive, bulimic lifestyle for almost ten years. Singing was literally the only thing I lived for during that time. I forcefully decided to get well in the moment I realized that the damage from bulimia was negatively influencing my ability to sing. Singing was what saved me. Having bulimia for 10 years, I know all there is to know about it. The challenges. The struggle. The shame. The pain. Hopelessness. The feeling of "not being good enough". Fear of losing control. I've seen and experienced the the ugliness of it. But after healing, I can also see all the beauty in it. I can see why I needed this experience. It made me a bet