Evan Urquhart

This story relates to impeachment, eventually, so bear with me. When I was younger I was unhappy with my weight, but found it very difficult to lose weight or stick to a diet. I knew that anorexics were very good at losing weight and being thin. 1/

So, I consciously trained myself to think like an anorexic. I'd berate myself for eating anything and refuse to feel proud when I lost a few pounds, instead reminding myself how fat I still was. I learned everything I could about how anorexics thought... 2/

...and how they acted. In my mind this was all justified- I was, medically, obese. I was only using these mind games for a purpose- losing weight. Once I reached my goal I'd be thin and my life would be better and I would maintain my weight and live a normal, happy life. 3/

Instead, inevitably, I developed an eating disorder and struggled with it for the next 10 years, damaging my health and severely delaying my career. 4/

I was not protected from the consequences because I'd gone forward purposefully, rather than accidentally developing these thoughts like a normal person might. Republicans who defend Trump are a lot like a teen who develops an eating disorder on purpose. 5/