Nicole Dollanganger - Please Eat (lyrics)

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Artist: Nicole Dollanganger
Song: Please Eat
Album: Ode to Dawn Wiener: Embarrassing Love Songs (2013)
its not your body that i need, but thats what sleeps next to me

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

"You're killing the only piece of you I can touch" hits different. I'm so sorry to so many people.

[@ibtiseme7816]

okay

[@shroomsforbreakfast]

@@ibtiseme7816 ok?

[@ibtiseme7816]

@@shroomsforbreakfast kay

[@bethanybratton6630]

I.. cried listening to this. This must be how my family and friends feel.. my god, what am I doing

[@bethanybratton6630]

@yoongu Thank you dear❤

[@vampirezem2637]

I hope you will choose to recover🖤💎

[@bethanybratton6630]

@@vampirezem2637 Thank you dear. I believe I can🖤

[@solamanhuq7780]

My sister suffers from crippling depression. So it's like this but metaphorical. God just love yourself.

[@nickle-]

I hope youre doing well, im sorry you have to deal with this, im really proud of you, youre doin amazing, remember to set small achieveable goals, like 1 or 2 crackers per day or somethin like that

[@Bambimarie91]

Listening to this as an adult now suffering the consequences of your childhood and teen eating disorders hits different.. the compassion and sorrow and hate you feel for your younger self is indescribable.

[@RonryAsAlways]

We do recover ❤️ gonna teach my kids her music one day so they know how much better I had to get in order to even think of being a parent. I was infertile for years due to malnutrition but now the tables have turned and I am voluptuous and too fertile for my own good

[@kkarma211]

“Its not your body that i love. But its the shell your inside of. And your killing it! Your killing it! Your killing the only piece of you I can touch. Its not your body that i love, but its what sleeps next to me.” Those lyrics. Those fucking lyrics. Im struggling to get over an ed atm…for my partner. She told me almost that exact thing. “Your tearing apart the only part of you i can hold.” Oh god.

[@ashskinner6094]

I used to listen to this song every day in my sophomore year of high school. I would have a panic attack in the gender neutral bathroom and I would cry to this and I would mouth the words to myself in the mirror. I have spent years silently struggling with anorexia and I have learned that all I can do is remind myself that I deserve to eat and I deserve to be healthy and happy. For anyone struggling with the same issues know that you can get better one day if that's what you want. Even if it isn't. Even if you know that that's something that you should want, but you don't. It'll be okay. Stay strong. You are worthy of healing.

[@keeprollin9911]

I hope you are better now buddy!!

[@noobydraws8686]

I've only just found this singer today and I've already found two songs by her that relate so much to my life that I feel like I wrote them myself. The first one is "ugly" and now I have found "please eat" and now im crying. I was bullied so much as a kid and am really insecure about my looks so "ugly" hit me really hard. And now ive found this and my boyfriend has been starving himself for about a year now and it kills me that I can never find the right words to tell him how much it hurts me because I love him so much and dont want to lose him.

[@nickle-]

Im so sorry youre goin through this now, i think youre beautiful, and that youre very kind, and hey i believe in you, i know it can be hard and thats ok, you may not always have the right words but it really just helps if you're there for him, tell him you're proud of him whether or not he eats, set little goals for him like 1 to 2 crackers per day or small candies, make sure to tell him that hes doing well, im really proud of you too, youre doing wonderfully darling ♡

[@nickle-]

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[@Little_Rat1]

I found the same songs, hah. I feel bad for the friends who know. Haven't told my family yet. My best friend said he didn't have the heart to watch me do this to myself. I feel so bad.

[@nickle-]

@@Little_Rat1 Hey, hun, listen its not your fault. Its a horrible thing to go through so please dont be hard on yourself, just try to eat when you can and when you cant, thats ok, im proud of you, youll get through this, youll get better, i believe in you, im so proud of you for being here right now, i know it can be hard and i appreciate you ♡

[@Little_Rat1]

@@nickle- thank you so so so much, thank you 💚💚 I truly needed this, thank you so so so much 💚 I'm gonna save a screenshot of this comment, hah. Thank you 💚

[@Purple_Pink_And_Fluff]

This is only ed song that doesn’t make me want to go on a diet again, but instead makes me cry and afraid

[@statickitten]

I used to listen this song a few years ago when I was deep in my eating disorder to encourage me to starve myself. Recently I've started relapsing and my boyfriend was begging me to eat, saying, "Please eat. Please. For me if not for yourself." And it reminded me of this. Starting crying while listening to it. I wish I didn't have an eating disorder. It's so hard to recover, which I'm unsure if I ever will.

[@xsugar-demonx]

You can recover! I believe in you! You deserve to recover. It's good that now you can use this song to encourage better habits, breaking the old pattern. Remember his words, you can do it! You're worthy, and I'm proud of you ♡♡♡ You deserve to eat, and you're already perfect, and always has been

[@statickitten]

@@xsugar-demonx Thank you so much.

[@xsugar-demonx]

@@statickitten You are welcome! ♡♡♡ Go at you own pace, just remember to not give up, you can do it

[@docdoc.4500]

As hard as it may feel, you're doing the best you can. And who you are is not dictated by this pain. You can do this.

[@statickitten]

@@docdoc.4500 My life has changed so much since this post. I ran away from my abuser and I've started my healing journey. I've got a long way to go, but I now have hope

[@jasmynncraft7455]

I hate that when i listen to songs like these it makes me want to starve myself more. As im trying to stop my girlfriend. I hate that im jealous of their self control. I hate that im jealous of their body. I hate myself so much. As im trying to stop other people i have the same thoughts as them.

[@threedicksonabench3141]

I want to make things better fo you. All I can do is offer encouragement, I hope you get help. I’m so so sorry I couldn’t give you more. I’m so sorry.

[@veevera3372]

Its not self control, it's the opposite. I've struggled with eating for years, I have been diagnosed anorexic and I would love to wake up and just make breakfast like it's nothing but I can't.

[@aidensilver7762]

Starving your body doesn't make you skinny, not in the way you want.Not to mention that once you stop starving yourself, your body will store extra fat because your body doesn't trust that you won't be starving again.But, if you try to have a healthy diet, everything could improve.Because not only will you be skinny but you also will feel healthy, physically and mentally. I'm not the best at talking and i don't think i'm good at emotional support, since i always use logic to explain things but that's what helps me when i'm feeling terrible or depressed or anything of that sort .So i hope this helped, at least a little bit.

[@ibtiseme7816]

okay

[@van-uo2eh]

comments like this will just trigger me more and make me wanna starve more in the fear of gaining weight

[@aidensilver7762]

@@van-uo2eh I don't understand why. Starving IS the problem. It's not the solution. NOT starving yourself is the key to getting better. Not the other way around. You are just going to get stuck in a an endless loop of not being happy nor healthy if you starve yourself. Breaking the cycle is important. What i'm saying is that starving yourself does the exact opposite of what you want.

[@sr_58]

@@aidensilver7762 don't try to rationalize it. people with eds have a mental disorder. when you have it, your way of thinking about your body, diets, food, everything isn't normal. you can't talk sense into a disordered person, just like you can't just convice an addict to quit if the addict isn't mentally ready to get help. often it's not even about food or weight or body. it may be about wanting help, attention, etc, it may be about control, it may be self harm, an attempt at repressing emotions, dealing with stress or trauma. it may just be hunger high. or all of the above.

[@shroomsforbreakfast]

@@aidensilver7762 saying this doesn’t help though lol. and, if you don’t understand why, then why are you even here..?

[@nickle-]

Hello loves, if you're struggling with an ED, Im here for you if you wanna talk, i love you all so so much and im so so proud of you whether you eat or you dont, i want you to eat and i encourage you to, but i understand its hard, i support you and please try to stay safe, youre all beautiful to me, i love you darlings

[@sremret]

"Sitting on a throne of bones, staring at that cold meal"

[@your.local_ghost]

I just sent this to a friend. Thank you so much-

[@SmoothInsomniac]

i hope it can help, even if its just for a little bit

[@LT_NTHN]

I hope you don’t mind my short vent, but I have been locked in my room for a while, and I am too afraid to come out. Causing me to not being able to eat, but I have a couple bottles of water from me waking up at night. I feel like I am starving myself, and I can’t say I don’t like it- Please don’t think I’m an idiot or anything, don’t scream at me for venting. I just want everything to be okay. Have a great day/night, and don’t forget you’re loved!

[@amezier_7913]

I'm so sorry you're going through that Your comment made me tear up as I was in a very, very similar situation the first time I discovered this song if you need anyone to talk to, or vent, please know you're not alone, please reach out I hope you stay safe

[@SmoothInsomniac]

it's okay to vent!! sometimes you just need someone to talk to. i'm sorry life seems so dark for you right now. what i've done is find things that inspire you. i also found good friends eventually haha. just know you are a human being... and life can be difficult, but people overcome things all the time, and you can too. don't forget you are loved too

[@LT_NTHN]

Aa you guys are so kind, I’m still alive, but I still can’t speak, my mom keeps calling me mute.

[@imokaynow7116]

are you ok op?

[@fierra6662]

it's been a year, i hope you're doing well rn ^__^

[@lilyroberts402]

I've been fighting an ED for 19 years and this makes me cry so hard no matter how many times I listen to it. Fuck.

[@nickle-]

Im so proud of you, youre doing amazing ♡

[@lilyroberts402]

@@nickle- thank you so much ♡

[@nickle-]

@@lilyroberts402 Of course ^^

[@ibtiseme7816]

just stop x

[@lilyroberts402]

@@ibtiseme7816 k x

[@wyntertheicewyvern6226]

I'm very underweight, and when I get extremely depressed or upset, I don't eat. It hurts my family and my partner. I'm trying to keep forcing myself to eat. It just gets hard sometimes.

[@nickle-]

Hey love, i understand that, please dont force yourself, it wont help, just try and set little goals for yourself like 1 or 2 crackers per day, i know it doesnt seem like itll help but something is a lot better than nothing, im so proud of you and youre doing well, im sorry its hard sometimes, im here if you wanna talk

[@ibtiseme7816]

okay

[@sofi-jc8tv]

@@nickle- you are so sweet

[@nickle-]

@@sofi-jc8tv aw thank you dear ♡

[@hazy_days1465]

the resonance i have with this actually has nothing to do with EDs, but more with the feeling this song has of not being able to save someone or convince them that they're worth something. Mind if I throw my two cents in? my friend and I are both mentally ill and neurodivergent (gifted kids with anxiety and possible ADHD). So with the nd part, we basically have no filter and say whatever we want. my friend and I had this whole conversation of them saying that they sound rude because they say whatever comes to their mind first. I do the same thing, but I grew up in an environment where I had to mask my emotions and feelings to make sure that people didn't blow up on me. It made me into an unfeeling wreck who has a problem being genuine and saying the right things, because I taught myself that the things I say aren't good enough. My friend, on the other hand, says whatever they think of and has no problem with it, but to others they come off as really mean. they're the most authentic person I know. they mean what they say and they say what they mean. Yet they still insist that they need to mask their feelings and literally go against their funky brain chemicals. Yes, it may help to practice patience in both of us, but if it goes too far they could become like I was and still am. A robot. I love them for being able to have an opinion. I need them to recognize it.

[@princezzguts557]

For some reason, this song makes me want to starve myself more.

[@vampirezem2637]

No.

[@imnotcreative5202]

Same tho

[@ibtiseme7816]

okay

[@90sdaycoreaudios]

I struggle with binge eating disorder, sometimes I starve. My bf cries when I don’t wanna eat and I feel so bad😢

[@roof6592]

I don’t think I went that far, nobody is thinking that of me but somehow, I still feel so close to this song

[@colefouch7287]

Aye don't count yourself out yet. The sky isn't even the limit. And most certainly not the roof homie. Hit me up if wanted or need be for some one just to have a chat or even deeper than that, somebody to relate to. I know the feeling. It's rough on all of us who know and I know. Either way homie to emotional homie. I feel you G.

[@lambaramadingdong]

This song actually made me want to eat again… (update, I’m actually doing better now, still hard but.. yeah)

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

you gotta fill up that portal tummy!

[@lambaramadingdong]

@@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945 that comment made my day omg I love that

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

@@lambaramadingdong glad your doing better so you can keep having giggle cakes! 😄

[@martinaruiz3755]

im proud of you,

[@docdoc.4500]

I hope you're doing alright. Please keep trying to help yourself

[@cade3437]

Not me listening to this song trying to force myself to eat ....

[@smolxcookie9502]

You okay..? If you need someone to talk to..contact me.. IG: your._.local.maid

[@nickle-]

Please dont force yourself, i believe you can recover with time, i love you and im proud of you, i support you, try to eat little things, like crackers, one or two is good, just try to set little goals for yourself, im proud of you

[@cade3437]

@@nickle- thank you so much for the advice...i have not really ever heard the words"im proud of you" in my life they are pretty rare for me to hear/see so seeing them now actually means a lot to me so i truely thank you

[@nickle-]

@@cade3437 Of course, and im so sorry love I am so extremely proud of you Did you eat today?

[@nickle-]

@@cade3437 A bit is better than nothing, i am so proud of you, youre doin amazing

[@aset2663]

208 likes 0 dislikes 13 comments Nice

[@whatzmyusrname]

There are 3 dislikes now as I type this. :(

[@tragicdramatic]

As a person who suffered from an ed for 10 years, this song reaches my soul.. I lost my best friend, it didnt work out between us.. But shes suffering from anorexia and I feel so bad for her......

[@fnafvhstapes1983]

I wish my boyfriend would listen to this song :(

[@nickle-]

Maybe you could set little goals for him? Like eating 1 or 2 crackers per day or something small like that, you can work your way up, i hope hes ok, and i hope youre ok too, i know it can be stressful, im here if you need to talk ^^

[@fnafvhstapes1983]

@@nickle- thank you hun :) he helped me over come my ed so I wanna help him come over his and that's a great idea ^^ I'll definitely bring that up with him I'm really proud of him. Last month and this month has been bad for him and he's so strong

[@nickle-]

@@fnafvhstapes1983 Im glad i helped ^^ Im so proud of both of you, youre both absolutely wonderful ♡ Small things like crackers or little candies can be good for that, its not overwhelming and you dont really think about it much

[@fnafvhstapes1983]

@@nickle- you're absolutely wonderful too!! ^^

[@nickle-]

@@fnafvhstapes1983 Thank you love, i just wish to help peoples ^^

[@heartfilia9190]

love this song

[@toodeadtowatch]

There is no such thing as a human who doesn't deserve to eat

[@hippy5865]

I'm being evaluated for anorexia at the moment... This must be how my fiancé fells. I know it's killing him inside to see my weight continuing to drop and watching me usually throw up the little food I eat.... I'm sorry babe.

[@alienoutcast7374]

Hey you've got this

[@nickle-]

Hey i believe in you, youre doing well, maybe try setting small goals for yourself if you can, like 1 to 2 crackers per day and work your way up, im so proud of you, im here if you wanna talk

[@ibtiseme7816]

tell him to stop feeling bad its rlly easy and i think u should just have a nice bubble bath and a cup of tea xx

[@shroomsforbreakfast]

@@ibtiseme7816 i think you should just shut your trap it's really easy xx

[@lemongrabiseatingme6979]

I hate that every time I eat I legitimately have to force myself to eat cause I constantly feel like I need to starve myself cause it’s like I’m never hungry anymore and I should be I hate my life

[@anastasiasoderstrom4870]

Listening to this as my I remember my mother telling me, "you are a bottomless pit."

[@tomminephsenshi6477]

.... This is me with myself. I've stopped eating a lot and my hypoglycemia acts up but I still ignore it all... It's becoming bad. I kinda don't know what self care is anymore. Yes I shower and brush my teeth and such... But I stress myself out so much I don't even feel like a human. I barely take breaks anymore.

[@Blood.junkie_]

“It’s not your body that I love, but it’s the shell you’re inside of. And your killing it, your killing it, your killing the only piece of you I can touch!”

[@g0r3c4m4]

i want to be able to eat in general, and without feeling guilty after.

[@mdm7351]

😢 i need words 😭

[@judyo4679]

i’m a little late but i just wanna be skinny, i just wanna be skinny. and no one really understands, i look in the mirror and see a whale and my friends tell me that i’m skinny but i don’t see it. my girlfriend tells me that if i keep doing this then i’ll just end up dead but i don’t care, i would rather be skinny then be alive

[@user-hg9jp9mv9i]

Same here nobody fucking understands how ugly I feel because I'm fat and disgusting

[@aidensilver7762]

Starving your body doesn't make you skinny, not in the way you want.Not to mention that once you stop starving yourself, your body will store extra fat because your body doesn't trust that you won't be starving again.But, if you try to have a healthy diet, everything could improve.Because not only will you be skinny but you also will feel healthy, physically and mentally. I'm not the best at talking and i don't think i'm good at emotional support, since i always use logic to explain things but that's what helps me when i'm feeling terrible or depressed or anything of that sort. So i hope this helped, at least a little bit.

[@olgakoukouftopoulou3544]

You need a therapist

[@Soma.mp4]

This song... I remember 2 years ago when i was at my lowest and i found this.. made me feel worse tbh

[@serena8710]

Her voice reminds me of the song "beautiful" with those deer

[@lilheart666]

Its the same singer

[@Frappuccino6399]

I wish someone would care about me like this. Maybe I'd be able to stop doing this to myself

[@harryscissorhands1332]

❤❤❤🥰

[@prod.akumaxix5367]

damn.

[@ashleylopez5548]

❤❤❤

[@sinammonroll4449]

My twin sister sent me this video... Is she trying to tell me something..? Ah.

[@aminedouifi2077]

i was really wonderrin !!! reading the comments chocked me as hell !! a verry low self love ! c'mon people !! u really should appreciate ur life nd ur self ...there's people arround the world starving to die cuz they don't find anythin to eat !!

[@milkthetea9384]

okay but its not a matter of appreciation. anorexia is a disorder where you slowly restrict what you eat because you want to lose weight and it is absolute hell to get better. i appreciate my life and ive been suffering with anorexia for 3 years.

[@epictetushasepictiddiez2615]

Eating disorders aren't a big desire to be bone skinny, its a mental illness similar to depression

[@ibtiseme7816]

are u high m8

[@kiranicoladis1567]

Yeah… this comment ain’t it please don’t criticize someone for something you know nothing about it’s triggering as helk

[@sophv3446]

some of these comments are so gross. keep your triggering thoughts to yourself

[@amix_23]

@Katlyn's Krafts shut up

[@bethanybratton6630]

Really? So people who are hurting and need help should keep it to themselves? Yeah okay. Let them starve in peace then. I'm just saying, if you don't want to hear about people's struggles, don't click on videos like this.

[@bethanybratton6630]

@Katlyn's Krafts I agree

[@bethanybratton6630]

@Katlyn's Krafts Tbh this comment triggered me

[@yellowheartemoji8878]

@Katlyn's Krafts bro the pronoun they exists 4 a reason