Description
Minnow Films for Channel 4
Highlighting the soaring rates of eating disorders and self harm among young people, this film explores the internet... where they go to share their secrets. Thousands of blogs and websites have emerged which encourage users to compete in weight loss and glorify self harm. They include images of emaciated bodies alongside tips on how to make yourself vomit and hide scars.
In this intense, intimate and revealing film we hear from teenagers who've been sucked into this chilling online world. Through insightful and unflinching testimonies we hear how they became trapped in a cycle of self-hatred and self-punishment, doing unimaginable damage to their bodies. Some are taking the painful steps to recovery. Others are still compulsively logging-on. We also hear from the family of 13-year-old girl who killed herself after becoming involved with pro-self harm websites.