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Self Confidence Is the Key

Taylor Swift

Posted on February 9, 2007 at 7:40 AM

Today's Fan Question: "You wrote "Tied Together With a Smile" about a friend who suffers from anxeoria. Would you ever want to raise funds for eating disorder awareness by using your talent?" Brittany MacNealy, Starkville, MS

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Taylor: That is a really good question. Yeah, I wrote the song "Tied Together With a Smile" the day after I found out that one of my best friends who, a little back story on her, she's gorgeous. All the guys want to date her and all the girls want to be her. She is literally a pageant queen. I wrote this song the day I found out that she was bulimic and, you know, that is one of those moments when your heart kinda stops. How can somebody that seems so strong have such a horrible, horrible weakness? Something that is killing her. Luckily, I have talked to her about it and she has gotten help and she is fine now.

Eating disorders affect people all over the country. I always thought that one of the biggest overlooked problems American girls face is insecurity. Whether insecurity spurs anxeoria or whether it spurs some other eating disorder or not liking yourself, suicide, or hurting other people. It is all based from insecurity, and not being OK with yourself. I think that if people could just be confident about who they are and what they stand for, I there would be fewer problems in the world. I would love to help out societies that help eating disorders. That is a really, really good question.

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