Demi Lovato gave a new interview this week with Katie Couric, and she shared more information about her struggles with body image and eating disorders.

On when her body image problems started:

“I remember being three years old in a diaper and rubbing my hand over my stomach...and I remember thinking in my head 'I wonder if one day this will ever be flat?'”

On facing bullying at school:

“[Words] played more of a toll on me than if I was physically abused in school. I've always said I wished that they just hit me in the face and gotten it over with because what they said to me stick to me to this day and it affected me, [turned] me into the person I am today.”

On when her problems got really serious:

“I was performing concerts on an empty stomach. I was losing my voice from purging. I was self-medicating. I was not taking medication for depression, and I literally was so emotionally whacked out that I took it out on someone that meant a lot to me.”

On starting treatment:

“Treatment was so difficult at first. I remember walking around saying 'I'm in prison!' They needed to have those strict rules in order for me to understand how sick I was.”

On what advice she would give to girls:

“My words of encouragement to teen girls that are suffering from eating disorders, self-harm, anything, is to get help. That's the most important thing you can do for yourself. It can change your life and potentially save your life.”

Demi also performed on the show, which you can see below:

Source: Huffington Post