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Eating disorders and cutting are not new problems to the entertainment industry, or anywhere else, but many more people are coming forward with their own stories.�Actress Brittany Snow, 21, reveals that she began dieting as early as age 12 on the set of The Guiding Light from seeing other women do so and gain acceptance.�

“It kind of progressed into this thing where I needed to always be dieting and losing weight and more weight,” she says in the site’s interview series Half of Us, which addresses mental health issues and ways to get help. “It became my life and I didn’t have any friends and this was definitely my best friend and I held on to it really tight.”

She�opens up about weighing 85 pounds and still felt the need to weigh less and at 19 she began cutting herself, crying out for attention.

Her advice to girls who are going though a similar situation is to take baby steps. “It’s very important to talk to anybody. Maybe the first step is just to talk to a friend about it,” she says. “Probably they’ll relate in some way.”

Brittany Snow is currently starring in Hairspray, the movie version, with Zac Efron. HalfofUs.com is an interview site�from�MTVU.com�addressing mental health issues and�ways to get help.

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