There are several bracelets, that you can wear to show other ED's you have an Eating Disorder.
When you wear an ED Bracelet, you show other people with an ED, that you are one of them. So, you don't have to ask them, or be awkward about it. You just know.
It is a solidarity thing.

The the following colors send secret messages:
-Red; the red bracelet stands for Anorexia, since Red is the color of willpower.
-Purple; the purple bracelet stands for Bulimia. The color purple stands for wisdom.
-Purple+Blue; both colors stand for Anorexia and Bulimia, known as EDNOS.
Most ED Bracelets are made of beads, but you can make them out of anything. A simple red string or a rubber band looks some what more masculine, to me.



IF someone comes up to you saying that she/he knows what the bracelet stands for, there are certain things you can say.
You could say it stands for willpower and that that's exactly what you need in school/work.
You can say it is your Kabballah bracelet, just like Madonna and Lauren Conrad wear all the time. Say it is your expression of religion, and that the red bracelet keeps away the evil.
Or say:'wtf, its just a bracelet?'