Curiosity in Eating Disorder Recovery. Having recently made more progress in recovery – in being able to make changes – eat more, accept weight gain at any rate and generally feel more relaxed and determined on putting in the necessary recovery action, I have been evaluating what it is that has changed in my approach. […]
Category: Recovery Motivation
Posts that might help provide a bit of motivation to start or keep going in eating disorder recovery!
So often in eating disorder recovery we hear people advocate to just ‘let go’ of the illness or claiming that they are ‘letting go’ in their recovery. For a long time I’ve longed to ‘let go’. It sounded liberating, joyous & like a weight would lift from suffocating my life & drift away! But I […]
What a difference one week can make. This time last week I was an emotional wreck. I had hit a recovery wall. I felt very lost, confused & overwhelmed. I was convinced I would not recover. I was very low. Last Friday evening my anxiety & distress peaked & I had my first (& I […]
Eating Disorder Threats: Are They Real? Maybe! I think the thing that keeps me & others trapped in an eating disorder, preventing full recovery, is believing the threats ED generates. ‘If you eat that then you must restrict & compensate later.’ ‘Rest now & you will pay later as I won’t let you eat or […]
Last week Dad bought me this bottle of pink champagne to celebrate something that had happened in my life that should have (and does) offer me hope and will be a way to rebuild my future as I move forwards in recovery. At the point he presented me with the bottle last week I was […]
This pizza was part of lunch yesterday… Yes, yesterday I ate the whole pizza and felt confident and not overly anxious about doing so. I did not compensate before or after. Could I have done this two weeks ago, let alone two months ago ?? NO way!! This marks progress for me and I feel […]
It’s two months today since I set up my Instagram recovery account and a lot has changed in that time. I thought I’d take this opportunity to share some of the things I’ve learnt in recovery so far… – When anxiety is rising it’s usually because the ED has become more powerful, I’m engaging in […]
Anyone else feel like having an eating disorder in their life has given them multiple identities through time? I’ve been reflecting on who I’ve been and how I’ve felt and lived pre, during and in recovery now from this eating disorder. In the illness I was cold, hollow, numb, rigid, emotionless, functioning on a basic […]
Why I don’t believe there is such a thing as ‘failing at eating disorder recovery’ EVER!!! (& this applies to you too!) On many occasions in the years I have had an eating disorder, I told myself that I’ve failed at recovery, should be ashamed, that it’s too late now for me to recover – […]
A post originally written for my Instagram account: The summer can make recovery from an eating disorder even tougher for many of us, although the sun also has benefits! On the hottest day ever in the UK today, many without eating disorders were struggling, but I know I’m not the only one who had an […]
I’m currently at a point in recovery where the negative aspects of the process can be intense & overwhelming. The honeymoon phase of enjoying more and new foods & the novelty of recovery actions being a little more possible is well & truly over. It feels the hard work has set in with not even […]
You have been diagnosed with a serious illness. Left untreated this illness will cause a significant deterioration in your physical and mental health… it will leave you cold, weak, empty, isolated and with poor quality of life and there is a considerable risk it could kill you. The good news is treating this illness is […]
“When you’re lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost. For the longest time, you can convince yourself that you’ve just wandered off the path, that you’ll find your way back to the trailhead any moment now. Then night falls again and again, and you still have […]
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Be Brave!
What brave (or mad!) change can you make today? It doesn’t have to be ground breaking. It doesn’t have to be Instagram worthy cake, burgers or ‘all in’ claims.. It could be a small change to your routine, a change to how you eat or where, adding milk to tea which you normally avoid, sitting […]
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