Recovery is hard. Really hard. Recovering from an eating disorder is probably one of the hardest things to do. Fortunately, it is possible and everyday I hear stories of recovery. I recently heard from a former patient who struggled for many years with an eating disorder. There were times in her recovery that she truly believed she would never get better. She assumed that to some degree she would always have an eating disorder. People in her life had started giving up on her because not matter what they did it didn't seem to help. Even though she seriously doubted she would recovery she stuck with it and now she is married with two lovely children. She looks back on her eating disorder years and feels like she was a different person "back in the day". She is not managing her eating disorder, instead she no longer has an eating disorder.
I would like to get a discussion started on how recovery happens and what it looks like. For now its important to remember that its possible for everyone regardless of their circumstances. Remember there is something out there for you that is far more important and rewarding than an eating disorder.
