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While I can’t say I am free of my disorders, I can say that I am free of hopelessness. My future is filled with hope for growth, relief, contentment, and...
I am proud of my story and how far I have come.
I believe there is hope out there for all of us. We will get where we want to be and defeat the demons in our heads.
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Freeing myself from bulimia by following the guide (not rigid rules!) of Intuitive Eating was only the first step in my journey. Now, I know that I am enough.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a very self-conscious person. It’s possible it was caused by society, or maybe by my critical father (whom I...
Food has always had control over my life. Whether it has been eating too much or not enough, I have always been consumed by food-related thoughts. In the past...
Since recognizing my eating disorder, I became free from self-hatred, body-shaming, and society's beauty standards. I let myself dress how I want, and not how...
My mental health issues and the shame that once surrounded them no longer control my life. I will graduate college in December 2013 and I can’t wait to see...
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I know myself, my goals, my thoughts, my opinions, and I have an identity now that isn’t tied to anorexia. I have a real future. Three years ago today, I...
I can choose to love myself because, in spite of what any numbers or person tells me, God chooses to love me. This will always be enough to keep me going on my...
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As the thoughts finally fell to, "this is the end", something changed and I realized my words were lies, nowhere close to true: People will miss me, people do...
By breaking my silence, I finally understood how I was not “unique” by being the thinnest, nor was I special because of my suffering. I was just human.
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I am no longer ashamed of my anxiety and depression because they do not define me! I am so much more than a disorder, and it is time I start treating myself as...
Although my recovery is far from over, I feel confident that I will continue to progress and eventually get to the point where I am complete “ED” free...
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Four years on, I can say that I am the most stable I have ever been in my life in relation to anxiety, depression and irrational thoughts. I am not afraid...
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