Have you personally dealt or are dealing with an eating disorder?

Question

If you have please comment any advice you have to recover. I am 15 and am having a very hard time recovering. I am seeing a therapist but it doesn't seem to be working and I'm just struggling a lot at the moment. Advice, stories, anything would be welcome. Thanks so much, I hope everyone is safe.

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I have had very close friends who I have met in hospital while dealing with my own mental issues that have suffered from anorexia, and one who has suffered from bulimia. I have also had bulimic tendencies and a binge eating disorder for a while. While my friends are still not recovered, I have, and although I still have days where I look in the mirror and hate what I see, I just try to think about what is good in my life. I don't look at my body, I don't stand in front of a mirror too much, if I'm having an extremely bad day I will take a day off. I think you are amazing and brace for seeking recovery, and I hope throughout your process, because it will be a process, that you learn to love yourself as much as humanly possible. I'm sure one day you will be stronger than ever and happy xx

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I suffered from anorexia from age 14-16 and I can say that my outpatient/php program was the best experience of my life 😊 
(I know that sounds odd but I'm 100% telling the truth)
I started out seeing a therapist as well but at one point I had no choice but to be hospitalized.. because therapy on it's own wasn't enough for me. Its so great in the hospital because you feel less responsible for the food you're putting in your body.. and you're always surrounded by friends and therapists who support you. No one wants to see you suffer. No therapist is

there to "make money" or whatever. They're there because they WANT to help you. Unfortunately none of my friends outside of the hospital really understood what I was going through. But when you're with a group of people that all know exactly what you're going through and how much you can relate and vent to them, it's an amazing feeling. Plus you get time out of school.. because the hospital I was at promoted your health above all else.. so you would sort of have " classes" but it was moreso an hour and a half of group therapy.. then a body image class and a "class" for values. And my favorite was when we had art therapy. Because we could be painting, singing, playing instruments, acting out plays. It wasn't a cold scary place like a lot of movies like to portray.. it was just a place filled with amazing love and support all day long ✌️

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I was Bulimic from 12-16 because of my boyfriend at the time (abusive relationship) then at 17-19 I became a recluse and over ate. From 19 to 21 I b came bulimic again and was made to stay in hospital for over a year to recover and have eaten responsibly for over three years 🤞. Now I have to see a psychiatrist weekly so I don't starve or over eat again. 😳 and have also been helped with my other mental health conditions which now I have control over them I find it easier not to slip back into bad eating/ not eating habits.

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I'm anorexic and what helps me recover is the love I have for my boyfriend I know it seems strange but if it works it works.  he loves me so much and I him so I eat for him bc I love him and I'm finding loving him is loving myself too. im starting to love my body and how it looks, he tells me all the time about how sexy I am or pretty. it comes from love, going into recovery is hard but I have him to talk to when I need support bc it's an illness I have and I will always battle but I'm not alone. I say reach out to family members or friends for support to start recovery and soon you will learn to love your self

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I know your pain. I was anorexic from age 13-16 and I'm currently bulimic while almost 37 weeks pregnant. I'm 19. My advice is to keep a good support system around you, because you can't do it by yourself, get a good counselor, and trust the process. It IS possible to recover, it just may take some time. I'm rooting for you, because I'm trying to recover as well. Keep your head up and remember healing isn't linear. Small progress is still progress. ❤️

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