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Anorexia stories

I want to raise awareness of this terrible illness and what it does, not just to the sufferers but also to the ones around them.

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Anorexia was not a part of my early life. I was a pretty normal teenager, I didn’t really rebel.

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When I heard that word, “Anorexia”, I remember feeling completely in denial of all the information that was being bombarded at me.

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Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my family. Anorexia is the darkest and deepest hole and I wouldn’t be where I am today without their support.

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Two months into a new year and everyone’s new year’s resolutions are either in full swing or been forgotten after a week.

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I never considered myself a typical anorexic, because it didn’t start in my teens. It wasn’t until I was 31 that I started restricting in order to cope with my divorce. I’d found out my husband was having an affair and he showed no remorse, no emotion.

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My name is Katie, I am 36, and I am recovering from anorexia. I have lived with anorexia for nearly seven years.

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17 December 2016

You can beat anorexia

I am writing this to tell you that you can beat anorexia. I have.

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I can’t say it's been easy. But you need to be stronger than this voice in your head that is not yours.

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I'd suffered with anorexia nervosa and bulimia for a year. Many people have perceptions & stigmas with these words, and don't realise every case is different.

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