Your Stories

The theme of this week is ‘kindness’. That means, we can all be kind for 7 days, and then get back to being cruel, nasty and inconsiderate.

This is an incredibly challenging and stressful time and it may not feel like it right now, but you will look back on these few weeks and months and you’ll be so proud of yourself for getting through this.

Bulimia is a hidden illness. On the outside, it looks like you're fine, when inside you still feel the ache in the throat, the discomfort in your stomach and general body, the guilt and the shame.

Recovery: Noun, A return to normal health. That is what the Oxford dictionary defines the word as. But what is a return to normal health? What is recovery?

An eating disorder is never easy. Recovering from an eating disorder is never easy either, but don’t ever let it get you down. You’re not weak, so don’t let your eating disorder tell you differently.

For me, this year wasn’t about exams. For the first time in my life I have prioritised myself and managed to find a healthy balance in an intensely pressured situation.

Sometimes it has felt like no progress is being made, and in the dark times we all feel things will never get better. But looking back over those ten years, I can see Ellen has made some remarkable achievements.

I don't know the exact date I recovered from my eating disorder, or that I can so completely close the door and give myself the title 'recovered'.

We all have this idea of what recovery is, ranging from decreased anxiety around food, being able to eat whatever you like...

I've never doubted that recovering from an eating disorder is not easy and would require so much strength and determination.

Complacency. A feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder.

This week has been tough. We all lose our way now and again; we lapse and other old behaviours and habits come back to haunt you.