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I don’t have an eating disorder. If you have an eating disorder you are skinny, you are a young girl, you have self-control.
It seems strange to write a letter to someone or something that isn’t a physical entity, but at the same time couldn’t be more real to me.
I know it is up to me to destroy you. His fight alone would never win this war. But with him I do not face you alone.
I never wanted to play football at school; I never really wanted to take part in anything like that. I did occasionally partake in table tennis.
10 helpful things to say to someone with an eating disorder as knowing what to say to someone can be tricky.
For me, letting go of anorexia and choosing recovery was about acknowledging that I had an identity separate from the eating disorder.
Recovery made me recognise how abnormal my mind and fears were to my family and the people trying to help me.
Looking back, I have come to realise that the role of carers with people suffering from eating disorders is paramount to their recovery.
When our son was diagnosed with anorexia we were shocked, and felt like our whole lives had turned upside down.
There's no such thing as happiness & an eating disorder co-existing together. There's no such thing as satisfied when it comes to an eating disorder.
You can’t really capture the essence of what an eating disorder feels like with words.
5 things never to say to a recovering anorexic. Dr Pooky Knightsmith Hesmondhalgh's post is invaluable for parents, partners, family members &friends.