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ED ecovery is worth it

[clleanlliness]

life is better when you're not malnourished btw

[therewillbelightinthedark]

It’s summer now so i want to remind everyone that there is no need to “lock in” or lose weight

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Change is scary and I get that, but it’s so much better on the other side

[therewillbelightinthedark]

It’s really important to find motivation to recover. Personally i do cheerleading as a base so I want to be strong enough to go back to competing!

[overwhelmedfernfrond]

everyone’s reminder that having an eating disorder fucking suuuucks. do not develop an ed. please do not develop an ed

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Here to remind you that you’re valid. It’s so so sooo common with eating disorders to think you aren’t valid because you’re comparing your experiences to other people’s. The thought that you aren’t valid is in itself proof that you are.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

It’s okay to have bad days. You just have to get through them. The good days will remind you what you’re fighting for.

[doejournals]

a reminder to eat despite the anxiety

[therewillbelightinthedark]

I’ve realized just how dependant I used to be of my eating disorder. It’s always my first instinct to cope with restriction. It takes a lot of strenght to change that, but I make the choice to change every day

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Do it for the sport you used to love.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

You don’t have to like your body. Actually I don’t either and maybe that’s okay. I can appreciate the way I have energy, how I don’t immediately run out of breath and how I can focus.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

There is no sick enough nor will there ever be one. Sick enough is an endless void to keep you trapped in your eating disorder. You are already sick and that’s enough.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Things that help me when the disordered thoughts are loud

Listening to music

Watching a series

Baggy clothes!!!

My cats

Eating regardless of the anxiety

Remembering to drink water

Writing my thoughts down

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Losing hope in recovery? It may feel that way right now. You have to hold on. It`s okay. It will be okay. You will be okay. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Breathe. Splash your face with water, have a cold drink, distract yourself. Your thoughts don’t have to control you.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

Starting recovery may seem threatening now, but I promise you it will work out in the end. Your anxiety might spike in the beginning. That`s going to lessen eventually. You just need to give it more time. The longer you keep listening to your disordered thoughts the more anxious you will get.

[therewillbelightinthedark]

I´ve only been serious about recovery for a couple months but I can already see improvements in my life.

I have less anxiety around food than before

I have energy

I can enjoy food with my friends

I can focus in school

I find joy in things

I can do sports and exercise because I enjoy it, not because I feel like I have to