Happy ever after

Anonymous: How crucial to recovery do you think outside help (therapist, doctor, etc.) is? For the past month, I've been trying to fight my ED alone (not quiet severe as anorexia but very unhealthy) and despite my efforts and improvements my BMI has now fallen to 16.5. I like to think I'm strong enough to help myself because I'm terrified that if I were to reach out to, say, my mom, she would make pushing myself all the more stressful, but I'm really starting to fear for my health.

Well, I guess it’s different from person to person. Some are able to recover without being weighed regularly, without being on a meal plan or weekly talks with a therapist and some aren’t. I wouldn’t have been able to recover, in fact I wouldn’t even have began recovery, if I hadn’t been weighed weekly and if i hadn’t met a therapist. And as you can’t seem to recover on your own I guess it would be better if you got help from outside. You don’t have to be afraid of your mom pushing you if you tell her about it. She can’t make you eat or anything but I am sure she would help and support you and make it easier for you. A BMI of 16.5 is really, really low and unhealthy and I am glad you realized that already. If you reach out for help you will be able to recover a lot better (probably) and you’ll be able to restore your health. I was afraid of other people pushing me to gain faster or recover faster or act normally faster, too but really no one did! I know you can do this xx

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I’m off to France now!

I’m not sure if I’ll have internet access in the cottage so in case I don’t: see you in two weeks and I’ll be back with a million of photos!!!

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Anonymous: Hi Lizzie :) I just wanted to say how particularly amazing your recovery is. I know many ED patients from treatment, and follow many on here, and whilst I don't want to undermine anyone else's hard work in recovery - lord knows mine's taking long enough - i want to tell you that yours is fantastic.You have really thrown all your worries to the wind and gotten on with it, and have been rewarded with a really healthy mindset on food and weight. You are an inspiration to us all. :)

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU’RE A WONDERFUL PERSON AND I LOVE YOU <3

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I really can’t believe how much I have changed within the past 12 months (TW).