Life without Anorexia

My motto is
'Dont let the sadness of your past & the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present'

I am a generally happy girl who loves running, going to the gym and eating food!! Though my life has been very different.
I spent 5 years sick with anorexia nervosia & purging tendencies & over exercising. I was depressed and self harmed. I spent 2 years in different treatment centres.
After alot of struggles, lots of ups and downs, suicide attempts, tears, anxiety, panic and never thinking i would be healthy.
I am now declared healthy from anorexia nervosia.

I have been blogging for 4 years, and my whole journey is written in my posts. I now represent healthy and happiness. I want to show anyone struggling that it is possible to recover, no matter how hard it may seem.

I am happy and healthy and living my life. Going to school, meeting friends and trying to find myself in this world.

I write about my daily life, but also try to write posts about how it was when i was sick, advice and tips.
I am open and friendly, so dont be scared about writing a post or sending me an email at: [email protected]

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Do you have friend with eating disorders? Do you find it hard to be with them or do you get triggered by them?
   No, i am no longer friends with anyone who has an  ED. I do have friends that have had an ED...  While i was sick i had a few friends that were also sick. But because we spent so much time in hospital, we all had our own battles and it was hard to actually do something because nobody wanted to eat. And the only thing we really had in common was our ED. So it wasnt exactly a friendship, it was more of some type of contact... communication, we wanted to be with people who understood us, and what we were going through.

Is it disturbing for you when someone your with, is making comments or complaining about food?
    Yeah i find this really annoying!! In my previous school there were a few people who constantly complained about the school lunch, would always talk about diets, wanting to lose weight, saying that they werent going to eat alot, but piled their plate with loads of food (??)... and i admit, the school lunch in my previous school wasnt good. But i didnt complain about it, i didnt see a point. There were days where i only salad for lunch because there wasnt any other option which i liked, or could eat.
   But in the school i go to now, the school lunch is actually really good, most days. And me and my friends are all mature enough to not complain about the food.
   What i love about my friends in school now, is that they're not afraid to take seconds, and to eat more. And they dont comment about other peoples food... i mean in my previous school i often got questions about the fact that i dont eat red meat, and dont like potatoes. But i dont get comments about that now, which i like!! :)

When someone makes comments about how little or how much you eat, hou do you react?
I never know how to react.... But inside, im a bit like this:


When someone comments and says im eating loads i always feel a bit awkward. Though it depends who it is... if its my family. Then i'll jsut laugh, and say somethign sarcastic. Because with my family, it doesnt bother me. They know i eat loads... so it doesnt matter if they tell me that. But if its say.... a friend well it depends who the friend is, and how they said it. But if someone says it in a mean commenting way, or trying to inform me of how much i actually eat.... then i can get irritated, and can be put off my food.
     If someone comments and says that im eating little, which can happen on the days where im not hungry, or dont like the food being served (whether im at someone elses house, at school or at home). Those comments dont really bother me, because there is usually a vali reason for why im not eat so much. So then its just to say that :)

Lot of questions, i know:D I hope you find time to answer them:)


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