Hi Carissa,
i used to be anorexic, to the point where i was threatened with hospitalization. i would recommend therapy as i never had it and i had to pull myself out of by myself which is a lot harder than and once the anorexia was over i just moved onto other forms of self-destructive behavior. i guess in the end you have to believe in yourself enough to believe that u are better than the illness, b/c when u have that u will be able to face the world without it and no longer have any need for it. pm me if u wanna talk some more or need anything.