[nayxcore]

13-24 it has plagued me.
im terrified to live any other way

[healingme4me]

((((Nayxcore))))

It's a difficult path, to travel. You'll find yourself surrounded by tremendous support, if recovery is your sincere desire.

[eskielover]

It's never too late until you allow it to kill you.

Have found that finding that weight betwee too low & ok is the perfect place when control is also an issue because it takes more control to stay at that healthy acceptable weight than it does to starve one's self & you can feel & think better also. The brain & the body function poorly when they get no food...but the brain gets brainwashed to not even realize it

[waggiedog]

How absolutely CORRECT, that statement from Eskie regarding how hard it is to stay within the ''healthy'' limits. I've found, and this applies to myself too, if you are def anorexic, then whatever weight you are and however low your weight goes ~~ it'll never be low enough. That's what starvation does to the brain, it tricks you into believing that you are not actually thin, even as you look in the mirror, you won't see the ugly side of severe eating disorders. Yes, also it's right too, if you are still in the land of the living then you CAN recover..............................if you really WANT recovery.

[likewater]

It's never too late.

[HonestlyLying]

Being stuck with ana is like living in a house of horrors. I've been in the hospital 4 times this year. Don't fight it just eat what you can. If you need help then see a T. Starvation damages the brain and longterm ana corrupts your thinking. Ask someone for help.

[HonestlyLying]

I've been thinking Naxycore, you can recover if you can eat. Yes that's obvious but it is that simple. I don't eat and feel exactly how you feel right now. Don't give up, please.

[touchingthestars]

The fact that you can ask that and reach out- that shows that you CAN! You CAN get better- because even if its really teensy tinsy and so so deep down, you do have a desire to get better, and that's really all you need to recover. Other things, like support and a really good therapist are nice too- but someone who has the desire to recover has the potential to have it all.

Just like you. I'm rooting for you!

[Buttercup40]

Hi Nayxcore,
Yes you can recover, it will be a long journey.
I'm struggling with mine at the moment, I've beaten it before but, struggle to maintain it.
I feel guilty when I gain and I feel guilty when I lose. Before when I lost weight, I would feel happy but, it doesn't last long.
Try eating small amounts at first and then increase it. Don't do what I use to do - I would eat large portions and the guilt would set in and I would go back to my old ways.
Set yourself small targets.

[JessLynn]

Recovery is terrifying. I just started recovery in late August/beginning of September. It's been 4 monthsish and I'm weight restored now. It's really, really scary but you gain so much more than you lose. You gain a life. You gain friends, and a personality, and real emotions that are driven from you and not your eating disorder. I hated the person I had become in the depths of my anorexia, but when I started to recover I found that it wasn't really me. It was the eating disorder taking over who I was. It is only killing you. The eating disorder wants to kill you- remember that. You need to fight against it and reclaim your life! I know you can do it It's not too late for anyone to recover, EVER.

[Iguanadon]

Originally Posted by JessLynn

Recovery is terrifying. I just started recovery in late August/beginning of September. It's been 4 monthsish and I'm weight restored now. It's really, really scary but you gain so much more than you lose. You gain a life. You gain friends, and a personality, and real emotions that are driven from you and not your eating disorder. I hated the person I had become in the depths of my anorexia, but when I started to recover I found that it wasn't really me. It was the eating disorder taking over who I was. It is only killing you. The eating disorder wants to kill you- remember that. You need to fight against it and reclaim your life! I know you can do it It's not too late for anyone to recover, EVER.

This is so encouraging to hear, thank you for sharing your story. I've been struggling with ana for way too long and I hope, someday, to get to a state of recovery, free from obsession and self-loathing.

I feel like I have a long way to go . . . :/

[donnasok]

do all you can do. that's all anyone can do.

[pinkflower17]

You're still alive....it's not too late. Like everyone else said it's a lot of hard work and struggle, but I really believe anyone can recover. For me, it's been a lot of little baby steps every day. You reached out for help, you made the first step, what's the next thing you can do that will put you on the path to recovery?

It is never too late to recover. You deserve a better life than anorexia can give you. Stay strong. You are worth it

[Fuzzybear]

I was anorexic from age 14 to 38. Started showing signs at age 6.
Like you, i knew no other way to be, it was my life, my identity.
Now i am free- really free from it.
I do not worry about or think a out food or obsess over my weight.
I thought after over 24 years it was just not possible for me to recover, it was just too late, i was going to be stuck that way and miserable forever.
I was wrong
if i can recover from the mess i was trapped in, i promise you that you can do it too! Today i am healthy a d my body is strong.

[starthrower]

I'm 28 and had anorexia or bulimia since I was 13. I keep getting turned away from ED services because it's 'chronic' and I'd "find it too difficult to change" which I find really, really frustrating. But have recently been referred to a new community mental health team and am really hoping they can help...

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[finding_my_way]

i struggled for seven years and never thought i would get better. i know it's not as long as some, but once i was finally motivated and able to access the right treatment (which i fought to find for several years), i got my ED under control.

i didn't want to fail at my only chance at residential treatment, so somehow i have made it to almost eight years of recovery.

i never thought i'd survive the ED....but i did....so, i do have hope that other people can as well no matter how long they have struggled. there will always be glitches along the way, but it is possible for sure to at least get the symptoms managed better.