Goal setting in anorexia recovery. This is what we are often encouraged to do to help with our recovery. Set ourselves anorexia recovery goals – things we want to do, things we want to achieve. Write them down. Then, whenever we are struggling with anorexia, we are to remind ourselves of our goals. We look …
Anorexia Recovery – Goal setting vs Regret writing. My top 6 Anorexia regrets Read More »
I have written a book! Running Free: My Battle with Anorexia is being published on 9th August 2022. Here is a short extract: “Organ failure. Resuscitation Unit. Death. What causes someone to starve themselves to the brink of death? To starve themselves to the point where they can’t walk, can hardly talk, and where their …
Book Announcement! Running Free: My Battle with Anorexia Read More »
The Mental Health Act and Anorexia. In the last 14 years, I have been under some form of the Mental Health Act for 13 years and 4 months. Since 2008, I have only had 8 months not under the Mental Health Act. I had 4 months not under the Mental Health when I was discharged …
Athlete to anorexia to athlete. My unexpected journey through life. I grew up as an athlete. That was what I did. That was who I was. When I was eight years old, I lined up on the start line for the sprint race. And my love for running began. When I was a teenager I …
For the first time EVER, my community eating disorder service has employed a psychiatrist specifically for the eating disorder service. I have been wanting my community eating disorder service to get a specialist eating disorder psychiatrist for years. So I was very pleased to hear that my community service was getting an ED psychiatrist. However, …
When I was 14 years old I went to the doctors. I started my periods when I was 13. By the time I turned 14, they had stopped. So after about six months of not having had a period, my mum insisted that I go to see the doctor. My mum and I sat down …
Many people with anorexia speak about having an anorexic voice in their head. They explain that anorexia speaks to them, and it is this anorexic voice that drives their behaviour. For example, anorexia may be telling them that they’ve eaten too much and they are going to gain lots of weight so eating disorder compensation …
Coping with the post Christmas and New Year period can be tough. In the past, I have really struggled during this time. For me, there was always an overwhelming sense of deflation and sadness. Everything is built up so much and, then all of a sudden, it is all over. From an eating disorder perspective, …
You Don’t Need to Restrict After Christmas and New Year Read More »
Thirteen years ago, I was six months in to my first anorexia inpatient admission. I had gone into that admission believing that I would only be there a matter of weeks or, at the worst, a couple of months. My plan had been to go into that eating disorder hospital, do what I had to …
Less than a year ago, if you’d told me that I would go to a restaurant and eat burgers and chips, I’d have said no way. That would be an anorexia recovery food challenge that I would not feel capable of doing. And not only that, but I also would not want to do it. …