I have done a few anorexia recovery challenges and had a few anorexia recovery wins the last couple of weeks. Most of these anorexia recovery challenges and wins were not planned, they just happened. I found myself in some anorexia challenge situations. These could have resulted in me doing my usual, anorexic rule behaviour, or …
Eating disorder food rules. I have developed a lot of anorexia food rules over the years. Some I have challenged and broken. Some I have found quite easy to break whereas some have been very difficult. But there is one particular anorexia food rule that I REALLY struggle to break. I have tried on many …
Anorexia and osteoporosis. Osteoporosis was not a term I had heard of until I became anorexic. When I was diagnosed with anorexia at the age of 19, I was told it was possible I would also have osteoporosis. I had heard other patients in the inpatient unit I was in at the time talk about …
Living with an eating disorder is incredibly difficult. People often think about eating disorders and anorexia as people who just obsess about their food and weight. But it runs so much deeper than this. Eating disorders effect every single part of a sufferers life. I have lived with anorexia for longer than I have lived …
Eleven years ago this week, I was admitted to an eating disorder hospital for my third inpatient admission. I had become what you would call a revolving door patient. So why would this eating disorder inpatient admission be any different? It very nearly wasn’t. Rather than helping me to progress towards eating disorder recovery, the …
Before I start I had been terrified about starting my new job. For weeks, I was filled self doubt and convinced that I couldn’t do it. I wanted to pull out and stick with the safety of my current life as I knew it. That was the easy option. But I also knew that if …
I feel like I always have to be productive. It is a pressure I put on myself. For me, being productive involves working towards things that I want to achieve. If I am not working towards my dreams, then I am not being productive. I feel guilty if I believe that I haven’t been productive. …
It is Mental Health Awareness Week. Therefore, I thought I would share some comments that I have received on my YouTube channel to highlight how there is still such a lack of understanding of eating disorders. These inappropriate and hurtful comments about people with eating disorders demonstrate how there is such a long way to …
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I am privileged to welcome International bestselling author Lizzie Chantree onto my blog to share her new book release – Shh…It’s Our Secret. The book is released on 6th May 2021 and it is an inspiring book about growing in confidence and finding your voice. Lizzie started her own business at the age of 18 …
Five unusual facts about living with anorexia that most people don’t realise. There is a lot that people don’t know about anorexia. Some will know the more well-known side effects such as hair loss, osteoporosis, and feeling cold. But there is so much that people don’t realise. Anorexia effects every part of someone’s life and …