when ppl tell the stories of their eating disorders, they often say “it started out with me just eating a little healthier and exercising a little more…” and tho i get the spirit of that phrasing, it’s dangerously inaccurate. we didn’t start eating healthier, we started restricting our food intake. there was nothing healthy about our eating in the beginning phases of our eating disorders. restricting food intake is not healthy, and it’s extra not healthy for ppl w a genetic predisposition to an ed
as long as we frame eds as “healthy behavior gone too far” we’re gonna suck at treating them and keep pulling the environmental triggers on those genetically loaded guns (that is, causing eds, if you accept the biomedical model) in more and more ppl
healthy eating is not restrictive eating. healthy eating is intuitive, the way we ate as kids, long before the ed was a twinkle in our genetic predisposition’s eye. the ed started with a little restriction and became a lot of restriction. we can’t afford to get this point wrong
Be patient. Things take time. It takes time to heal, it takes time to recover, it takes time to feel better and that’s okay, that’s normal.
I don’t have to do destructive things to my body to gain a sense of control over it. I can take control of my body by taking care of it.
Say it with me: recovery takes time and I am worth that time.
i love it when things stop bothering you. like two months ago i was totally bitter about so many things and now im like “u know what i don’t even care” & that’s a beautiful feeling
Breathe. It’s okay. You’re going to be okay. Just breathe. Breathe, and remind yourself of all the times in the past you felt this scared. All of the times you felt this anxious and this overwhelmed. All of the times you felt this level of pain. And remind yourself how each time, you made it through. Life has thrown so much at you, and despite how difficult things have been, you’ve survived. Breathe and trust that you can survive this too. Trust that this struggle is part of the process. And trust that as long as you don’t give up and keep pushing forward, no matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it.
— Daniell Koepke
sometimes you’re not ready for certain things. maybe you’ll take longer than others. and that’s okay. we all grow at different speeds!
There’s so much power in knowing your power. Knowing that you can control what you give your energy to. Knowing that you have the power to create a new reality for yourself. To shape yourself into the person you want to be. To reinvent yourself into the badass that you visualize in your mind. To reach new goals, attain higher levels of success and almost anything you ever dreamed of. Visualize, plan, manifest and take action. Go be amazing. KNOW YOUR POWER.
