problem with the way i think...

i think one of the reasons i've been continually struggling with my ED is because everytime i start eating more healthily and gain back some weight, a voice at the back of my head starts telling me "see? you were never even anorexic to begin with. so what are you recovering from...?" etc.

i still often have a hard time admitting to myself that i need to get better. and a thought like that can set me back a lot. when did you guys realize you had an ED and when did you guys decide to do something about it?

that aside, i'm new to this website and just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. :) seems like a great community.

In order to recover you need to learn to ignore those voices. They lie, all they want to do is kill you and hurt your family. I'm not sure when I realized I had an ED; when I was diagnosed I was 10 so didn't really know what it meant.

Just don't listen to that voice that tells you you are not sick, because you are. Just trust the people around you; are you getting any support from your family or friends?

hey, thanks for the reply :) sounds like you've been dealing with this for a really long time. i hope everything is going well with you now!

i'm getting support from my dad, because he struggled with anorexia for a very long time (sounds unusual, i know). the problem is that he lives across the country from me so i rarely see him. most of my friends seem to think i'm just some not-hungry oddity or that i'm going on a "healthy diet," which compels me to sometimes just believe them...