I came across someone talking about "EDtwt" ( Eating Disorder Twitter, a side of Twitter that promotes such stuff ). I decided to look into it and it sent me down a rabbit hole. I remember that same day, I must have spent 3 hours just looking through all the threads, thinspo, fatspo, meanspo, sweetspo, all of this content enabled me further. It was triggering me more and more.
I started to open about what what I was doing to other people, and I never thought I would listen and take to account what they told me but I did. I took the time to hear them out and reflect on what I was truly doing. I had to ask myself, "Do I want to live the rest of my life in this pain or can I let go and be happy." right then and there I made my decision, I could not go on doing this. Being sent to a recovry place was not the solution. Asking myself this simple question was. Ever since this night i've been happier, really happier because I know this time its genuine and im freed from this part of my life that used to consume me.
Recovering from an eating disorder has been one of the hardest but most rewarding times of my life. Itโs taken time, patience, and the support of those around me to rebuild a healthy relationship with food and my body. If I could say one thing to others, itโs to never let societyโs unrealistic expectations make you feel less than enough, youโre worth so much more than that.