Anorexia recovery

Take opinion out of it.

Consult a BMI chart.

Whatever the BMI chart says is a healthy weight, that is what you maintain. It isn’t about physical appearance, it is about weight. It isn’t about if a BMI chart is 100% perfect science. It is about if a BMI chart is “good enough” to provide a reasonable, healthy weight. The answer is clearly yes.

You select a healthy weight. Maintain that weight.

That way, it is no longer about your personal opinion. It is no longer about the opinion of a mother a friend or anyone else. It isn’t even about the opinion of a medical professional. You simply point to the BMI chart and say “This is a healthy weight, everyone else can f*** off with their opinions. The normal weight provided by BMI is healthy enough for me.”

One step at a time. Baby steps if needed.

I'm rooting for you.

Part of the recovery from an anxiety disorder like anorexia is understanding your perceptions of reality are often inaccurate. The anxiety makes you see things in a false way, especially when you're still in recovery.

This is why it's vital to see a psychologist or someone, especially if it doesn't feel right. it's not supposed to feel right. If it felt right then you'd already be cured.

Mastering anxiety disorders, in particular, requires we become honest about our inability to manage it by doing what we think or feel is best.

Often for people struggling with anorexia, there’s this belief that they are "not sick enough" to seek treatment or to work towards recovery. It’s important to note that typically there is no point where your "eating disorder self" deems you as "sick enough". If you are struggling, you deserve to seek treatment and support. It's time to see a highly trained mental health professional, such as a licensed psychologist experienced in treating people with eating disorders.

I’m in the same situation. I’m literally dying. I just actually posted asking for help. If you have found anything can you please share? I’m desperate.