R.I.P Anorexia

I'm curious to see if people can relate to this. It's such an enigma and so very counter intuitive to feel/think this way...

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• anorexia
• bulimia
• eating disorder
• EDNOS
• recovery
• ana
• mia
• grief
• loss

[whisperingwillows99]

Wow, this is very poignant and beautiful, and it sounds so familiar. It seriously is such an uncanny irony, that we recognise anorexia destroys us, yet still experience the nostalgia and deep sense of personal attachment. Relinquishing anorexia seemed utterly unfathomable and Im still not completely there... but I definitely agree that life is so much richer when youre not painfully drained by an ED. The sense of conflict still really haunts me, though

[ShanzeeeGirl]

@whisperingwillows99, keep working towards that ultimate goal because no matter how hard the journey is, it will be worth it. xo.

[butterfly0of0grace]

oh how i can relate to that...its how i feel evertime i give it up and relapse. thanks for sharing this shana and thanks for the encouragement on my vid :) keep fighting

[ShanzeeeGirl]

you too sweetie...

[EmmaBellaGlimmer]

Your video describes it so well, somedays you want it, on the bad days. Other days you don't want any part of it! Stay String!!!! Hugs

[ShanzeeeGirl]

you too sweetie...

[MaryLynnBee]

Wow.Thank you. I've been meaning to and needing to find a way to mourn my eating disorder, but I just haven't. I still have that ridiculous fear of finalizing it.

This has given me that push. I'm going to allow myself to finally morn it, and move on.

Thank you for this.

<3 MaryLynn

[Caseyhopes]

you go girl ! way to go ! i wish i could recover....

[balletgrl101]

i feel very much the same way.,...i too have recently felt a huge hole or void that my ed has left behind now i am actively trying to get rid of it forever. it is incredibly scary and your right very tempting to go back, but as long as you stay firm in your grasp of life youll be fine. we all wil be.

[Magzxxx]

Great video, well done in making it. I can totally relate, even all the way from Ireland. This illness is tough, but we are tougher, its stong but we are stronger. Stay strong people, we can overcome this. Anorexia is the devils mother, pure evil but we are children of God and we are good, we will fight and we will win. We must win, we must live, we have more to give. God Bless, Magz -xxx- , Recovering Anorexic

[arielleleebair]

I like this. It scares me. But I understand it.

[weareneveralone]

Oh my goodness, I relate so much. Thanks so much for a beautiful vid - it's defo best to acknowledge that we miss ana, but to fight with that in mind so it can't trick us into falling into the same trap again. And my prayer for all of us is that one day it won't even tempt us, who knows what is possible. Thanks again Xx

[catecreations]

shana I miss you and hope that you are well. This was an amazingly powerfull video. Thank you.

-christen