tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post3106457454214872358..comments2023-09-22T04:13:09.726-05:00Comments on A Joy Renewed: Is it possible to (fully) recover from an eating disorder?Brittniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-80876840711872970582012-12-06T05:40:03.604-06:002012-12-06T05:40:03.604-06:00Thank you for sharing your experience! I think str...Thank you for sharing your experience! I think striving for intuitive eating is so important. Working through the underlying issues is also SO vital to long term success. Great job! Keep it up. Recovery is so so so worth it! Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-41840662442092083532012-12-04T14:48:43.467-06:002012-12-04T14:48:43.467-06:00I read once when I was younger that it takes 7 yea...I read once when I was younger that it takes 7 years of health to really recover from an eating disorder. I held on to that number with a vengence. I had my 7 years, I was "cured". I gradually went from eating nothing more than a single tootsie roll in a day and obsessing all day long about food to eating when I was hungry and what I was hungry for. I had balance.<br /><br />Like any addiction though, cured was the wrong word to use. I relapsed and I relapsed big. Now I work through recovery a second time and I work through it with a very different perspective. I work through recovery trying to get back to that place of intuitive eating. I work through recovery knowing that once I succeeded and that I can again. I also work through recovery with a renewed desire to actually deal with the issues behind the eating disorder rather than just the physical symptoms. <br /><br />Thank you sweet Brittnie for this post. The Lord knew I needed to read this today, this was so very encouraging. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886626878002819010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-57193374186219656162012-12-03T13:19:43.807-06:002012-12-03T13:19:43.807-06:00This is such a great and interesting post. I'...This is such a great and interesting post. I've never had an eating disorder but I think all women have obsessed at times. It's great to see the steps you have taken to beat it.mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330053801725874293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-37567474160934339732012-11-30T06:06:14.154-06:002012-11-30T06:06:14.154-06:00Aww - thanks, Wen. Love you!! Aww - thanks, Wen. Love you!! Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-65915544820762971352012-11-30T06:05:59.153-06:002012-11-30T06:05:59.153-06:00You're welcome. I don't think enough peopl...You're welcome. I don't think enough people talk about their experience with eating disorders (or any mental illness for that matter). I try really hard to be transparent in hopes of helping someone else or just overall spreading some good info. Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-3168880786867805272012-11-30T06:03:58.370-06:002012-11-30T06:03:58.370-06:00Yep - totally the same concept! Have a fun vacay!!...Yep - totally the same concept! Have a fun vacay!!Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-10554776531584724692012-11-29T13:31:47.572-06:002012-11-29T13:31:47.572-06:00No, she doesn't really talk about it much. Occ...No, she doesn't really talk about it much. Occasional mentions, and I'd guess she'd talk about it if ASKED, but...I don't hear much about it. Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909071293780469781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-36273615635334898092012-11-29T10:24:08.050-06:002012-11-29T10:24:08.050-06:00I can tell a huge difference in you now and then. ...I can tell a huge difference in you now and then. Thank you Lord for pulling you all the way through.Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429097667475693621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-67321634199326950022012-11-29T08:51:57.881-06:002012-11-29T08:51:57.881-06:00Wow, what an important post! So glad you can talk ...Wow, what an important post! So glad you can talk about this so openly, that takes a lot of courage, too! And, I learned a lot from reading this, so thanks for sharing! Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750830547952670960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-83894712615983461842012-11-29T07:16:14.147-06:002012-11-29T07:16:14.147-06:00Thank you for sharing- I think it's great for ...Thank you for sharing- I think it's great for all of us to read/be aware. My dad is a recovering alcoholic and it's interesting that he never says he "used to be" an alcoholic, but instead says he "is a recovering alcoholic"... similar concept!The Joinershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715611064992379623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-37314603699238365602012-11-29T06:43:18.664-06:002012-11-29T06:43:18.664-06:00Yes, I do know what you mean about being hyper awa...Yes, I do know what you mean about being hyper aware of the struggle. It's such a complex issue but tackling recovery is sooooo worth it!! Does your mom talk about her struggle much now?Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-10632989694414043502012-11-29T06:42:54.821-06:002012-11-29T06:42:54.821-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brittniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051522140661900464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673156649493622108.post-66193051981215480022012-11-29T06:33:01.119-06:002012-11-29T06:33:01.119-06:00This is so interesting to me. I really appreciate ...This is so interesting to me. I really appreciate your openness and vulnerability about your recovery. My mom struggled with an eating disorder while I was in high school...and while I've never struggled with one myself, I've always been hyper-aware of the struggle, if you know what I mean. Like my dad was always watching my sister and I for signs of it....so then I started being paranoidabout "catching" it myself...or something. Anyway...so glad your recovery is going so well. I love when you share about this!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11909071293780469781noreply@blogger.com