Eating Disorders Support Group
Eating disorders are marked by an obsessive need to control the intake and/or purging of food. This community is dedicated to those struggling on the road to recovery. Join to discuss your experience with others and find support. Get advice, ask questions, and meet others who are going through similar struggles.
this is from my journal.
"dear melody, (my journal's name)
i did it! i finally submitted the EDNOS article to teen voices! i hope it gets published. i decided to be brave and use my real name when i submitted it. i always thought i'd come up with some clever pen name if it was ever published because writing it and admitting all of that made me feel sheepish and naked. i was also terrified of what people may think. but do you know what i realized? i'm not sure if this came from me or god, but i realized that trials make us who we are. they shape us. they show us the true meanings of faith, strength, and determination. so you know what? i don't care who sees that article. i worked hard on it. i poured more of myself into that article sthan anything else i wrote before. i'm proud of it. i'm not saying i'm proud of EDNOS, but i am immensely grateful that god thinks enough of me that he used me to write about it. i am not ashamed..."
"dear melody, (my journal's name)
i did it! i finally submitted the EDNOS article to teen voices! i hope it gets published. i decided to be brave and use my real name when i submitted it. i always thought i'd come up with some clever pen name if it was ever published because writing it and admitting all of that made me feel sheepish and naked. i was also terrified of what people may think. but do you know what i realized? i'm not sure if this came from me or god, but i realized that trials make us who we are. they shape us. they show us the true meanings of faith, strength, and determination. so you know what? i don't care who sees that article. i worked hard on it. i poured more of myself into that article sthan anything else i wrote before. i'm proud of it. i'm not saying i'm proud of EDNOS, but i am immensely grateful that god thinks enough of me that he used me to write about it. i am not ashamed..."
Hi Fallon
Your article was very well written and a nice weave of research, personal story, and information. Im thinking about ways to use it and may post it as a nonfiction piece even tho we do not generally post writings by young women older than 19 unless they are interns here. But this piece compliments another story we are working on about a Leading Lady named Whitney Post who is an Olympic athlete herself, now working in eating disorders prevention, esp at the college level. So stay tunedand know that if we do post your article online, we will let you know! If I do use it, it will be in August
Thanks for sharing with us.
Katie
If someone is proud of their illness then, they either haven't fully accepted it...or are in denial that it's an actual illness. I don't think you're proud of your illness...but I'm glad that you see what has come of you having one. :) A pat on the back and 2 thumbs up.
what an achievement ...
billy