
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.

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I guess I just have brief moments of clarity and know that I need to get help. The problem is I really am not ready. As great as it would be to be "normal" again, the thought of having to gain even half a pound in the process terrifies me even more than anyone telling me that I'm killing myself by not getting help. And to voluntarily admit to anyone that everything is NOT okay is more than I can handle.
I know that's pretty general, and am not sure there are any real answers anyway, but any advice on how to possibly change such an attitude just enough to reach out, before it's too late, would be greatly appreciated.
I know that's pretty general, and am not sure there are any real answers anyway, but any advice on how to possibly change such an attitude just enough to reach out, before it's too late, would be greatly appreciated.
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even when i was having heart palpitations and physically felt like i was dying, i was so afraid to give it all up.
but the thing is, what do you really want for yourself..and your life.
if that means giving treatment a chance, and saving your own life by doing so...it's something you will have to do.
i wasn't close to 100% wanting to recover, but i knew if i didn't try, it would kill me..and i didn't want to die that way.
all i can suggest is to think hard about what life will be like this way..and how long your body can even put up with it..
and prepare yourself for a hard fight, but a fight that is worth your life.
I don'tthink any of us feel "ready" at first...only for fleeting moments at a time, but it's so natural to feel that working through things is just too much to handle...I would say most of us still have days when we would like to throw the towel in and give the treatment up, because it's not an easy journey...
...just remember though, that it is worth it, you are worth all the effort, don't give up on yourself!
I know it's really hard and scary to ask for help, but you know deep down that it's what you need to do.
*hugs*
Sharon xx
It isn't about changing that attitude enough to get you into recovery. It is just about getting you into recovery. The working on stuff comes later.