Eating Disorders Support Group

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What keeps you going?

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As my postiive attitude flucuates, and I get so depressed and negative and in time choose negative behaviors in regards to food.

Anyway, a gratitude list helps me a lot to keep me going and get me back on a recovery oriented pathway.

I would love to learn other things that get people through the rough patches, and add to my recovery toolbelt.

What are things that you do to keep up the hope and maintain the path of recovery when inside you are really struggling with it?

What keeps you walking with purpose?
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We all get into negativity sometimes, I think it's natural. I just have to know that no matter how bad things seem today, the feeling won't last forever. It will pass. It's a daily thing for me, if things are going south it's just a reminder that I'm not in good spiritual condition. I didn't come this far to be dropped on my butt, and I have to remember that. I remember the horrible nightmare of anorexia, and I don't ever want to go back there. That keeps me going. Just knowing I'm not alone. Trust God, keep your side of the street clean, and help others. xo
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Amen sister. thank you for this wisdom you are sooo soo right.
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My belief in God
My hope for happiness, I glimpsed after IP
My future grand children
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well my kids of course always #1...

but what really keeps me going is KNOWING other ppl have gotten help and done well.... I just KNOW I can get better... I believe it deep down, so I dont give up.
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Wow good post! I always think of who I want to be. How I want other people to think of me, or remember me as. My legacy. I want to be remembered as someone kind,honest,carefree, and passionate for life- (which includes chocolate!!) I know that I can't be these things AND have ED. So this is always in my head keeping it at bay.
xxxJanet
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My nieces and nephew, I want to be someone they can look up to, someone they aspire to be like. So I feel like I have a responsibility to them to be the absolute best I can be.
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What keeps me going is my hubby who has been rock...My faith in God....a job I adore and the fact that my hubby and I go overseas in 6 weeks and I really want to be well enough to enjoy it!
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My Husband. My Family. And my friends and my animals. I know they all need me.
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