Hi everyone

Hi,

I just wanted to write a journal/post to say hi. I used to be on this forum many years ago, but since i went into hospital (way back in 2009/2010) i quit all forums and sites that i felt i wasnt using as healthily as i could.

I am much further along my ED path now... sometimes i feel like i have moved on in leaps and bounds other days i feel exactly the same as i have in the past. Its a rollercoaster, but i am definately grateful for that - without the extreme lows, i dont get to the feel the extreme highs, i have always thought of this as somewhat of a silver lining of sorts. I used to be jelous of those without mental health problems, i like to think yeah, maybe their lows arent as low... but maybe their highs arent as high either?

I am a dancer, which makes it hard to battle the stereotype that my ED is all about my dancer's body (nothing could be further from the truth). Most of the time my dancing and teaching dance is the only thing that helps me to pull myself out of dips and hard times.

I hope that you are all doing ok.

I am looking forward to being able to receive advice from you lovely people as well as hopefully being able to offer some decent support back!

Evelyn

xx