Recovery

 

Recovery seems to be getting even more challenging than it already was.  We are losing people left and right from complications of Eating Disorders, but we all know that we aren't getting accurate statistic rates because when one passes away they typically don't mention "eating disorder" even though we know it was the likely cause.

I want congress to wake up and lets face the facts here.  It's a lot cheaper to pay for treatment that a person needs than ripping apart families who have to pay for a funeral.  This year I can't even put into words how difficult it has been and I know I am not alone in feeling this way. 

Recovery isn't easy and no one said it would be.  We aren't invincible to this illness.  We must do our best to fight the battle as hard and as long as it takes.  Cherish your life because you only have one and making it a meaningful one.  You didn't develop your eating disorder overnight and it will take just as long or longer to recover.  Recovery isn't perfect and it's not a straight line.  There are curves, slips, and slides along the way, but as long as you continue to move forward you will see just how amazing recovery is.  You can never take a day off in recovery.

Just because you made it to the other side of the fence towards recovery doesn't mean you're finished or even cured.  You still have to work at recovery day and night and sometimes overnight.  To stay and maintain where you are at you still need to see your treatment team for accountability,  Maybe, not as often as in the beginning stages, but you still need to stay on board with the professionals that have helped save your life.  Never give up and always keep fighting!