No One Should Recover Alone!

For as long as I can remember, I have struggled significantly with mental health challenges, including anorexia nervosa and body dysmorphia. I viewed the weight and shape of my body in a very negative light and played quite a dangerous game trying to change this. I had been in therapy on and off for most of my life, but didn’t seek proper treatment for my eating disorder until I was 18.

Now at 21, after a few years of countless intense but very rewarding eating disorder focused psychology, GP and dietetics appointments, I am beginning to grow a liking towards the person I am becoming.

For me, I curated my own team of clinicians who through much dedication and perseverance made my recovery a process where I have felt safe, heard and seen, despite my challenges and the greedy demands of my eating disorder. While my team has worked very hard to get me to where I am, it’s important that I credit myself and my hard work, too. Somebody very special to me once told me, “You cannot seek help and expect results without putting up a fight for your health.” It was not until I took this advice onboard and put in the effort to recover that I started to see real and raw results.

Without a doubt, I so strongly believe that recovery from an eating disorder is done most effectively in the hands of a dedicated and committed team of clinicians, who personalise their type of care to meet your specific needs. Create your own recovery care team, recovery isn’t something you should do alone!