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Why Did I Have to Struggle with an Eating Disorder?
Posted Feb 15, 2010
Why me….why did I have to struggle with substance abuse and anorexia nervosa?
After having a conversation with a friend in recovery yesterday, she asked me that similar question. “Why do I have to struggle with an Eating Disorder?” My response was simple; “it’s not why me, but why not me.” Of course she was very confused by this response and wanted me to explain further.
Here is my thinking behind this bold and seemingly outrageous statement—“why not me”
I truly believe that anyone who struggles with something as painful as an eating disorder has at some point asked this same question. Why
Jasmin’s Story
Posted Feb 15, 2010
I made an awesome realization the other day. I realized that I do not even think about my eating disorder anymore. Somewhere after it not being an option it became not even a thought. I can honestly say I do not think about my eating disorder anymore...there’s no more voice in the back of my head telling me I can't do it. The only voice in my head right now is my own and the only direction I take in life is from God. It feels so incredibly amazing and freeing to be able to say that and truly mean