It Gets Better.

“I never thought it was an issue. Until it was. I never was happy with my weight, or how I looked, or how clothes fit me, but I'm just a teenage girl, right? It was deemed normal for me to be that unhappy with myself. That was until I lost weight, lost energy, lost motivation, and even lost time. I have a hard time remembering things from that point in my life, and I later learned that a lack of eating can actually do that. I didn't think it was an issue for me, yet if I knew if I saw someone else going through what I was I would be deeply concerned. I eventually did get help but that part wasn't easy either. It almost rarely is because when you feel like you are in such a hole you don't feel like there's a way to come back so you keep digging and digging until you hit rock bottom. It took work, and it most definitely was nowhere near linear but I'm finally in a place where I can say I am in recovery. It's taken not only the work I've had to put in but support from my family, friends, and counselors that I don't know where I would be without. They are my support system. They have helped me through this, but I have done the work. Some days may feel more difficult than others but my message to you would be... You can get through it. You can do it. It may feel like you're giving up all control but you are actually re-gaining control of your life over your ED. It Gets Better.”

@bellawhitmer