Struggling with Anorexia: Am I Sick Enough to Recover?

I’ve been to treatment for my eating disorder multiple times and every time I’m there I can tell you 100% of the clients (including myself) don’t feel like we’re sick enough. It’s totally normal to feel that way. Your eating disorder and struggles are valid and you are so worthy of recovery!!

Getting a diagnosis is definitely hard- especially when they are trying to quantify the ‘severity’ I know I regressed for awhile when it happened but it’s also an important first step because you can’t ignore your pain anymore. There’s never going to be a point where you feel ‘sick enough’ and waiting around for that to happen could land you in a hospital. All bodies are beautiful and yours deserves to be taken care of as much as anyone else’s. It’s a long road ahead but it’s so worth it- for the first time in years I’m able to go out in public to eat with my partner and not give it a second thought. And if you ever need help you got a whole community of ppl right here who have been through that shit and are here for you

You’ll never feel “sick enough” because for our AN the only “sick enough” is dead. I didn’t feel sick enough to go to res last year but I did and honestly it’s changed my life. I’ve been struggling for 12+ years and only now am I starting to really see the other side of life without my eating disorder. And it’s beautiful. If you have any questions and trepidations please feel free to message me. I wish you all the best 💕

I didn’t want to recover for a while because of felt I was never “sick enough”. I’ve had bad relapses because I felt like I had to prove that I was “sick enough.” I’m currently trying not to relapse. I never was underweight and didn’t feel like I was worthy of recovery, but recovery is absolutely worth it. I never got “that sick”, but now I have chronic nausea and have to take a medication every day so I don’t involuntarily throw up. I’m having more health problems now and it might be diabetes from my eating disorder. Wanting to prove that you are “sick enough” is your eating disorder talking. Even if you never were under weight, never were hospitalized, never had to be tube fed, or anything else, you can still have serious health problems. It might not seem bad now, but it can get really bad if you keep going. I completely understand wanting to prove that you’re sick, but once you’re that far in, it’s even harder to recover and the health problems are not worth it. Eating disorders are deadly. It’s best to try to get away from it as soon as possible

I’m 8 years into recovery, - there’s no such thing as “not being sick enough”. Don’t wait to heal ❤️