“These are the things that are crucial to you and will make you happy,” she said.
What rescued her was putting her focus on respecting others and her passion of running. She underwent a complete mental shift after channeling her efforts into something that felt rewarding, rather than continuing to limit her food consumption.
“Take note of your passion and determination to achieve your goals.” Annie used to regularly feel weak or collapse since she was so unwell and underweight, eating little anything but a slice of bread most days.
She has just made some positive changes to her connection with her body and is on the road to a healthy weight.
We need to prove to our illnesses that we can overcome them. We would prefer not to live our lives bereft of joy and filled with regret for all the things our anorexia prevented us from achieving.
