So many individuals are spending wasted time trying to figure out how did the eating disorder happen? When he or she gets into recovery and able to look back and realize the amount of time and energy wasted in the how, why and when the eating disorder began has absolutely nothing to do with today. He or she needs to look at right now the present circumstance’s he or she has an eating disorder and help is required to get better.

The majority of people self diagnosis the eating disorder for various reasons, the most common is not going to a doctor to be diagnosed. Somehow the eating disorder is easier to tolerate if not discussed, if a doctor knows then the disorder is real and he or she will have to do something to change it. An example would be if people don’t see me vomiting then I am not bulimic! The rationalization is individuals will go to any lengths to lie to themselves. Typically those around us know already know the disease is if they don’t address it then the eating disorder doesn’t exist.

The turning point in my own recover was while in treatment I was taught to ask myself questions so that I could see what was real and what was the illusion I had created in order to continue the behaviors. Some examples are “Just because I don’t talk about being overweight doesn’t mean that I am not overweight.” “Just because I don’t eat in front of people doesn’t mean I don’t eat behind closed doors and own my calories.” “Just because I don’t weigh myself doesn’t mean the scale will tell the truth when I finally get on.”

Eating disorders are insidious if he or she is in the cycle of eating disorders there are people who can help. The key to getting help is being humble enough to ask for it. The most liberating experience is to be able to say HELP! I am so grateful that I was able to become willing enough to go to treatment. Today I live a good life the life intended all along.