Good afternoon ~
Those of us who have been through the trials of having a loved one with an eating disorder, often get asked the same question -- what was the one thing you did that helped the most.
For me, honestly, I just do not know. I can only say that it was when I started taking care of myself and stopped being afraid of the disease itself. I stopped looking at myself as another victim of the disease.
Recently, we had a young lady come to the support group and she was asked what her mother did that was most helpful during her struggle with her eating disorder. She stated "she never stopped believing in me." Very simple, but very powerful.
Those that are in the throes of this disease, believe they are not worthy of getting healthy -- they believe the lies the eating disorder constantly tells them.
If we, as their loved ones, never lose hope, never stop believing in them an their ability to recover, we are sending a powerful message to our loved ones and to the eating disorder itself.
