If recovering from an eating disorder means gaining space for creativity and imagination: I am full in. I am in my 40s and live in Europe. I love to write, draw, craft, express feelings in a creative way, since all kind of art is an elixir of life. Same with love. Connecting with the world in small, but also deeper ways gives me a sense of meaning. Maybe my story is to contribute with my drawings and by this means make someone happy.
A glimpse of life beyond a long-term eating disorder
I have been struggling with my eating disorder for a very long time and in the past two and a half years, quite badly. The act of taking sick leave for a long time is not necessarily accompanied by an obligation to cooperate as a patient. For example, an eating disorder does not always cooperate..
Why an eating disorder should not be the main character of a life’s story
Isn‘t a story something with a beginning, a main part and a hopefully happy ending? I am not sure I can structure those past years of my life in such a way. Especially with the focus on my eating disorder. Thinking of its starting point, there are only assumptions to draw on. Was the trigger my..
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The diary, a book in which a daily record of events and personal experiences can be kept, offers a window into life in the past.
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