100% relate to this. You have not 'glamourised' recovery you have helped me prepare for whats to come, reassure me that what i am feeling, thinking and going through is normal. YOU have motivated me. So thank you Meg and congratulations. You truly are wonderful and making a POSITIVE and HONEST difference.
Thank you for being so brave and being SO real with regards to recovery from ED. It is so different compared to other channels where they simply just show the positive sides of recovery but avoided the struggles that come with it. I could totally relate and I always feel bad about missing out on outings with my family/friends. It is such a shitty feeling but THIS vlog really made me realise how important it is to hang out with them and that I should change my mindset so I can entirely get myself out of my ED. Thank you so much.
Thank you for being so honest and highlighting the life-sapping nature of the illness. 'You never look back on a missed calorie with fondness': I might make that my mantra! You're helping me believe recovery is possible- thank you!
I really struggle with coming out of isolation as once I’ve gained weight through recovery I feel so embarrassed in my body. Does anyone else struggle with this???
jojo joojo I completely know where you're coming from! I have to remind myself, if I'm nervous to meet a friend because of this, that true friends don't care what I look like or what size my jeans are - true friends care about who I am as a person and whether I'm happy. Also be prepared that your ED will probably try to twist compliments (like 'you look so healthy'), so just be ready to deal with this in the way you find the most helpful (whether that's arguing back or accepting it's presence). Much love xx
jojo joojo I’m eating well and regularly and challenging food fears. Food isn’t as scary as it used to be so new neural pathways have been created and that’s all good. But and it’s a big but! I am embarrassed by this new body and wearing floaty , summery clothes to hide the new lumps and bumps and the bloating. What do I do when it’s Autumn and Winter in Britain? No hiding it then. It’s so hard❤️🇬🇧
I know what you mean! Try to remind yourself that it's just a FEELING, you can act upon it and isolate yourself, or you can push yourself and go out and meet people. You might feel awkward at first but it will get better after time. Friends don't care what you look like and they might even give you a bit of confidence back!
So agree with all these comments about real friends don’t care. Imagine your own friends & what you love about them. Is it their jean size or fat %? Fuck no! Because that’s not what makes people awesome & wonderful. I wouldn’t care if any of my friends gained weight, & if they were coming from a position of restrictive eating it would fill my heart with love & pride to see them getting healthier again 💛💛
I lost all my friends to precisely everything you said. I haven’t had any friends in 8 years. Now that I’ve been in recovery for the past 2 years, I feel like I’m literally reintegrating into society again yet it’s sooooo hard to make friends in the late 20s and I struggle to socialize at least by maintaining friendships because I’m trying to put my history of the eating disorder behind, but how the fuck can I explain the fact I’ve had no life for 10 years without telling new people? I feel like it alienates you for life. I hope I could break this cycle of loneliness, but my god, it’s so hard. I thought restoring my weight would change sooo much but it’s more like I’m in a new body, healthier mind with the same life devoid of ED behaviors but still alone
Great video. Isolation is such a huge part of this illness. For me, I kind of use it as a protective thing - like 'i am much safer shut off from the world so that I can't get hurt anymore', all the while I hurt myself so much that I am anything but safe. It's like one of those crazy mirror houses
this is such a powerful video. you do such important work, and watching your videos are really helping me come to terms with the situations surrounding my illness and why i have not progressed in literally years. please keep healing and being you!
You could not have summed this up anymore perfectly!! 100% accurate!! Only just begun my treatment/recovery program and the ED voice is so viciously over-powering!! SHIT HARDS!! BUT watching your vlogs are REALLY beneficial to this process!! THANK YOU xxx
This is all SO true... I constently get a thought like: you'd be happy if you get super skinny again, but then when i look back at that time I was not happy but rather isolated and miserable indeed.
Nadine de Wit yesss me too!!!! So important to actually break that thought down. Skinniness does not = happiness, quite the opposite! It’s just a faulty little belief we’ve got, but it’s not true & we don’t need to pursue it 😘😘💪💪
Thank you mine started in my teens I'm now 62 in a major relapse . I so wish I'd heard your words and explanation way back when I was a teenager I resonate with everything you've said xx😊😊
Thanks for this video. It really moved me to tears a bit because it's so true that this illness leaves you lonely and when you recognise this it makes me also sad to have missed out on so much. But you are right, instead of wallowing in self-pity (I also think a big part of the healing consists in forgiving yourself and accept the past as a part of your life!) we can turn this feeling of grief and whatever into something REALLY MOTIVATING that helps to stay positive and to keep going!
I relate so much to this. Everyday is the same day and I feel like I’m watching a movie of everyone else’s lives and I seem to judge them too for living so “out of routine” and ED is like my only “friend”
❤️Megsy You are so so right. So helpful.. "The years add up and you miss out on more and more things and you're kind of a living Groundhog Day.. You're just doing the same routines and rituals and behaviors over and over again.. Your friends are moving on and having new experiences and jobs and relationships and I don't know maybe babies and houses and going to uni and traveling and the amount of times you're turning them down and turning them down it starts to add up and their lives move on and change and then you get these realizations shit my life's actually just stayed the same, I'm still just doing my tightly-controlled eating disorder life.." Thank you❤️ I'd like to remind myself over again and again when I feel like giving up!
You are 100% right to finish off your meals and snacks at this stage in recovery. 👍🏼 Isolation was a main reason for me to press further on in my own recovery. My relationships have been so much better for it. Connection with others was never a priority while engaging in restriction.
Always so relatable. We need to keep remember this with every choice we make. How much more will we allow ourselves to miss out on? This life has never got us anywhere. Time with family and friends making new memories is everything, we just need to override it all to get there xx
It's so true and inspiring... Isolation from my friends and family by ANOREXIA makes me so guilty.. I hope I can try to challenge myself more in the future...💪🏻
I also do struggle with this... everyone in my house knows I isolate myself a ton. I have to push myself reeeeeeaaaallly hard to step out of it because of my anxiety....other people's thoughts/judgements. Thank you for sharing this...this is so hard not to do or let go. It's great that you put it in that way (not soo appealing). It's like...if you do the behavior..you feel horrible for missing out..and if you do the opposite the anxiety comes in..it's not going to be all pretty or perfect...but from what your saying.. eventually it gets better, with time. Oh wow, letting someone in thing..oh yea..I totally understand what your talking about..hahaha uugh...yes....thank you Megsy. 🖤😎👍
Your videos are helping me so much, honestly. You are so strong and are showing me why I am in recovery every day. It's pretty hard right now because gaining weight, bloating blabla is pretty bad right now but I KNOW I have to. Thank you so much! 💕
I swear it's like you've gone into my head and are explaining every thought I have, it's insane. And because you're so accurate, it's helping me so much! Thank you. And have fun on your honeymoon! Even though I just said that over an insta dm, thought I'd say it again haha. xx P.s: I wish we (everyone here in the comments) could have like a group or something where we could talk! You all sound lovely and seem like supportive people x
Hi Meg, I found your channel a couple weeks ago and haven't stopped watching your videos since! Thank you for being so strong, honest and raw about the recovery process. I find myself relating being able to relate to nearly everything you say so it's so comforting to know that someone else really DOES understand. Thank you for being an inspiration
Totally relate to this topic. I have no friends, they always left me because I was bullied. So I’ve never had the confidence to make new friends plus anorexia has always told me I’m not good enough to have friends that I deserve loneliness! Plus I haven’t seen my family (except parents) in over 5 years. Too afraid of food, not exercising, them judging what/how I eat and the way I look ie ill. Great video and so happy for you with your wedding.
Laura Robertson & making new friends is so difficult with AN in place because all you really want to focus on is food & weight & most other people don’t. It really gets in the way doesn’t it. Hope it’s all motivation to change & keep going in recovery 😘😘
I am 2 years out of college and just now starting to develop deeper relationship with the friends I made when I was spiraling into anorexia. It is so wonderful to be connecting with them now, but I am so sad that I missed out on this years earlier!
I love you Meg. You truly keep me going most of the time. Thank you for this honest and ballsy video ❤ Can always count on you for keeping things real ❤
Megsy Recovery yeah I get that. But you know like you said, anorexia isn't something that should be glamorised. You are real and honest. You taking us through experience, your experience. So although things in this video were hard to hear, they were hard to hear because they hit home... for me at least. Keep making incredible content darling. Your incredible and congrats on the wedding beauty 😚😚😚😚
Not too negative or intense at all! It IS a very important topic and I also think this can motivate us big time to recover! We are missing out on so many things. What I do think is hard, is after being isolated for a long time to get back in the 'real world'. I feel a bit vulnerable being around people again. Perhaps it's because of having unlearned how to socialize after this ED isolation? And when you are kind of a shy and perfectionistic person, the ED was always a good way to escape social situations. But in the long run it only makes you miserable, so definitely worth relearning how to participate in life again! Do you recognize this, that you have to relearn how to be social again?
Yes definitely. & you have to develop interest in people & things that aren’t weight & food again. It’s definitely a huge shift going from locking away in your own head with AN to being present in the world & connected to other people, so of course it’s going to be hard & awkward at first. So so worth it though, & the more you’re out there I think the better you get at it & the more you enjoy it 😘😘😘
Years of ED has cost me my social life. While all my childhood/college 'friends' are thriving with family and great careers, I'm still single, living with my mother and working at a mediocre job. It's so sad I'm still consumed by this illness and I'm even afraid to travel just because I can't workout! I want to challenge myself to travel to Europe by end of this year...I'm afraid I might get anxiety when my routine is 'broken' and my entire digestive system will go haywire. Trying to find strength...
Kim Lau oh bless you. So the anxiety thing, you probably will get it. Breaking your rules & routines is a scary thing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it. It’s ok to feel anxious, it won’t last forever!! & the more you challenge yourself with these things the less anxious you will feel. I promise 😘😘
My brother is overriding me too... he has party’s and going out with friends and drink. And I’m just always home thinking about food. I also never enjoy being with friends anymore because I just only care and think about food... I hate it...
AnneFleurrrr so sad isn’t it!! Don’t let it keep going on, because it will. & people will get further & further ahead of you & you’re stuck living the same day again & again 😘😘😘
Sadly my life before the ED was already isolating & empty. The ED gave my life purpose & filled up all the hours. I'm only 9 weeks in eating more but I'm still calorie counting, weighing myself and food. My life still revolves food, that bit hasnt changed. Weight has increased and I'm hating it. I'm wanting to keep the weight suppressed. It's a very confusing time.
I have been a silent watcher for a while but I just wanted to say that you have given me an 'Aha' moment!.....Also, while I have typed something I also want to take this opportunity to say Thank You 💖
I can relate to this on so many levels. Thank you for explaining it all so eloquently! You have a real talent for speaking so naturally and thoughtfully on such a complicated subject. Anorexia is such a piece of shit huh haha P.s. Particularly loved the bit where you reminded us that "its not too late" XX
Hi Meg. Your videos have really helped me come to terms with the bright side of healthy eating habits and the power of opposite actions. However recently I was diagnosed with stomach issues and the treatment required includes reducing variety and amount of food I consume and therefore I am concerned that i could spiral back into unhealthy habits. Have you ever had this happen or any helpful tips? Love you and your videos. xxx
Michaela Králiková hmm yeh ok. I used to get it so so bad when I first started eating again. Comfy clothes!! That’s the big one: & it does get better when you stick with eating consistently & not cutting stuff out 😘
Oh my goodness I love you. You are such a light and I hope your wedding is beautiful. I was wondering what your process of deciding on recovery. Was it just an overnight thing where the non Ed part of you wanted out or something else? Any insight would be great.
Rachel Huillet I’d say it came quite gradually but I got to a point where I saw everything I was missing out on & I didn’t want to any more. That was when things really shifted for me. Hope that helps x
I had a session with my therapist and psychiatrist with my fiance this week and discovered my worst fear that he knows I make myself sick. Massive relief but annoyed and the same time?! Scared to habe it taken away but so want out of it at the same time!!!
Janice Gladstone can do relate with that thing of not wanting your behaviours but still scared to open up to some one & have them stolen. The real you in you wants the ED gone though, & your fiancé & psychiatrist will help with that when you let them in 😘😘
Heya Gorgeous gal!!xxxx Please please any advice. Atm im in recovery from ana and orthorexia and My ED is OBBSESSED WITH HAVING a flat stomach. Telling me to be beautiful,to fit in,to be loved and to be confident and love myself. I MUST HAVE A FLAT STOMACH,Tone lines,abbs etc and its ruining my life constantly body checking,getting so distressed and end up scratching my wrist (not in a delibrete self harm way,purly due to the ammount of thoughts in my head just so overwhelming). Im so scared to let go as Im scared ill go the other way and care too little or end up looking horrible etc just so so scared and crying so much just taken over my life like ive lost who I am😢😢😢😢😢
I totally have the same thoughts you do. When i eat out or go to someone’s place , I can’t always focus on what’s going on, especially if it’s a scary food to me, and instead focus on how I’m going make up for it later.I’m trying to fight this more, but is so hard. I’ve also missed so much in my life, especially when I was in high school and college. It is laid me back in life, and I just hate it. You’re stuff always resonates with me and helps so much! I hope you have an amazing wedding!
YAsss I love your videos! this video explains exactly how I feel. I want to recover to stop missing out on so much. you are so inspiring, stay strong xoxox. I also have a recovery channel I would love for you to check out. It's nowhere near as amzing as yours but I was hoping for you to give me some tips, or just tips in general on how to recover. xoxoxo
Stephanie Everingham hi, I’m just about to fly back to Dubai now & then off on honeymoon for 2 weeks so it’s all a bit hectic, but remind me when I’m back & I will have a look 😘😘
Meg♥️sy you are part of our world 🌎 your never alone! You WILL win this battle Meg, you are just too precious.... You have the right tools & are so bright... So brilliantly said!! I prayer that one day soon you will look back & say “I DID IT” you champion 🏆🏆 Now Stevie let Meg eat her scrumptious cake 🍰 oh those 😹😹 😘😘 For the Love of the 3 B B B 🤗
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Your videos are honestly such a highlight of my weekend. I love you so so much! X
100% relate to this. You have not 'glamourised' recovery you have helped me prepare for whats to come, reassure me that what i am feeling, thinking and going through is normal. YOU have motivated me. So thank you Meg and congratulations. You truly are wonderful and making a POSITIVE and HONEST difference.
Thank you for being so brave and being SO real with regards to recovery from ED. It is so different compared to other channels where they simply just show the positive sides of recovery but avoided the struggles that come with it. I could totally relate and I always feel bad about missing out on outings with my family/friends. It is such a shitty feeling but THIS vlog really made me realise how important it is to hang out with them and that I should change my mindset so I can entirely get myself out of my ED. Thank you so much.
sen that’s great, hope you manage to get some good time with your loved ones, it’s what you’ll look back on & value in life 😘😘
its important to think about your relatives also.
Thank you for being so honest and highlighting the life-sapping nature of the illness. 'You never look back on a missed calorie with fondness': I might make that my mantra!
You're helping me believe recovery is possible- thank you!
It’s true isn’t it. We’re so caught up in the now & wanting to miss calories now, but in the long run it makes life so shit
I really struggle with coming out of isolation as once I’ve gained weight through recovery I feel so embarrassed in my body. Does anyone else struggle with this???
jojo joojo I completely know where you're coming from! I have to remind myself, if I'm nervous to meet a friend because of this, that true friends don't care what I look like or what size my jeans are - true friends care about who I am as a person and whether I'm happy.
Also be prepared that your ED will probably try to twist compliments (like 'you look so healthy'), so just be ready to deal with this in the way you find the most helpful (whether that's arguing back or accepting it's presence). Much love xx
jojo joojo I’m eating well and regularly and challenging food fears. Food isn’t as scary as it used to be so new neural pathways have been created and that’s all good. But and it’s a big but! I am embarrassed by this new body and wearing floaty , summery clothes to hide the new lumps and bumps and the bloating. What do I do when it’s Autumn and Winter in Britain? No hiding it then. It’s so hard❤️🇬🇧
jojo joojo Just to add though. I am determined to do it. I’m a middle aged mum and I’ve wasted too much. Keep going Jojo❤️
I know what you mean! Try to remind yourself that it's just a FEELING, you can act upon it and isolate yourself, or you can push yourself and go out and meet people. You might feel awkward at first but it will get better after time. Friends don't care what you look like and they might even give you a bit of confidence back!
So agree with all these comments about real friends don’t care. Imagine your own friends & what you love about them. Is it their jean size or fat %? Fuck no! Because that’s not what makes people awesome & wonderful. I wouldn’t care if any of my friends gained weight, & if they were coming from a position of restrictive eating it would fill my heart with love & pride to see them getting healthier again 💛💛
I lost all my friends to precisely everything you said. I haven’t had any friends in 8 years. Now that I’ve been in recovery for the past 2 years, I feel like I’m literally reintegrating into society again yet it’s sooooo hard to make friends in the late 20s and I struggle to socialize at least by maintaining friendships because I’m trying to put my history of the eating disorder behind, but how the fuck can I explain the fact I’ve had no life for 10 years without telling new people? I feel like it alienates you for life. I hope I could break this cycle of loneliness, but my god, it’s so hard. I thought restoring my weight would change sooo much but it’s more like I’m in a new body, healthier mind with the same life devoid of ED behaviors but still alone
I became emotional while watching your video. I feel like I have been missing my life.
Your videos are sooo important to me! They really help me focusing on the good parts and fight against the voice in my head. Thank you❤️
It seriously feels like you are explaining my own brain. This is so helpful! Thank you!
Great video. Isolation is such a huge part of this illness. For me, I kind of use it as a protective thing - like 'i am much safer shut off from the world so that I can't get hurt anymore', all the while I hurt myself so much that I am anything but safe. It's like one of those crazy mirror houses
S Juno yeh totally, bless you! Good luck opening up & letting people in 😘😘
this is such a powerful video. you do such important work, and watching your videos are really helping me come to terms with the situations surrounding my illness and why i have not progressed in literally years. please keep healing and being you!
You could not have summed this up anymore perfectly!! 100% accurate!! Only just begun my treatment/recovery program and the ED voice is so viciously over-powering!! SHIT HARDS!! BUT watching your vlogs are REALLY beneficial to this process!! THANK YOU xxx
This is all SO true... I constently get a thought like: you'd be happy if you get super skinny again, but then when i look back at that time I was not happy but rather isolated and miserable indeed.
Nadine de Wit yesss me too!!!! So important to actually break that thought down. Skinniness does not = happiness, quite the opposite! It’s just a faulty little belief we’ve got, but it’s not true & we don’t need to pursue it 😘😘💪💪
Thank you mine started in my teens I'm now 62 in a major relapse . I so wish I'd heard your words and explanation way back when I was a teenager I resonate with everything you've said xx😊😊
Thanks for this video. It really moved me to tears a bit because it's so true that this illness leaves you lonely and when you recognise this it makes me also sad to have missed out on so much. But you are right, instead of wallowing in self-pity (I also think a big part of the healing consists in forgiving yourself and accept the past as a part of your life!) we can turn this feeling of grief and whatever into something REALLY MOTIVATING that helps to stay positive and to keep going!
I relate so much to this. Everyday is the same day and I feel like I’m watching a movie of everyone else’s lives and I seem to judge them too for living so “out of routine” and ED is like my only “friend”
❤️Megsy You are so so right. So helpful.. "The years add up and you miss out on more and more things and you're kind of a living Groundhog Day.. You're just doing the same routines and rituals and behaviors over and over again.. Your friends are moving on and having new experiences and jobs and relationships and I don't know maybe babies and houses and going to uni and traveling and the amount of times you're turning them down and turning them down it starts to add up and their lives move on and change and then you get these realizations shit my life's actually just stayed the same, I'm still just doing my tightly-controlled eating disorder life.." Thank you❤️ I'd like to remind myself over again and again when I feel like giving up!
You are 100% right to finish off your meals and snacks at this stage in recovery. 👍🏼
Isolation was a main reason for me to press further on in my own recovery. My relationships have been so much better for it. Connection with others was never a priority while engaging in restriction.
Always so relatable. We need to keep remember this with every choice we make. How much more will we allow ourselves to miss out on? This life has never got us anywhere. Time with family and friends making new memories is everything, we just need to override it all to get there xx
It's so true and inspiring... Isolation from my friends and family by ANOREXIA makes me so guilty.. I hope I can try to challenge myself more in the future...💪🏻
This is so true! Lots of love, you are very appreciatied :)
I also do struggle with this... everyone in my house knows I isolate myself a ton. I have to push myself reeeeeeaaaallly hard to step out of it because of my anxiety....other people's thoughts/judgements. Thank you for sharing this...this is so hard not to do or let go. It's great that you put it in that way (not soo appealing). It's like...if you do the behavior..you feel horrible for missing out..and if you do the opposite the anxiety comes in..it's not going to be all pretty or perfect...but from what your saying.. eventually it gets better, with time. Oh wow, letting someone in thing..oh yea..I totally understand what your talking about..hahaha uugh...yes....thank you Megsy. 🖤😎👍
Your videos are helping me so much, honestly. You are so strong and are showing me why I am in recovery every day. It's pretty hard right now because gaining weight, bloating blabla is pretty bad right now but I KNOW I have to. Thank you so much! 💕
amysjourney it will get better, but your body needs all this food with no restrictions so it can learn what to do with it 😘😘
Megsy Recovery Yeah that's true. I just have to hold on to that and believe that if I continue and keep fighting that it will get better. ☺
Right, it is not too late...💛 Thank you for so much truth💛
I swear it's like you've gone into my head and are explaining every thought I have, it's insane. And because you're so accurate, it's helping me so much! Thank you. And have fun on your honeymoon! Even though I just said that over an insta dm, thought I'd say it again haha. xx
P.s: I wish we (everyone here in the comments) could have like a group or something where we could talk! You all sound lovely and seem like supportive people x
Hi Meg, I found your channel a couple weeks ago and haven't stopped watching your videos since! Thank you for being so strong, honest and raw about the recovery process. I find myself relating being able to relate to nearly everything you say so it's so comforting to know that someone else really DOES understand. Thank you for being an inspiration
Sadly very very relatable. Found this so emotional to watch. thankyou lovely.xx
Ella yeh I felt emotional making it. It’s a horrible harsh reality isn’t it 😝
true though, eating disorders are not fun or glamourous, or nice, or pretty - in any way. Fab video as always xox
Totally relate to this topic. I have no friends, they always left me because I was bullied. So I’ve never had the confidence to make new friends plus anorexia has always told me I’m not good enough to have friends that I deserve loneliness! Plus I haven’t seen my family (except parents) in over 5 years. Too afraid of food, not exercising, them judging what/how I eat and the way I look ie ill. Great video and so happy for you with your wedding.
Laura Robertson & making new friends is so difficult with AN in place because all you really want to focus on is food & weight & most other people don’t. It really gets in the way doesn’t it. Hope it’s all motivation to change & keep going in recovery 😘😘
I am 2 years out of college and just now starting to develop deeper relationship with the friends I made when I was spiraling into anorexia. It is so wonderful to be connecting with them now, but I am so sad that I missed out on this years earlier!
Your vlogs really hit home to me. I’m 31 and am exactly as you described but don’t feel like I can change on my own 😞
I love you Meg. You truly keep me going most of the time. Thank you for this honest and ballsy video ❤ Can always count on you for keeping things real ❤
Rose Taylor-Cohen 🙏🙏 thanks. It feels weird putting something so depressing out there
Megsy Recovery yeah I get that. But you know like you said, anorexia isn't something that should be glamorised. You are real and honest. You taking us through experience, your experience. So although things in this video were hard to hear, they were hard to hear because they hit home... for me at least. Keep making incredible content darling. Your incredible and congrats on the wedding beauty 😚😚😚😚
100% relate! I feel like this is me talking! So crazy -my mom and I were discussing this yesterday!
Brooke Gutsmiedl that’s lovely you can talk to your mum about it 😘
It’s like you read my mind and spoke my feelings 😔
Not too negative or intense at all! It IS a very important topic and I also think this can motivate us big time to recover! We are missing out on so many things. What I do think is hard, is after being isolated for a long time to get back in the 'real world'. I feel a bit vulnerable being around people again. Perhaps it's because of having unlearned how to socialize after this ED isolation? And when you are kind of a shy and perfectionistic person, the ED was always a good way to escape social situations. But in the long run it only makes you miserable, so definitely worth relearning how to participate in life again! Do you recognize this, that you have to relearn how to be social again?
Yes definitely. & you have to develop interest in people & things that aren’t weight & food again. It’s definitely a huge shift going from locking away in your own head with AN to being present in the world & connected to other people, so of course it’s going to be hard & awkward at first. So so worth it though, & the more you’re out there I think the better you get at it & the more you enjoy it 😘😘😘
I can relate so much to this! Thank you so much for your videos, they are helping me so much throughout my journey
Years of ED has cost me my social life. While all my childhood/college 'friends' are thriving with family and great careers, I'm still single, living with my mother and working at a mediocre job. It's so sad I'm still consumed by this illness and I'm even afraid to travel just because I can't workout! I want to challenge myself to travel to Europe by end of this year...I'm afraid I might get anxiety when my routine is 'broken' and my entire digestive system will go haywire. Trying to find strength...
Kim Lau oh bless you. So the anxiety thing, you probably will get it. Breaking your rules & routines is a scary thing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it. It’s ok to feel anxious, it won’t last forever!! & the more you challenge yourself with these things the less anxious you will feel. I promise 😘😘
My brother is overriding me too... he has party’s and going out with friends and drink. And I’m just always home thinking about food. I also never enjoy being with friends anymore because I just only care and think about food... I hate it...
AnneFleurrrr so sad isn’t it!! Don’t let it keep going on, because it will. & people will get further & further ahead of you & you’re stuck living the same day again & again 😘😘😘
Love you Megs
So scary for me! Great job.
Sadly my life before the ED was already isolating & empty. The ED gave my life purpose & filled up all the hours. I'm only 9 weeks in eating more but I'm still calorie counting, weighing myself and food. My life still revolves food, that bit hasnt changed. Weight has increased and I'm hating it. I'm wanting to keep the weight suppressed. It's a very confusing time.
I have been a silent watcher for a while but I just wanted to say that you have given me an 'Aha' moment!.....Also, while I have typed something I also want to take this opportunity to say Thank You 💖
I can relate to this on so many levels. Thank you for explaining it all so eloquently! You have a real talent for speaking so naturally and thoughtfully on such a complicated subject. Anorexia is such a piece of shit huh haha
P.s. Particularly loved the bit where you reminded us that "its not too late" XX
Jane Johnston NEVER too late. Why spend (waste) more time
Hi Meg. Your videos have really helped me come to terms with the bright side of healthy eating habits and the power of opposite actions. However recently I was diagnosed with stomach issues and the treatment required includes reducing variety and amount of food I consume and therefore I am concerned that i could spiral back into unhealthy habits. Have you ever had this happen or any helpful tips? Love you and your videos. xxx
I would Love if you could tell us if and how you dealt with bloating. THANK you
Michaela Králiková hmm yeh ok. I used to get it so so bad when I first started eating again. Comfy clothes!! That’s the big one: & it does get better when you stick with eating consistently & not cutting stuff out 😘
Oh my goodness I love you. You are such a light and I hope your wedding is beautiful. I was wondering what your process of deciding on recovery. Was it just an overnight thing where the non Ed part of you wanted out or something else? Any insight would be great.
Rachel Huillet I’d say it came quite gradually but I got to a point where I saw everything I was missing out on & I didn’t want to any more. That was when things really shifted for me. Hope that helps x
Megsy Recovery it does. Thank you! Keep going. You're such an inspiration for me. 💞
What do you do as a job? I think you'd be a really great teacher!
I had a session with my therapist and psychiatrist with my fiance this week and discovered my worst fear that he knows I make myself sick. Massive relief but annoyed and the same time?! Scared to habe it taken away but so want out of it at the same time!!!
Janice Gladstone can do relate with that thing of not wanting your behaviours but still scared to open up to some one & have them stolen. The real you in you wants the ED gone though, & your fiancé & psychiatrist will help with that when you let them in 😘😘
Heya Gorgeous gal!!xxxx Please please any advice. Atm im in recovery from ana and orthorexia and My ED is OBBSESSED WITH HAVING a flat stomach. Telling me to be beautiful,to fit in,to be loved and to be confident and love myself. I MUST HAVE A FLAT STOMACH,Tone lines,abbs etc and its ruining my life constantly body checking,getting so distressed and end up scratching my wrist (not in a delibrete self harm way,purly due to the ammount of thoughts in my head just so overwhelming). Im so scared to let go as Im scared ill go the other way and care too little or end up looking horrible etc just so so scared and crying so much just taken over my life like ive lost who I am😢😢😢😢😢
I totally have the same thoughts you do. When i eat out or go to someone’s place , I can’t always focus on what’s going on, especially if it’s a scary food to me, and instead focus on how I’m going make up for it later.I’m trying to fight this more, but is so hard. I’ve also missed so much in my life, especially when I was in high school and college. It is laid me back in life, and I just hate it. You’re stuff always resonates with me and helps so much! I hope you have an amazing wedding!
Thanks so much. Just keep doing these things & getting out there. Even if it’s scary. You can do it 😘😘😘
Meg thank you so much!!
This made me so sad :(
What do you do beside RUclips? Thx
Have you ever had extreme hunger ? How did you respond ?
Michaela Králiková yes big time! I actually have a video about it, think it’s called extreme hunger
YAsss I love your videos! this video explains exactly how I feel. I want to recover to stop missing out on so much. you are so inspiring, stay strong xoxox. I also have a recovery channel I would love for you to check out. It's nowhere near as amzing as yours but I was hoping for you to give me some tips, or just tips in general on how to recover. xoxoxo
Stephanie Everingham hi, I’m just about to fly back to Dubai now & then off on honeymoon for 2 weeks so it’s all a bit hectic, but remind me when I’m back & I will have a look 😘😘
Thankyou so much!!!
Not easy when u dont have anyone..
I hate socialising based on food, always end up bingeing. Sigh
Meg♥️sy you are part of our world 🌎 your never alone! You WILL win this battle Meg, you are just too precious.... You have the right tools & are so bright... So brilliantly said!! I prayer that one day soon you will look back & say “I DID IT” you champion 🏆🏆 Now Stevie let Meg eat her scrumptious cake 🍰 oh those 😹😹 😘😘 For the Love of the 3 B B B 🤗
rita conte yayyyy BBB 🙌🙌 I’m on my way home to see the fluff balls right now, literally cannot wait!!!