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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" - Lao Tzu
On your journey to recovery you will experience good days and bad days. Recovery takes a lot of time and hard work. It is important that you recognize the warning signs of a relapse. If you are able to recognize that this is happening, it is important that you share this with those helping you. You may not want to admit to those helping you that you are experiencing a relapse for fear that you may disappoint them or that they may get angry with you. Rest assured that this will not happen. They are there to help you and they will appreciate your honesty. Many people experience periods of relapse during recovery. It is during this time that you must rely on your support systems to help you get through this.
Tips for Recovery
• Share problems
• Phone a helpline (Adapt 028 38323 895)
• Talk to your parents
• Talk to someone you can trust, Friends, family, teacher etc
• Join a self- help group, Adapt run their self- help group last Thursday of every month phone 028 38347 535 for further information
• Develop support networks, your family can provide great support.
• Recovery is learning how to deal with life’s problems in constructive ways without turning to food or starvation
• Learn to be more self- aware, self- awareness is invaluable
• Learn to believe in yourself
• Live in the present, the here and now
• Take care of your physical health
• Learn to love yourself the way you are and for who you are
• Be aware of stress if feeling stress maybe go for a nice walk, have a bath, joga, play nice music
• Be aware of and build up your self- esteem
• Praise yourself
• If you have a set back don’t despair , you can learn a lot from it
• Learn to be aware of negative thinking and change into positive thinking for example, “I have tried everything what’s the point” to “ I am going to beat my eating disorder recovery is possible”
• Read self- help books
• Educate yourself on the illness
• Keep appointments with your therapists
Adapt have a book "never give up- the sun will shine again", contact Adapt for more information.
B-eat is a leading voluntary eating disorder association in England and they have devised a recovery booklet. Click here for information and to purchase this resource. http://www.b-eat.co.uk/YoungPeople/Recovery
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