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Navigating Rocky Waters
For most people early on, the idea of eating disorder recovery feels unattainable and impossible. As therapy progresses and eating normalizes, people often reflect back on that place acknowledging how foreign recovery once seemed compared the attainable reality of the present.
Entering into recovery from any type of eating disorder requires a difficult leap of faith. It means letting go of a safety raft that has consistently served you, although not well, through some rocky waters. It means having faith that you are able to swim alone and can make it to shore without that raft.
You can.
Letting go of the raft requires managing painful feelings, tolerating periods of discomfort and being okay with that. It also means gaining something back–your life. The truth is, life is full of murky and rocky waters. It is full of peaceful and beautiful ones as well. You deserve to have both without the pull of the eating disorder demanding pieces of you.
If you are not ready to let go of that raft today, perhaps you can dip your toe into the water. You may be surprised at how good it feels.
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