Comments on: Two Days

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:42:11 +0000

Am ashamedly late in replying to my comments…is a very bad reflection of just how much they mean to me.

Thanks everyone – I seem to be on fast forward at the moment, and a bit all over the place as I catch up on a whole load of development at the age of 30! It is exciting but it also means I’m a bit scatty and not quite sure whether I’m coming or going!

There is, however, no going back and this is all part of a journey that is scary but ultimately wonderful…and it feels great to be able to have so much support along the way. xx

By: James

James — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:05:12 +0000

So positive and inspiring. You’re right about how you remove yourself from life when you’re in the grip of an eating disorder and it’s the little moments where you feel engaged with the wonder of the world – appreciating things – that make you remember that going back isn’t worth it.

Beautiful thoughts – there’s so much potential and each little step and moment possibly takes you closer to it. Why bother going backwards?

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:12:50 +0000

love love loved! This post.

I feel so excited for you

By: Psychology Student-55

Psychology Student-55 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:23:09 +0000

I agree, a wonderful and moving post
You’ve so much wonderful stuff to look forward to, and I know each of us can sometimes get caught up in the clouds and its lovely to have a post like this to remind us all that there are great things in all our futures, thank you

By: GirlAnon

GirlAnon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:37 +0000

I’m not even sure that there ever *is* such a thing as the ‘other side’. I remember a saying about how the only time there ever really is is right now; the past being behind us and the future yet to happen.

I think it might be the same with recovery. If we continue to expect that one day, we will be ‘better’, we might be setting ourselves up for disappointment. Of course, we can be better than we are now, but the experience has happened and we cannot get rid of it. We might always have wobbles around food, or feel sad for something that happened (or never happened). But we can keep moving and keep trying to make the most of our next moment.

I guess what I’m getting at is it’s to be expected that the doubts will creep in. Maybe they’ll happen less often and less often, maybe they won’t. All you can do is tackle them as they happen, as you have here, and move on again.

It is all about the journey, quite literally. The journey is all we have!

By: Fiona

Fiona — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:35:03 +0000

Hi Melissa

What a moving post – and yes – it is a journey of a million small steps – each one different.

Thank you so much for sharing this – it is what life is like moving back towards it.