hey everyone!

i feel bad writing this message cuz i don't have time to go into details, all my feelings, etc. (which might be good, cuz when i get going, you can't stop me!) anyway, i just wanted to let you all know that i had my first meeting with my therapist yesterday. she seems great. i'm feeling really optimistic about everything, and i feel very comfortable talking to her. she's been working with ED for 20 years, and she's just so sweet, and i'm SOOOO ready to beat this thing, i just really don't even know where to start on trying to get better. but i think with her i can do it. anyway, gotta go (for the first time in FOREVER, i have a TON of work to do today. usually i'm bored out of my mind!) anyway, any advice you all have for being in therapy, etc., i'd love it, otherwise i know i'll be on here lamenting my problems and trying to emphathize with yours.

one quick thing, i REALLY want to thank you all. i don't think i would've been brave enough to call my mom and say "i need professional help" if i hadn't "met" all of you. you have made me realize that you CAN get better, that it's not easy, that you can fall back, that you can pull yourself up, that this can go on for a long time. basically, you all made me realize how much i wanted to escape this prison. how much i wanted to go back to thinking about things other than food and calories and treats and my body and other girl's bodies and my clothes. how much i missed my friends and family. how much i missed my personality. how much i missed my life.

so, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!!

:bouncing: Good job hun!! Keep up the good work. And no thank you.

great job, keep it up.

That's wonderful news!
keep up the good work and keep us informed....it's people like you that are an inspiration to me and allow me to think that *I* can beat this too :D

xoxo

A.

Great, great! I'm really happy for you! Advice for therapy.. just be honest with her and yourself. It's good that you found someone that you're comfortable with. Sometimes that takes a while and you need to try out a few people. But it's always important to remember that even if she's telling you stuff that you don't want to hear, it's because she has your best interests in mind. Keep up the good work.