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04/06/2019
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Read the latest blogs on eating disorders. Written by our supporters, they cover real life experiences including recovery. Use the drop-down filter above to search the categories.
My recovery. My journey.
24/05/2019
Rewind to a few years ago. On the surface, I was a happy 26-year-old who seemed...
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In a world of uncontrollable it was something she could control
22/05/2019
This young lady has an eating disorder and it's about time I stop being ashamed...
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I am getting there through honesty with others and myself
20/05/2019
When I was about 13, I stopped eating for a bit, just to see how it felt, what i...
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Me, Myself and Bulimia
13/05/2019
It all started at the age of 14. Before being diagnosed as having bulimia, I wa...
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Committed to Recovery
10/05/2019
I’m 35 years old and have battled with an eating disorder of some sort for the p...
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"I'd recommend it to everyone": Take to the skies for Beat!
08/05/2019
Take part along with hundreds of other brave fundraisers, and skydive together t...
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My body deserves all the nourishment, love and care in the world
03/05/2019
Sometimes, I look back at my young, innocent, happy, fit, strong, healthy, beaut...
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Ana is not a friend
01/05/2019
There were two of me – there was Ana (the anorexia) and then there was the real...
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Life does get better!
29/04/2019
My resolution last year was to keep choosing recovery. After looking back on the...
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"Free, exciting and emotional": Take to the skies for Beat!
25/04/2019
Lauren and her dad did a skydive for Beat in April 2019 – read about her experie...
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You have to work hard to achieve recovery, but it is achievable....
24/04/2019
Bulimia isn’t a disease or bug you just get over by taking antibiotics. It is a...
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