Dare to believe that you are unique
Dare to believe that you make a difference
Dare to believe that you are loved
Dare to believe that you are talented
Dare to believe that you have your own spesial way
of reaching out to others.
Dare to believe that you have the right to be here.
Dare to believe that you have the right to take up space
Dare to believe that you can do it.
Dare to believe that you can spread your wings and fly
Dare to believe that you can feel good again
Dare to believe that everything will be allright
Dare to believe that no matter what have happened,
things can be better
Dare to believe that your future is bright
Dare to believe that there is always hope.
Dare to believe that you will recover.
Dare to believe that you will live again
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down,
Don't dance so fast,
Time is short,
The music won't last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask "How are you?"
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down,
Don't dance so fast,
Time is short,
The music won't last.
Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down,
Don't dance so fast,
Time is short,
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over
Purging will ruin your teeth enamel.
It will make your body image worse than it was because purging causes you to retain water and worsens body distortions.
You waste time and money buying food that will not end up nourishing your body.
You increase your risk for oesophageal and stomach cancers from the stomach acid when you purge.
After you b/p the initial problem that set off the b/p is still present.
It makes you feel worse than when you started.
Sore throats, headaches, nausea.
It can kill you by rupturing your oesophagus.
It unbalances all the chemicals in your body.
You end up feeling unhealthy and tired.
You are not exhibiting control, you are giving control to the ed.
Feelings of guilt will follow a b/p.
Purging deprives the body of nutrients it needs.
You don't need to.
You're hurting enough without creating more pain for yourself.
It's hardly the most attractive way to deal with problems.
It achieves nothing except making you feel worse.
It can kill you.
~Why Not~ Anorexia
Your entire happiness does not hinge on being x stones lighter.
The problem isn't about food or weight. Look at what is really the problem- what has triggered this feeling?
If you listen to this voice the eating disorder (ed) has won.
Every 'target' will just get lower- first it will be x lbs, then xx lbs- you won't be happy.
What is sinking further into ed behaviours going to achieve- more misery?
There's a choice- either you can continue on the path of self-destruction with no chance of being happy with yourself or you can choose recovery and see what that brings.
How can you judge the success of a day on how much you have eaten or what the scale says?
People don't care how much you weigh. You are the only person who gives a damn.
You will feel permanently tired and have seriously impaired concentration.
You will get dizziness because of low blood sugar.
With these side-effects you will be less able to deal with the actual problem and so it is just a vicious circle.
You deprive the body of nutrients it needs.
Your body needs food in order to function properly.
It doesn't deal with the actual problem- it just covers it up. The pain will build up and you will have to deal with it sometime.
It doesn't help you, it just hurts you.
It can kill you.