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How to Develop Motivation to Start Eating Disorder Recovery Work E-mail
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Written by Joanna Poppink   
Sunday, 04 April 2010 21:38

A woman in her mid forties wrote to me asking how she can motivate herself to do the eating disorder recovery exercises in my workbook.  She's suffered with her eating disorder for 30 years. Today she has a good life that she can't fully enjoy because she suffers from bouts of despair as well as physical symptoms from her eating disorder like hair loss and yo yo weight gain and loss.

You may identify with her situation.  You may also be asking, "How do I motivate myself to do my recovery work?"

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1Monday, 05 April 2010 17:14
PTC
How do you know if you're ready? I've been in therapy for 3 years and have made some progress, but I just don't think I'm ready to let go of this. I don't know if it's just too scary or what. I feel like now I'm having more body image issues too. My weight isn't changing really, and if anything I fluctuate down a pound, but I feel and look "fatter" then I've felt before. Ugh.

That's my rant for the night.
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