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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2024
- I’m Lara. A health, fitness and mental health awareness blogger from Cardiff. I’m an anorexia survivor and I now use my social media platforms to raise awareness (@lara_rebecca), limit stigmas and hopefully support people who are in recovery.
I was so consumed within the harmful influence of anorexia since the age of 11. Restrictive eating was a subconscious coping mechanism and a way to regain a sense of control in my life. As time progressed, my habits became obsessive. My existence practically revolved around calorie counting and weighing myself every moment I could.
By the age of 15, I was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Day by day, I was living to satisfy the destructive and continuous voices of anorexia, in addition to living with the diagnosis of depression and anxiety disorder.
My weight restoration began late 2016 with the support of a medical team. Recovery was extremely difficult but time, patience and love helped me to get through it.
It wasn’t until months after I began intensive treatment that I decided to make positive, healthy and sustainable changes to my lifestyle. For years my family had seen my health deteriorate which I can imagine wasn't difficult for them too. I was determined to regain my health and feel fit and strong.
I’ve reached a weight where my body can thrive!
My healthy relationship with fitness came around when I noticed how happy it made me. It provides me with a sense of structure and has massively been beneficial for my mental health and overall happiness.
Physically, I have gained a lot of muscle and strength. I have also formed genuine friendships with staff and other members, who are very supportive and encouraging. But more importantly, what has changed, is the confidence I have within my body.
Being active is a part of my daily routine. Being able to get my active wear on, become lost in the music playing through my Bluetooth headphones, lift weights, challenge my body, become stronger, is the highlight of my day
My main accomplishment, not your conventional response I suppose, would honestly be the fact that I’ve implemented it within my lifestyle and made fitness something healthy, sustainable and beneficial to not only my physical health, but my mental wellbeing.
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