Finally, I am now becoming aware of what an eating disorder is.

After a series of admissions to psychiatric wards and 2 very long-term admissions to an eating disorder ward spread over about 5 years, I have fortunately ended up at the non-profit organization “empathy” where I have been receiving outpatient counseling for about a year and a half now.
I am finally becoming aware of what is “going on” with me and I am especially “aware” of what an eating disorder is.
I realize how hard I have to fight to get it under control. Every day I experience with a lot of trial and error that I am walking the right path while above all it takes a lot of commitment and courage.
And yet, surrounded by the warm people of “empathy,” my immediate family and some friends for whom I have boundless admiration, I realize that it is worth it!
Step by step, I am now detaching myself from that false sense of security that admission gave me.
As a result, I feel that there is still a future for me, which is gradually giving me more breathing room, freedom of choice and, above all, real solutions.
M (age 53)