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Christmas is hard with an eating disorder....so is a bittersweet time

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 Christmas is probably my favourite time of year, the season of goodwill, spending time with family and friends and choosing presents and cards for family and friends who I appreciate have supported me all year in one way or another. So many non Christians celebrate Christmas and it has become very commercial but I was bought up Christian and there has been a strong Christian connection to a few people who have supported me this year and this year is a year I have often thought I wouldn't survive and despite struggling still I'm thankful I did, my mum always says where there is life there is hope and I want to believe it and God obviously wants me to stay alive to do good things one day and so Christmas is definitely a time to celebrate. Christmas is bittersweet because there is so much food around, everyone celebrates with food and drink over Christmas and naked new years resolutions to diet every new year. With an eating disorder it is really hard. I want to be with family an