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Once I stopped being so ashamed of it, I saw that anxiety was my superpower too. Because of my anxiety, I worked and loved harder. I strived to help others who were going through the same thing.

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Broken, alone, defeated. I was so close to giving up. Wasted away to nothing but a disorder and stubbornness. Rock bottom lead to rock bottom, repeat times ten.

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There is no comfort in an eating disorder. This two-finger diet has left me empty in more ways than one.

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They may romanticize the relationship and re-idealize you, taking back all their hurtful words and actions in one fell swoop (or cleverly constructed text message).

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The definition of a disease is an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. What could be more abnormal than wanting to inject a foreign substance into your body just for fun several times per day?

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Recovery is scary, confusing and lonely. But recovery is created by you. So here’s to defining a “normal state” in terms which are special to you.

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Medication isn’t the answer. We don’t need a pill to ‘fix’ us. We aren’t broken. Please, please don’t look for an external fix for an internal battle.

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That’s the thing about the dark night of the soul – it usually comes up right at the moment in which you have every reason to be content.

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I also know this won’t be the last time I encounter this reality. Maybe that’s the source of sadness. It could be a combination of everything. The human life is so fragile.

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I have something that is the key to opening this magical door of recovery: hope. I have hope.