{"id":27357,"date":"2020-01-27T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T03:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scaccmm.sarawakmethodist.org\/?p=27357"},"modified":"2020-01-27T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T03:11:39","slug":"candleinthestorm-reasons-to-recover-from-anorexia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scaccmm.sarawakmethodist.org\/new\/?p=27357","title":{"rendered":"CANDLEintheStorm: Reasons to Recover from Anorexia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Read when you feel like giving up*<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 To ACTUALLY live life<br \/>\u2022 Eat spontaneously<br \/>\u2022 To be able to focus on school\/Uni<br \/>\u2022 Bake things and eat them too<br \/>\u2022 To not be freezing 24\/7<br \/>\u2022 Cause counting calories is stupid and a waste of time<br \/>\u2022 To sleep soundly through the night<br \/>\u2022 To have a social life<br \/>\u2022 To experience new kinds of foods<br \/>\u2022 So people don\u2019t comment on how I look 80 years old<br \/>\u2022 So my body isn\u2019t eating its own organs to survive<br \/>\u2022 Clothes shopping will become fun again (cause nobody likes bones)<br \/>\u2022 To be able to accept and believe compliments<br \/>\u2022 So my emotions\/hormones are balanced<br \/>\u2022 To get my period back<br \/>\u2022 To not breakdown\/cry over the smallest issues<br \/>\u2022 Free from chest pains!<br \/>\u2022 Be able to walk up the stairs (or anywhere) without feeling like fainting<br \/>\u2022 Eat comfortably around others<br \/>\u2022 Eat without checking the nutritional info<br \/>\u2022 To ACTUALLY enjoy food<br \/>\u2022 I want kids one day<br \/>\u2022 To have fun at social events (eg. parties, dinners etc.)<br \/>\u2022 So people won\u2019t stare or cast looks<br \/>\u2022 MY HAIR!!! 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