When Times Get Tough

It happens to everyone. Nothing seems to go your way. Life gets hard, and times get tough. Well that is what I have been experiencing for the past couple of weeks. During these times all I want to do is give in to my eating disorder. It is the easy way out for me. I sometimes just need a moment to reflect on how far I have come, and how badly I do not want to go back. It can get really hard at times but when I am constantly keeping myself busy I don’t have time to even listen to the “ED voice”. The “ED voice” that I am referring to, is the constant chatter in my head that relentlessly tries to persuade me to give in and act on an eating disorder behavior. We cannot let that happen, now can we! So as I was saying, keeping myself busy really helps me to not give in. As of lately, I have been filling almost every minute of my day with countless activities. These ‘activities’ include:

-      -  Taking time to put together a cute outfit

-      -  Cleaning up my room after trying to put together a cute outfit

-       - Spending a little extra time on my makeup

-       - Going outside and riding my skateboard

-       - Going for a run

-      -  Playing volleyball

-       - Reading

-       - Attending my college courses

-       - Doing my homework

-      -  Doing a small act of service for someone

These things help me and could possibly help you! Try them out and see what works for you! Thanks for reading!