Is it normal to miss your eating disorder?

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very often people who are in recovery miss their eating disorders, it’s a disease of the mind and it’s not always logical. it’s okay if you miss being sick or long for your past behaviors as long as you realize that you’re better off healthy and that you can never go back to who you were because eating disorders only cause pain 

-kayla

SOURCE: The truth about eating disorders – Read entire story here.

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