Breakthrough? maybe

lately a lot of things are triggering me. it's like, i see one thing, and immediately something in my mind starts chanting insults and slurs at me. i don't know how to fix it. i don't want to spend the rest of my life with my eyes shut, avoiding every magazine, every person who weighs less than me (or who i think looks better than me.)

today especially, a trigger hit me hard. i found a new song (admittedly, i googled "songs about ed" because i was being stupid and self-pitying) and found this amazing, beautiful song that i can relate to so well. but the thing is, the singer went through anorexia (possibly still anorexic; no idea) and she's so tiny... watching the video, i felt... well, you get it. i'm sure you've been there.

it's just, i don't want to not be able to watch music videos. i want to get BETTER. i'm tired of being sick. i'm tired of hating myself. and I WANT TO GET BETTER. it's like, i've wanted to for a long time. but now i WANT TO. i just feel like something clicked for me today. i don't want to be, say, 55 years old and still have an eating disorder. i'm sick of this. i want to finish high school with confidence, loving myself. I WANT TO GET BETTER.

i feel like this is a breathrough for me personally. the problem is i still don't know HOW to get better...

Hi....thank you for sharing. I'm sorry you are struggling so.
I believe that you WANT to get better, but an eating disorder is not something that you can just 'get over'. It's critical that you get into treatment or at least see a professional for an assessment to determine what level of care you need.
You describe perfectly how there are two distinct mindsets going on....wanting to be well, yet also seeking things that maintain the disorder.
Please seek professional help.....Jan ♥

It's just... I don't know if I need help. I mean, I tend to work through things on my own anyway, and my mom doesn't really want to get me help I don't think. And besides, my ED isn't as bad as so many other people's. I'm not even underweight, I'm perfectly healthy. I feel like getting help would be blowing this out of proportion. I know it's not right for me to think these things and be like this, but it's not so serious that I need profession help.

At least, that's how I feel right now. Sometimes I think I do. But I mean, so many other people have it worse. How could I need help? I've dealt with this for so many years by myself, wouldn't it be a waste to get help now?