Poem

[du]

I wrote this a few days ago and wanted to share it with someone.


I have an E.D.
I am sensitive
I have an E.D.
I do worry about how I look
I have an E.D.
I do take things more to heart
I have an E.D.
I am a perfectionist & an overachiever
I have an E.D.
I am always conscious of what I eat
I have an E.D.
Please don’t tell me to have a thick skin
I have an E.D.
Please don’t tell me to eat and everything will be fine
I have an E.D.
I am a serious-minded person who has deep thoughts
I have an E.D.

I have an E.D. but I am more than my E.D.

I am a daughter
I am good
I am a friend
I am good
I am a hardworking employee
I am good
I am compassionate
I am good
I am caring and generous
I am good
I am patient and helpful
I am good
I am a good listener and empathetic
I am good

I am a good person who happens to have an E.D. Please don’t think of me only in terms of my E.D. I am so much more. Please don’t try to change me, my change will occur on its own. Don’t feel as if you need to fix me, just be there to support me. Take into consideration my E.D. but don’t see me as only that. See me as a person, not a disease. See me as someone who is good.

:bowtie :kick DU :kick :bowtie

[blue skittle]

:hugon Du :hugoff

:yay very insightful.
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[believeyoucan]

:hugon du :hugoff
i like this...i'm so glad you are realizing that we are MORE than our eating disorders...
:kick keep it up! :kick

[Joyliz]

You are so right we are more than our EDs and that is such a blessing. God has made us unrepeatable mireacles and are so special! Thanks for sharing.
Blessings,
Joy-Liz