- Recovery Quotes Help Eating Disorder Sufferers - redvers1
Motivation is an absolute essential for anyone battling to recover from eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive eating. Quotes can be a powerful source of motivation and encouragement, making it easier to remain focused on getting and remaining in recovery.
Helpful Eating Disorder Recovery Quotes – Motivation to Recover
"View your meal plan as a might weapon against your eating disorder."
(Anonymous)
"View weigh-ins as a means to monitor anorexia's tactics."
(Kate Le Page)
"Anorexia is a parasite, not your friend."
(Sally Hayward-Young, CAT Therapist)
"Perfection is just an illusion."
(Sally Hayward-Young, CAT Therapist)
"Learn to speak with words, not numbers on a scale."
(Anonymous)
"Refeeding is an essential part to restoring myself."
(Kate Le Page)
"When you feel like giving up on recovery, remember why you've held on for so long."
(Anonymous)
"Comparing leads to despairing."
(Sally Hayward-Young, CAT Therapist)
"Real strength involves having the courage to fight the disease that is sucking the life out of you."
(Anonymous)
"Every day I choose to fight anorexia, she gets weaker and I gain new strength."
(Kate Le Page)
"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
(Japanese Proverb)
"In the depth of winter, I finally knew that within me lay an invincible summer."
(Albert Camus, French Author)
"He who has hope has everything."
(Arabian proverb)
"That which does not kill you, makes you stronger."
(Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher)
Inspirational Quotes for Eating Disorder Sufferers
"Never, never, never give up."
(Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister)
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
(Martin Luther King Jr.)
"My worst days in recovery are better than the best days in relapse."
(Kate Le Page)
"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible."
(Corrie ten Boom, Dutch Christian Holocaust Survivor)
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time."
(Thomas Edison, American Inventor)
"All the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming."
(Helen Keller, deaf and blind author)
"We would never learn to be brave and patient if there was only joy in the world."
(Helen Keller)
"Accept challenges so you may feel the exhilaration of victory."
(George Patton, Former US Army Officer)
Encouraging Quotes for Battling Anorexia, Bulimia and Compulsive Eating Disorder
"It is possible to move a mountain by carrying away small stones."
(Chinese Proverb)
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
(Sir Winston Churchill, Former British Prime Minister)
"What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased."
(Ralph Emerson, American poet)
"Recovery is all about progression, not perfection."
(Anonymous)
"God will heal your broken heart, if you will give him all the pieces."
(Mother Theresa, Catholic nun and Nobel Prize winner)
"Take Courage...weeping may endure for the night, but joy will come in the morning."
(Psalm 30:5)
"The future depends on what we do in the present."
(Gandhi, Indian Freedom Fighter)
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
(Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor)
As highlighted above, motivation is key to recovering from any eating disorder and reading or memorising motivational, inspirational and encouraging quotes can help you stay on the right track. For more eating disorder recovery quotes, the "holding on" videos on YouTube are well worth a look, with the visual aspect being a great help to remember these nuggets of hope.
Sources:
BBC Historic Figures
Famous Quotes.com - date accessed: 9/12/10
Kate Le Page - Kate Henning-Le Page writes about eating disorders, body image and recovery issues. She specializes in anorexia recovery.
