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From Binge Eating Disorder to Freedom
The privilege of recovery When I was first diagnosed I scoured the internet for information and research about Binge Eating Disorder and eating disorders generally. One of the early pieces of content I came across was by a woman who had experienced binge eating and now had her own course[…]
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“I’d go in to the fish and chip shop and pretend I was buying food for lots of people, but it was all just for me.” The lies. The shame. The secret. It was the first time I’d ever heard someone say out loud what I’d been hiding for most[…]
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It’s been exactly three years since I was assessed at South London and Maudsley hospital and diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder. I was thirty-seven, black and had an eating disorder that took a while to believe was due to more than just my lack of willpower to stick to a[…]
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Yesterday I had one of my upper wisdom tooth removed. It’s not the first time nor am I afraid of the dentist, but I have to admit that without sedation (I only had local anaesthetic this time), I was shaking throughout the procedure and for a good 15mins afterwards. The[…]
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Have you ever heard about neurodiversity? I hadn’t either and if time permits, one day I’d love to read up more about it. However, I was fortunate to connect with an expert in neurodiversity and asked her to be my mentor. I may not know the scientific description of neurodiversity[…]
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Wow! It’s been more than three months since I last posted. To think that on April 15th I hadn’t even started my Cabin Crew training yet and here I am on 28th July laying in a Los Angeles hotel room at 5.11am having operated eight and a half round trips[…]
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There’s so much to say in what feels like such little time. When I started this blog, my life was slower, quieter and it was easier to identify one or two key achievements and activities that demonstrated my resolve and commitment to recovery. Now, it feels like my life has[…]
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Last week I turned 40. It was only right that I took some time on my birthday to write about how it felt; I shared Starting from Experience at 40 on the new 4.0 musings that I’ve added to my Officially Anny website. When you’ve finished here, go have a[…]
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From the age of seven or eight I wanted to be an ‘Air Hostess’, it was the dream before the bigger dream of becoming an airline pilot. I was determined and worked hard, but by the 2020 lockdown, at thirty-eight years old, I’d faced so many rejections, set backs and[…]
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It’s 2022 and my simple resolution reminder is that I’m a human being, not a human doing. I don’t know about you, but it takes a lot to resist the urge to think about and plan all the things I want to do over the next twelve months. We’re constantly[…]
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