I read this on reddit recently. I think it was on r/trueoffmychest or r/confession, I'm not sure. The post complained about people who say "just be positive", or stuff like that. I agree with that, however working on my mindsethelped me A LOT. Whenever I tell myself things like "You are worthy no matter how much you weigh" or "You are loved and you deserve to treat yourself with respect" I feel so guilty and invalid. How dare I believe those things? Someone who's truly ill wouldn't. A positive mindset wouldn't cure them. However I would encourage anyone to work on their mindsets, it worked for me but since it worked for me I was never ill.

If positive assurance is all I needed, did I ever truly have issues? Did I ruin my body with scars just because of teenage angst and not inner turmoil? Was it just a phase?