Πώς μια γυναίκα νίκησε τη νευρική ανορεξία με τη βοήθεια του Instagram

Χαρακτηριστικό παράδειγμα είναι η ιστορία της Connie Inglis, ένα κορίτσι από την Αγγλία που δυστυχώς όπως σε πολλά κορίτσια της ηλικίας της, η νευρική ανορεξία της χτύπησε την πόρτα. Το 2015 η Connie είχε Δείκτη Μάζας Σώματος μόλις (ΔΜΣ) 13. Τα φυσιολογικά όρια του ΔΜΣ είναι 18,5 με 24,9. Έτσι αναγκάστηκε να νοσηλευτεί σε νοσοκομείο της Αγγλίας, αφού έπασχε από νευρική ανορεξία, παρόλο που η ίδια δεν το παραδεχόταν.

 

A lot of people have asking me how I did it. How I recovered so fast... the truth is, I didn't. An eating disorder is deceptive and horrible. It lures you in and makes you believe that you'd be nothing without it, you wouldn't survive without it. I used to believe my ed was my best friend but all it ever wanted to do was kill me. In the picture on the left I was 13 and had already been struggling for a long time. ???? There are 8 years between these photos and in that time I have weight restored and relapsed countless times. I have tormented myself mentally and physically. I told myself I was horrible and unworthy of happiness. I have hated my body. I have starved it, I have hurt it, I have left unmeasurable damage. THIS IS NOT MY LIFE ANYMORE!! After 10 years I finally decided I loved my family and friends more than my illness. I decided that I wasn't to blame for everything that had happened. I decided that I deserved to be happy!!! So I finally let go... ???? If your still struggling I am with you every step of the way. If you've been going through this for lifetimes and feel useless when you see others getting better, I completely understand. If you feel like your Ed is still taking care of you, I understand but I promise there are better things out there!!! If your not taken seriously because you don't fit into the typical anorexia box, your struggles are worthy and you deserve to be helped!!! If your turned away because of you weight, skin colour or gender, FIGHT LIKE HELL!! You deserve to be heard!!! ???? I'm not telling you this for sympathy or to diminish anyone's struggles!! Everyone's struggles are valid!! But I want you to know that it is possible!! Yes I still have bad days. I still struggle but I'm stronger now and know that I deserve to be happy! Keep going, it's going to be the hardest thing you ever do but it's so worth it! Fight like hell and I'll be fighting with you!! #positivebeatsperfect

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Connie????????Positive.beats.perfect (@my_life_without_ana) στις Φεβ 1, 2017, 12:51μμ PST

Την περίοδο που η Inglis έκανε τη θεραπεία της δημιούργησε ένα λογαριασμό στο Instagram και άρχισε να ακολουθεί και η ίδια κορίτσια που είχαν διατροφικά προβλήματα. Επίσης δημοσίευε στη σελίδα της δικές της φωτογραφίες με τις οποίες ενημέρωνε τους διαδικτυακούς της φίλους για την πορεία της υγείας της. Το αποτέλεσμα ήταν να λαμβάνει χιλιάδες θετικά σχόλια τα οποία της έδωσαν δύναμη και κίνητρο ώστε να συνεχίσει τη μάχη με τη νευρική ανορεξία. Και τελικά τα κατάφερε. Σήμερα είναι υγιής και έχει κλείσει για πάντα το κεφάλαιο διατροφικές διαταραχές.

 

August 2016 #throwback I've been feeling pretty overwhelmed today, there's just so much going on! So I scrolled back though my Instagram to my first ever bopo post! I can't believe how far I've come!!! This is what I wrote: ???? ???? "I've been scared to post this all day! I'm having really bad body image so I'm facing it head on! And I want you all to see that I am not perfect! This is me and this is my belly! I'm in recovery, nearly weight restored but not all the way to healthy just yet! Still got some more of me to come! This belly has been through hell and back... Again and again. It has been starved and empty and fed and bloated. I have stretch marks and loose skin from weight fluctuations. I have permanent lines where my stomach folds when I move. I have scars from the times I was at my lowest and tried to cut my tummy away. But this is me and this is the tummy I've got after a life time of self hatred and self abuse so I need to learn that this is my tummy and it's ok! It's ok to have scars and stretch marks! It's ok to have rolls in your tummy! And it's OK TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! You don't have to punish yourself forever for something you can't change! The body your in is yours and the flaws that it has are yours! BE PROUD OF THEM! Be happy that your still here! Be grateful that after everything you have but your body through, it's still looking out for you! LOVE YOURSELF ???? (via #InstaRepost) ???? ???? So this is just a little reminder for anyone really struggling to love themselves, it's so hard but it is possible! And I still take photos to face my fears on my bad body image days! Like the beautiful Gina says ????????FAKE????????IT????????TILL????????YOU????????MAKE????????IT???????? (You do not have to post your self love journey online!!! Everyone is different! I started this page as my open diary with only 10 followers!) keep going beautiful people!!! #positivebeatsperfect

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη Connie????????Positive.beats.perfect (@my_life_without_ana) στις Ιαν 29, 2017, 12:12μμ PST

Ωστόσο δεν παύει να συγκλονίζει η αποκάλυψη που έκανε πως από τότε που ήταν 10 χρονών τη έλεγαν να είναι αδύνατη. Όταν έγινε 14 της είπαν ότι πρέπει να αρχίσει το γυμναστήριο και στα 16 της έπρεπε να δείχνει σέξι. Όταν όμως έφτασε 20 της είπαν ότι πλέον της μόδας είναι οι γυναίκες με καμπύλες.

Η Connie Inglis εξακολουθεί να διατηρεί τη σελίδα της στο Instagram μέσω της οποίας ευελπιστεί να διαδώσει θετικά μηνύματα και να βοηθήσει τα κορίτσια να αγαπήσουν το σώμα τους έτσι ακριβώς όπως είναι αλλά και να ξεπεράσουν τις διατροφικές διαταραχές. Το νέο της μότο είναι: θα είμαι όμορφη όπως εγώ πιστεύω ότι πρέπει να είμαι όμορφη.