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The journey to discover myself,care for myself and love myself has been a long one.But,it's been a journey that has finally saved my life.
I remember throwing up for the first time when I was 8 years old.Somehow I had developed the belief that being thin was the only way to be accepted and loved.This way of thinking intensified(加剧) as I got older and bulimia(神经性贪食)became more and more deeply rooted in my life.
When I was 15 years old my family said goodbye to everything we had ever known and boarded the plane for New Zealand.I felt alone and scared in a world that was completely different to anything I had ever known.Eating helped numb(麻木)my pain and throwing up helped keep me thin.
By the time I went to university I was throwing up over 15 times a day.I was so ashamed of what I had become.
Although my bulimia had completely turned my life upside down,I knew one thing for sure that I loved my family more than anything in the world.This belief eventually made me pick up the phone and book my first appointment with a therapist(治疗专家).
The first session I had with my therapist,Amanda,was amazing.I walked out of her office feeling like I had finally done something positive for myself Amanda made me realize that I wasn't alone in my suffering and there were thousands upon thousands of girls just like me.
I met regularly with Amanda for the best part of a year,over which time I learnt how to treat myself kindly,respect myself and love myself.I said goodbye to bulimia after over a decade of suffering.
Just turn to face the direction of self﹣discovery,self﹣love and self﹣acceptance and keep walking until you get there.It will be the journey of a lifetime.