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Aliyah's story
I am 17, and currently recovering from severe anorexia nervosa. For the past 5 years I have struggled and dealt with every form of eating disorder, bulimia and anorexia. I am now ready to recover, and get my weight up to a healthy weight. Each day is a struggle, feeling horrible after every meal but I want to get better.
When my weight got very low I couldn’t take anymore. Feeling tired, sick, having no energy and no concentration I gave in and decided to get help. I kept denying it for so long, but encouragement from my family and boyfriend led me to get help. It’s going to be a long slow hard process, but in the end it will be worth it.
I have aims and aspirations to go to Uni, and study psychology and help other girls with eating disorders.
It’s a horrible horrible illness. I used to over exercise, eat very little, eat loads and abuse laxatives, and be constantly sad yet all I wanted to do was lose more weight.
Now my weight has increased a little. To me it is a huge amount, but I can feel as I eat, I am starting to enjoy the food, and the bad days are just going to come and go. And with the help from my nutritionist, counsellor, and family and boyfriend I will get over it. After all food is essential to live.
I want to fully recover, and get anorexia out of my life forever!
Aliyah, 17
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Have a break
Eating disorders aren't fun at all and sometimes you can feel like you don't deserve to have fun or there isn't space in your life for it. You deserve to have a break - it is important for your recovery. Why not try playing these silly games for some light relief.
StoneAge Sam
 StoneAge Sam Help Sam the caveman survive. A great mini puzzle / adventure game that will keep you playing for hours. . |
Penguin Diner
 Penguin Diner You have to seat, take the order, serve the food, and collect the tip for each hungry penguin that comes in. A very addicting mini RPG game. . |
Konnectors 
Gold Strike 
Penguin Push Grow Island
 Grow Island Grow Island : a great point and click game that will keep you playing for hours. You finish the game when all levels are maxed out. Experiment and grow . . |
Click Maze
 Click Maze A nice puzzle game with lots of great levels. Just click the spot you want to go to and watch out for the moving obstacles and maze walls . |
More ideas for having a break
It can be hard to let yourself take a break from it all for a bit. Here are some ideas for how you could take a break.
- have a warm relaxing bath
- read a book that helps to educate your brain
- challenge mates to a game you used to play when you were younger e.g. hide and seek!
Any more ideas? E-mail them in to ypf@b-eat.co.uk and we'll put them up!
