Hi, I’m in recovery for anorexia, and have been for the past year, but I’ve started to notice that I’m putting on a bit of weight because I’ve started to eat more food than I used to. It’s starting to really stress me out and I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried to tell my friends and boyfriend about my worries, but they just tell me ‘you’re still skinny, don’t worry’ but that’s not what I want to hear. It just takes me back to a really bad time in my life when all I cared about was staying thin. I’ve started going to the gym as a coping mechanism but I fear that I’m going to become obsessed with the gym too and trying to stay thin. I’ve had so so many negative thoughts recently about relapsing and trying to use laxatives again.

All I’m really looking for is someone to tell me it might get better and for some advice.

Thanks