What Is Jiggsy?

Living with an eating disorder can feel like living in a prison…in solitary confinement. So, with the current situation actually enforcing less physical contact, it has the potential to allow an eating disorder to run riot. I hope this post will be helpful to anyone who may be struggling to cope right now.

As we all adapt to a completely new life, a new world and a potentially new future…what are we learning, what have I learnt so far, and what have we yet to learn about something that is still such an unknown?

No matter how big, small or insignificant you feel it is, take the time to acknowledge every achievement you make. You don’t need to wait for someone else to do it for you!

Are you one of life’s planners? Do you feel safe knowing what’s happening tomorrow and the next day? Most of us do, but these parameters can be limiting.

I used to think of my eating disorder as something that took so much of my life from me. It is only in recovery, that I have learnt that it was perhaps my biggest teacher. I spoke to Petra Velzeboer, about how I use my experience to nurture my success, and craft out my own unique superpower.

The impact a mental health condition has on family and friends, is often massively underestimated. In the third blog from my anonymous guest author, they share their feelings of failure and guilt surrounding their daughter’s eating disorder.

How many times do you hear someone say…”I just don’t have enough time.” Ironically…I hear it all the time! I am guilty of it myself, and have noticed how this year it has led to some unhelpful thinking.

This is the second blog from my anonymous guest author. It is a raw account of the challenges they face, with a daughter in treatment 4 hours away from the family home. “We are taking Christmas to our daughter this year.”

This is the first piece in my guest blog series. The author who wishes to remain anonymous, will be sharing his feelings as the father of a daughter with an eating disorder. Their honesty makes for uncomfortable reading, but it’s honesty that’s needed, if we are to understand the true impact that an eating disorder has on those around it.