Mental Health: How I cured my Eating Disorder

I've had food problems for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was known as the 'fussy eater', my school friends would invite me to their houses for dinner and their parents would shake with trepidation: "What do we feed her?!"

I wasn't being fussy or difficult, at least not on purpose, I had mental issues with food that just got worse as I grew up because nobody recognised it. You can read my post on coming to terms with my Eating Disorder here.

And now, at 19 years old and with no professional help, I managed to cure it.
I no longer have an Eating Disorder.

How? I hear you scream... Going Vegan is my answer! 

Feeling happy!

My eating disorder wasn't what you'd deem typical, this is why I only accepted it recently.
I wasn't obsessed with being thin, I simply didn't like the taste of food or the thought of where it came from, so I hardly ate anything. I ran my body off of chocolate biscuits and cereal.
I deserved better.

Meat was my nemesis. I hated the taste and every single mouthful instigated thoughts of slaughter, animal hormones and panic like "What if this is horse not beef?"
But the world was telling me I had to eat meat in order to live. I'd become ill without iron and protein, there's no other way. Guess what? IT'S NOT TRUE.

Yes, you will become ill without proper nutrients like iron, but plant based foods (no animal product whatsoever) have everything and more that you need. I won't talk too much about this as I covered much of what I wanted to say in my Vegan post.
But I've been eating Vegan for two months now and I feel awesome.

- I eat three meals a day every day, which is a huge positive change for me as I only usually ate breakfast and snacked the rest of the day.
- My health has already improved vastly: My skin is so much better, energy levels are higher, I feel happier mentally.
- I eat vegetables and fruit with every meal.
- I've discovered so many new foods that I like.
- I actually look forward to eating things because I can't wait to devour all the nutrients!

I don't have to worry when I eat meals now, I can relax and enjoy food. I don't struggle with thoughts of animal suffering or wonder about the origin of my food.
I know that what I'm eating is 100% cruelty free.

Going Vegan was the best decision of my life.
It benefits my health, the planet and of course, the animals.

But, I'm not trying to convince anyone to go vegan. I just want to share my success with you and if you struggle with an eating disorder similar to mine, give it a go. I can't believe I fixed a mental illness I struggled with my entire life in just two months, all on my own.

It's such a fantastic feeling.

Thanks so much for reading, let me know your thoughts.
& Thank you for all your support on this!