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I've Been to Eating Disorder Treatment, but I'm Not Recovered

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I’ve been to eating disorder treatment, but I’m not recovered. It’s a seemingly strange but all-too-common juxtaposition: Why would someone spend weeks or even months in a treatment program and step back into the “real world” still embroiled in an eating disorder?

Why wouldn’t they be fully recovered? But my story of treatment and recovery — or lack thereof — is the story of many who seek out eating disorder treatment.

We arrive at treatment centers or enter virtual treatment programs full of hope for the future. We may convince ourselves that this will be the time we clear our minds and beat our disorders.

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