Dear Megan:

Notice that although your mother said those things to you nine years ago, when you were sixteen, it is only nine months ago that those comments were still distressing you. If these comments are no longer distressing you, that means that the change happened in the last nine months.

I hope you do recover from bulimia soon enough, make progress every day. Healing and recovery from EDs are possible with the help of support groups, individual and group psychotherapy that are perhaps available to you.

anita