Two days ago, I asked Breaking the Mirror’s community to share their eating disorder stories with me.  One has arrived, and it’s an incredible tale of resilience, recovery and hope. 
My goal is to share this with as many people as possible, so please feel free to link up and ask your friends to drop by. 
Oh, and if you have your own Ana or Mia tale to tell, you can contact me at lemonpepr(at)aol(dot)com.  All letters will remain anonymous, though I’m giving pieces pseudonymous titles.
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Hope’s* Story
*pseudonym
I was fifteen when I began a journey that’s lasted a lifetime thus far.

Does anyone else out there watch A&E’s series called “Intervention“? 
I must admit that I consistently find it to be enthralling.  It’s kind of like voyeurism, but it’s also a reminder that any one of us with eating disorders could have wound up on the receiving end of a full-scale intervention, complete with the final chilling question:  “Will you get help right now?”
That’s very intense. 
I don’t think I would have gone to IP if someone had asked way back when.  Even the threats of losing my friends and/or family members wouldn’t have gotten me to stop gripping Ana’s cold hand.
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