I just wanted to say that I've seen you be so supportive to others around the forum and to thank you for that. It's great to see someone being so selfless, especially when they're struggling themselves. I'm sure that the other people who have threads you've replied on are very grateful and you sound very caring and kind. That's a reason not to give up, to keep fighting and to keep on trying. You're good nature. Now, it might not seem like much to you but it's precious and not a quality held by everybody in the world. Hold onto the lovely person that you are.
Relapses can be hard but they are not necessarily defined. A relapse can be a slip-up. It doesn't have to be a full blown return to the behaviours you once held dear. You don't have to go back to the person you were when you were coping with food in such a way. The binge should show you how far you've come and, consequently, how far you can go again and you can do better next time. Relapses are okay, they're allowed, you're only human, you're not Superwoman. You cannot expect yourself to be perfect.
Do you know what it was that caused you to relapse? Perhaps it would help you to identify that and to try to 'fix' it (so to speak). That might make you stronger to fight again and be as amazing as you have been with recovery so far.
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