02/26/2025
I was in my mid-teens, had a normal life, loving parents, and knew God as my Savior, and yet I had a battle going on in my mind that brought me almost to the point of no return. How did this happen? you might ask. Well, looking back now, I can come up with a bunch of reasons for why my thought patterns might’ve been affected. A lot of nutritional deficiencies, environmental factors/exposures and of course influential factors. Things that few people knew had these type of implications, back then. It certainly wasn’t mainstream 25+ years ago to think that nutritional deficiencies and toxic exposures could be effecting rational thought, OCD, and BDD.
But, I can honestly say the only thing that brought me out of that darkness was God. My faith was the only resource I had at that time, along with the support from my family. It wasn’t a pill, it wasn’t therapy, and it wasn’t even a special diet that brought me out of that dark place - it was only prayer and perseverance. Just me and God. In fact, I told my mother to trust me that I can handle it and to not push or pressure me to do anything to “fix it”. Just to give me time and patience. I know that must’ve been hard for her to say ok, but I also know that she was praying for me and trusting God to take care of me as well.
Looking back, I’m thankful I didn’t have all those resources, because it showed me to be resourceful through prayer, through the Master Healer Himself, God. I know the power of prayer and personal relationship with God can do miracles because of my own experience. To anyone struggling with an eating disorder, there are many resources available to you these days and you are blessed to have them. Use them, use what is available to you, but just know that God’s grace is sufficient for you and when you invite Him and ask Him to show you His strength, placing your worries, sorrows, and fears in His hands, He will show you that you can overcome life’s struggles as He restores your mind and your spirit.
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