How to Leave Quasi-Recovery // Why You Shouldn't Stop Halfway

[@harmonyhope1709]

I can't wait until true freedom from the Ed. I have been stuck in quasi recovery between constant relapses for 27yrs. I truly am sick of it all and want real recovery. I'm fed up of trying to follow Ed rules and restrictions 😓 thank you so much for this video xx

[@HanneArts]

Go for it! xx

[@iris1547]

yeah you actually confirmed what i kind of already knew uncounciously.. even though i thought i reached that point you talked about in the beginning.. i just still find it so hard thank you, that video was helpful

[@EmThrives]

You've got this Iris!

[@valokainulainen]

Thank you Hanne. What you speak about makes perfect sense. I want to have the headspace to focus on other things than food. It makes perfect sense that my body wants and knows how to be healthy. The disoredered mind just tends to make things overly complicated.

[@alexandrakacmarikova2405]

This is such great, thank you for your support, IDK where I would be without all these wonderful videos

[@HanneArts]

Aww thank you for your sweet comment!

[@hannafox990]

I have watched a lot of these kinds of videos and have noticed that I am 100% in quasi-recovery... I am just so so so scared of recovering because of the loss of control and weight gain. I know all the benefits but I am just too scared.....

[@brittwagemans88]

What about the opinion of others ? About your eating habits? About gaining above your natural weight and slowly losing its overshoot? How to convince them that you need to listen to your cravings and when you lose your overshoot that you are not restricting again?

[@HanneArts]

I think you should do recovery for yourself, and not for others (as such, their opinion should not matter as much as your doing the right thing). However, I do see how it could be a problem particularly if you are living with others or if your parents are worried. It is always an option to show them the research and educate them about overshoot. However, it should be clear from what you are eating and from your behavior that you aren't restricting again, so I don't think it will be much of a problem xx

[@paulienvanhool5399]

Thank you so much hanne, really needed it❤️

[@Sarah-du7vy]

I’m in quasi recovery but I’m overweight. I want to go all in with recovery so bad but I’m scared of gaining even more. Sitting in bed currently wanting to engage in compulsive movement debating wether or not to go do it

[@HanneArts]

Don't engage in the exercise. Go all in 💪💪

[@michellecolledge2355]

I have recently been diagnosed with Thyrotoxicosis (over-active thyroid). Anorexia and an over-active thyroid is a dangerous combination So, at 30kg, I can't put wait on no matter what I eat. Nevertheless, I still restrict and ignore hunger ques. I have broadened my foods but I limit the amount of food because of the extreme bloating and my stomach feels raw, scratched with a sharp knife.

[@Elizabeth-yx5on]

Did you have an outpatient team after you were in the hospital? Did you see a nutritionist and such or did you go off your meal plan right away? Also, how do you recover on your own with the risk of refeeding syndrome? How do you start eating again if you don't have working hunger cues?

[@HanneArts]

I did have a treatment plan after hospital, but I didn't find it too helpful so I only went once and then stopped going. I went off my meal plan right away, but made sure I still ate similar portions/kcal throughout the day while taking a more flexible approach. I don't think this is the best approach for everyone, but I felt ready and it worked for me :) In terms of refeeding syndrome, this is not very common. However, if you are VERY underweight and especially if you have been restricting a LOT and compensating by e.g. purging, I suggest you have a medical professional overlooking the process xx

[@laurapetrie2171]

I feel like I've been stuck in quasi recovery for the last couple of years. I am at a healthy weight, have stopped over-exercising and stopped purging. Every day I have breakfast, but the rest of the day it is mostly just chocolate and nutella, I'm so sick fed up of these foods, but I can't seem to get myself back to the meal plan I am meant to be on, for worry that I will balloon in weight or start purging again. Any suggestions? Does this sound like quasi-recovery to you?

[@HanneArts]

Do you see any professionals or a coach? Sometimes this can really help just to help hold yourself accountable x

[@ninabehle6273]

Hi, your Videos are so helpful thank you! I have an ED since I was 10 years old and because of the underweight I stopped growing , so I want to ask you If you grew in your recovery or didn‘t effect your eating disorder your height?

[@HanneArts]

I stopped growing when I got my eating disorder, but I did grow some more during my recovery and (slightly) after! xx

[@ninabehle6273]

Hanne Arts Thanks for your answer, it is such a motovation for me to recover

[@coco6612]

[@HanneArts]

I understand that this makes it extra tough, but try to ignore your parents/any other influences. Do recovery for YOU. You deserve it xx

[@ashashetty9099]

Hi hanna I am suffering from eating disorder now I am in recovery and I am hungry after every 2 hour then should I eat and listen to my hunger cues or avoid it plzz ans me plzzz

[@bryftrygier9173]

I didn't think it was normal at first during my recovery to be hungry after 2 hours of eating. I always blamed it on too many carbs and started restricting in my mind again. This then led to self loathing and binging. But my now ex-boyfriend showed me what normal eating really is. Being hungry 2 hours after eating is not a terrible thing and my ex was a perfect example of it being normal. Actually acting on my hunger the correct way helped me so much to let go and I feel very free! This means both tho , eating when I am hungry and sometimes telling myself that it's okay to wait a little even if I am hungry - for example when I am outside at night. Hope this could help!

[@ashashetty9099]

Tq Bryftrgier

[@missydandelion6923]

Thank you so much for this gorgeous! Im in the same place but with exercise. Its an addiction and I feel so trapped in it. I am a healthy weight so I think I have to do at least 30mins a day ect. All I want to do is go cold turkey and give it up because I hate making myself exercise. I think that its not okay though because I still eat okay and am not underweight. HELP

[@HanneArts]

Go cold turkey. I promise you it's worth it xx

[@nightandday7704]

Lulu Miller ur allowed to go cold turkey. So many people are doing it, what makes you not one of these ppl? Free ur self

[@missydandelion6923]

@@nightandday7704 Thank you so much. I guess exercise to feel worthy is all i know. I am scared of the guilt and feelings that will arise if i stop. I feel like I dont deserve to rest and eat intuitively if I dont exercise ...

[@antonellarusso1233]

​@@missydandelion6923hi,how are you now?im stuck in quasi recovery by years and exercise Daily 😢do you are well now? ciao from Roma ❤

[@MaryJane-tq9xz]

First :)💕