The Recovery Road Trip: You're the DRIVER (ED's Passenger) & You're on a Journey to ED FREEDOM

This analogy is one that I came back to a LOT in my recovery journey and I wanted to come on and share it with you in a bit more detail. Thank you again for all your love and support on my channel, it really does mean the world to me, and I hope that you find this helpful :)
Please note: everyone's recovery journey is unique and it may be that the points I make in this video are not accessible and/or relevant to you so please, as always, take what helps and leave the rest.
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[@hayleysmiley6226]

It's amazing when we choose to step forward and quit quasi how the ED starts screaming once more. But I'm so grateful for your message (and your Quitting Quasi Journal) that full freedom IS possible and that we don't have to believe the lie that "we're there". Thank you, Emily!

[@goosegirl3424]

Such a helpful reminder. I honestly find this analogy the most powerful. The 'passengers' can be so so raucous and screaming the the directions I'm going are dangerous or wrong or actually going to not take me to the place I want to be. They do their best to completely induce self doubt and confusion don't they? They can be so damn convincing. Grrrrr.

[@veraheins8864]

This is such a beautifull, clear and helpfull story with very strong images for recovery, thank you so much Emily!!❤ I think the ED voice sometimes screams so loud during the road trip to recovery, because its not the direction the ED wants....although you are in the drivers seat yourself, you sometimes want to leave the car to get rid of this awfull voice. But then you have to be strong and keep moving forward and being focused on you goal: total recovery.

[@susan_e]

If I recall correctly, you've mentioned that you enjoy road trips as someone fully recovered. This was a nice moment to see how your journey began with, and has transitioned to one without, the loud and annoying ED voice. The analogy is easy to understand that the journey can be adventurous, perhaps even fun 😊, and like driving, you have to pay attention - read the 'signs', course correct, etc. Thank you for sharing, Emily! I'm going to apply this!

[@bronyagriffin6538]

Really helpful 👌

[@abaslesregimes.sarahb.8366]

That’s funny because in my latest video, I compare recovery with the time when Moses crosses the desert with his people towards Promised land. I also thought of the analogie of the trip. It is a trip, if we also think about the migration theory. Very interesting….

[@goosegirl3424]

How does one not get freaked out by the intrusive thoughts and ingrained beliefs? I get so far and then hijacked/am so pathetic the passengers take over

[@sarahaa82]

Can you help me please, I have the compulsive movement element which I’m finding really hard to stop, walking, cleaning, I do have dogs so I would find it very difficult to give up walking as the dogs need walked and no one else to do it, I wonder though if we give up exercise in recovery when we are recovered and bring it back will we no start loosing by weight with the starting the movement again???