It’s my birthday! 💖

It’s my 27th birthday.

This is a day that I never thought I would make it to alive.

Before entering treatment this past October, I made a promise to my treatment team that I would fight like hell until my birthday to recover from my eating disorder, and then I’d give myself permission to stop fighting.

I created this mini ultimatum in hopes that I would find some sort of motivation to continue on my recovery journey in that time frame.

Today was really hard, I made it through, and continued to fight.

Here’s what I did today…

I attended my PHP program for my eating disorder recovery.

I reached out to my friends and support systems.

I sung to P!nk loudly in the car.

I got my favorite drink from Starbucks (free cause it’s my birthday).

I bought a new soft blanket & some stickers.

I relaxed and stayed in bed watching television.

I ordered takeout for dinner because cooking seemed too tedious.

Most importantly, I chose to live.

I chose to stay alive.

I chose to stay sober.

I chose to continue to fight for my eating disorder recovery.

I will continue to choose these things for a long while.

My inner child feels proud of me for making it way farther than they could have ever imagined.

So, here’s to thriving and living this next year of my life to the absolute fullest!

Thanks for reading along on my adventures of living.

XOXO

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