Living With an Eating Disorder
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2018
- As a young teen, Chaun wanted nothing more than to be loved and accepted. Years later, she realized that God's love and acceptance matters most and that it would always be there for her.
Chaun had grown up insecure and shy. In high school, she decided to become everything she had wanted to be in the past. She made friends and tried new hobbies. If she could look beautiful and thin, she would have it all, she thought. She began eating as little as she could and became obsessed with her size.
"I would think, 'You're almost there, but you're just not there yet.' And I don't even know where 'there' really was," Chaun recalls.
Over time, Chaun found she couldn't sit in a chair comfortably because her bones protruded beneath her skin. At the same time she was struggling with her self-image, she was attending a seminary class in which her teacher reminded the students that Heavenly Father loves His children and wants to hear from them through prayer. Chaun began praying daily, but still found it difficult to admit to God-and to herself-that she had an eating disorder.
In a spiritual moment at her grandmother's house, Chaun felt God's love for her and even saw herself through His eyes.
"All of those years of thinking, 'Do I look right?' finally melted away," she says.
Chaun is now a wife and a mother. She carries a sense of peace and perspective with her that she didn't have in high school. However, she still has days of self-doubt.
"On those hard days, I remember that no matter what happens at work or at school or with my kids, I am still His daughter. He still sees that potential in me, and He is still helping me get there," she says.
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I don't have anorexia but I am overweight and the thought processes she explained are the same ones I have. I've had these same thoughts like am I good enough? Am I thin enough? Thinking that the only way I'll be valued is if I'm thin. It makes it so hard to be healthy worrying about all the outside forces. But it get easier everyday when I remember that Jesus knows exactly how I feel. Because of the atonement he felt my pains before I did and decided to bare my burdens. He didn't just do it then he does it now and every single day. What a great message. I love this channel.
D TPN 💖 when we feel these low feelings and hurtful thoughts
We can always call on our Savior's name in any moment to repel these
I am LDS and just shared my story with an eating disorder! I would love for you to check it out!
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I am still God's son. And I still have that potential in me even when I fall.
Thank you for this message and reminder.
This testimony is a gift. As a male, losing to my eating disorders for decades, I believe the Book of Mormon, the efforts of the Missionaries, and the love of the Church are relieving anorexia nervosa in my mind + body. The Word of Wisdom is working. I am thankful & pray to keep going forward in this reclamation process. In the Name of Jesus. Amen
I love hearing these stories about people's journeys with and through mental health and any disorders they had experienced. It gives me the chance to see into what other people have experienced and felt and are experiencing and/or feeling. They are all just so inspirational and remind me of how much God really loves me! :)
I remember looking in the mirror and having that same promise.
Struggling with this myself as well, I can relate to every thing she says except for: God loves me, I am still His daughter and He will help me get there. In fact, in the past 5 days I lost 11 pounds because I got the flu and that triggered me to stop eating again. So hearing that He is willing to forgive me and help me, both hurts and makes me feel slightly better. Thank you for uploading this and letting me share my story, even if you don't read it.
Chiara Veenstra
💖 when we feel these low feelings and hurtful thoughts
We can always call on our Savior's name in any moment to repel these
I hope you continue to accept and hold on to that hope. I am praying for you 🙏💕
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Revelation 2:26
And he that overcometh, and keepeth MY WORKS unto the END, to him will I GIVE POWER over the NATION'S:
Jeremiah 29:12
Then shall ye call upon me,and ye shall go and pray unto me,and I will hearken unto you
I struggle with bulimia... I have for years. I’m not small and I’ll never be small but I’m healthy. Having an eating disorder won’t always manifest in skeletal physiques.
Susie Oakley oh sorry I’m 13 my prayers are with you
Exactly ❣️ I struggle with the same thing and think the same way !
There is a way for virtually everyone to be healthy and small. But getting small unhealthily is never viable.
How did you do it? I’m also bulimic and I need help
Hi Monica Medina, we're sorry to hear you're struggling with bulimia. You or others suffering may be interested in the following article by a woman who recovered from her eating disorder. She found healing through seeking help from God and professionals. Start by talking with someone you trust immediately. The Savior Jesus Christ knows your struggles, and there is hope! www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/08/young-adults/i-am-worth-fighting-for-overcoming-my-eating-disorder?lang=eng
Make your body happy. Care for your body. Think of what your learning. Eat healty. Take care of your body. It's the only thing you need.
Thank you ❤
Really appreciate this video. Thank you for sharing this part of your story!❤️❤️❤️
Wow this video is really important! Thank you so much!! This helps me know that God cares about me and sees my problems too and I'm not alone
I know this suffering. I struggled with bulimia since I was 16. I have been able to overcome with the help of my Savior. Thank you for sharing this story and raising awareness.
Chaun, what a beautiful story. Thank you for your vulnerability, authenticity, and honesty. Your story has touched me, and will continue to help others feel the spirit, and to feel God's love. None of us are beyond the reach of the amazing power of our Savior's life and sacrifice for us. Thank you again, keep doing good, sister.
Amen 💖
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my CZcams channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
Beautiful! 💖 I can relate
I needed this encouragement and inspiration
You are such an inspiration.
I’ve struggled with orthorexia and anorexia for 5 years. I was a BMI of 16 but I’m now recovering and I’m so glad to see that the Mormon Channel is speaking up about this issue. I’ve felt so ashamed to struggle but it should not be seen as anything shameful. So many girls both young and old struggle with their bodies and food.
I've battled all my life with eating disorders, so i can really relate to this. Even now at 34 i still struggle with it. But I'm trying to do and be what Heavenly Father wants me to be.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. You are a warrior.
Beautiful, I love how the Lord uniquely speaks to his children ♥️
So touch!
Just added this to my list of "hero" videos on you tube. ❤️
This is the most beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. This is a beautiful church of Jesus Christ, and I've had similar moments lately when the heavenly Father through his Divine and holy Spirit have had to show me how present they are in my life, and indeed how beautiful and very special each and every one of us is, because he loves us so much.
The holy spirit one morning when I woke up also told me, "you are what I think about first, every day."
And that is why I want to pray and set my mind on him first thing every morning, too. Because he first thought about me, and gives me his love and mercy. ❤
Thank you❤
thank you for sharing! I find it can be so hard to be honest with myself. Honest with our Savior. Feelings of fear can be so strong. He can help when we are ready to be honest. This is very inspirational. Thank you!!
Absolutely wonderful
Lovely!
I’m currently going thru ED treatment and in a hospital. This video has encouraged to fight for the life Heavenly Father has blessed me with
Thank you for your comment!
this was really beautiful
I really appreciate Mormon channel for posting more God's true love videos and spreading the world with great power of God's message and his miracles . And this story is really amazing and Chaun she is really beautiful in God's hands!!!!
I am LDS and just shared my story with an eating disorder! I would love for you to check it out!
Church is true! Thank you for making these videos!
I am LDS and just shared my story with an eating disorder! I would love for you to check it out!
Jimmy - what's this comment all about?????
This is a wonderful message:).
This describes exactly how I feel
This made me cry ❤🙏
She's so pretty!!!
Good story
I totally understand an eating disorder is such a difficult thing. But turning towards God and changing into a healthy lifestyle and a strength is the best thing
I don't have an eating disorder, but, wow, I just really like things all in their place. And right now things are scattered in my mind, I've been feeling stressed, but, I want to become who I can be, I feel sad, but I want to change, and I know that I can with my savior. Thank you so much 🙏❤❤
Everyone is beautiful or handsome at the same time no matter what!
I have not struggled with eating disorders, not do I know anyone who has, but I have thought these things multiple times. "Ugh, why am I so ugly and fat?" "Why can't I just be perfect?" Eating disorders are so common these days and the numbers are growing. I know for a fact that school and public environments are not helping. An old friend of mine, Ivy, decided to turn her back on me one day and started this chain of thoughts that still swirl through my head. Sometimes these thoughts start on their own, sometimes they're started by those around you. I just want to say, thank you, Chaun, for helping me see my worth as a daughter of God.
Thanks for your comment, Beth. You and others may be interested in a recent article published in a Church magazine called, "More than a Body." The article teaches the power of positive body image and how to overcome the negative messages we often tell ourselves and perceive in the world around us. www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2019/08/more-than-a-body-seeing-as-god-sees?lang=eng Take care!
I hope that I can find this same peace from this illness.
I relate to you on such a personal level. I do dance as well, and I constantly feel my body giving out but I look in the mirror and I can't stand it.
How do you let go of the constant fear of becoming a horrible, lazy, ugly undisciplined person while in recovery?
@The Twelve Days of Nutcracker, thank you for watching and sharing your fears. Your health and happiness is worth fighting for. Seek help from our loving Heavenly Father in prayer, talk to an adult you trust, and seek professional help. Another eating disorder survivor shares here story of recovery below-- her message may also help you: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/08/young-adults/i-am-worth-fighting-for-overcoming-my-eating-disorder?lang=eng
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For God so Loved the world......
Is she a convert? Nice story though! I’m glad she overcame this problem.
It sounded like that to me, also. She said some girls invited her to Seminary, so either she was a non-member at the time, or she was not active.
anorexia and bulimia it was all in one for me. I am every proud to be a Mormon i am still dealing with it.
I am LDS and just shared my story with an eating disorder! I would love for you to check it out!
i love You God and Jesus! Amen
I was there I was also anorexia but I met God and he made me a better person I was wearing a size 30 and now my self image doesn't concern me so much cause he is with inme and I am beautiful amen
It’s so hard to get help when you have no one to go to
Hi Allison, thank you for tuning in and sharing your fears. Your health and happiness is worth fighting for. Seek help from our loving Heavenly Father in prayer, asking for the courage to talk to a professional, trusted adult, or Church leader. Another eating disorder survivor shares here story of recovery below-- her message may also help you: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2019/08/young-adults/i-am-worth-fighting-for-overcoming-my-eating-disorder?lang=eng
Lindsey Stirling should see this since she faced a similar eating disorder in college
cougar1561 - Watch Lindsey’s video titled “Lindsey Stirling-I’m a Mormon, songwriter, and a violinist” and she shares her experience with food and change. Lindsey is very honest about her life and how she developed her spiritual connection with God. She is lovely and touches many people with her talents.
I already did Susan.
if only it was that easy. to just ask a god to heal you. damn. i wish life was that simple
And me living in a poor country, how I wish three food dishes a day.
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😭😭‡wow
I hate that I am prettier When I have gone through a starving episode I feel like a mistake
I am LDS and just shared my story with an eating disorder! I would love for you to check it out!
Don’t feel ashamed, I am a male service missionary that used to take steroids and fat burners because I felt insecure as well. I hope God continues to bless you throughout your life so you can learn to love yourself! 😊
EAT GIRL
Star Stable girl it isn’t that easy for somebody with an ed
Do not make this about God. There are better secular solutions.