Having an eating disorder during the holidays can be extremely difficult. For Thanksgiving for three years, I have felt guilty after eating and feel like I should purge.

Why is it so hard during the holidays?

Thanksgiving is a holiday that has turned into gathering family together and eating a big meal. Sometimes there are relatives who make the disordered eating worse. For me, personally, it is all the foods that I once enjoyed and now feel like I can't eat them for fear of gaining weight.

Christmas meals are supposed to be big in my family, but I can't eat those without feeling sick either. We have a big breakfast Christmas day, and I feel nauseous when I eat those big meals.

If you have an eating disorder and are dreading the holidays, I understand. I hear you. I believe in you. It will get better.