Una joven con anorexia se recupera gracias a los mensajes positivos de desconocidos en Instagram

Hayley Harris es una joven inglesa que padecía anorexia. Apenas pesaba 38 kilos y utilizaba la talla 0 al tener una cintura de unos 55 centímetros. En su día a día sólo tomaba una taza de café solo o una galleta con 0% materia grasa, y con ello aguantaba todo el día.

La joven, de 23 años y natural de Essex, estaba totalmente afectada por la anorexia nerviosa que padecía y los médicos ya la habían alertado del alto riesgo de sufrir un ataque al corazón, por lo que tuvo que ser internada pese a su negativa inicial, recoge el diario británico Mirror.

Afortunadamente, en un momento dado fue consciente de su situación y quiso recuperarse, para lo que Instagram le sirvió de gran ayuda. Creó una cuenta 'bitingback', en la que iba mostrando su progreso, y cientos de desconocidos comenzaron a dejarla comentarios positivos invitándola a seguir por ese camino y a lograr su completa recuperación.

"Quiero mostrar a las mujeres y hombres de todo el mundo que la recuperación es posible", explicaba. Para ello también sirve su cuenta de Instagram, para ayudar a los demás y demostrar que no se está solo en esa lucha.

En declaraciones al diario, señala que durante un tiempo, cuando estaba enferma, se sentía como una "basura". "En el momento en el que iba a beber o comer algo, sabía que me sentiría tan mal después, que apenas bebía un poco de agua", indica.

Sus amigos y familiares le ofrecieron ayuda varias veces, pero ella la rechazó en todas las ocasiones, y sólo fue antes de realizar un viaje, cuando le dijeron del riesgo de padecer un infarto por su débil estado, cuando se dio cuenta de la gravedad de su enfermedad.

El pasado mes de noviembre ingresó en el hospital de forma voluntaria y pasó dos meses bajo un estricto plan de terapia y alimentación hasta que en enero fue dada de alta. Ahora ah vuelto a tener un peso saludable y ha recuperado su confianza gracias a Instagram.

☀️🌻 Happy #INTERNATIONALHAPPINESSDAY 🌻☀️ Sunday morning lazing after an amazing night. Starting my day with this bowl of happiness 🍀 Have an amazing day all 🌟✨

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 20 de Mar de 2016 a la(s) 3:20 PDT

MCLOVIN my burger 🍔 First McDonalds in forever in my Harry Potter PJs 😆🤓 perfect end to a busy old day ! 💗 #girlswithgluten

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 16 de Mar de 2016 a la(s) 12:56 PDT

❤️THIS IS WHAT MY RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE NOW ❤️ •This is what pancake breakfasts with my girlfriends looks like • This is what late night trips to the supermarket for ice cream looks like • This is what drunkenly eating cheese fries whilst discussing the universe at 3am looks like • This is what eating cereal out of the box with a spoon watching Netflix all day looks like • This is what beginning to fall in love with life & every precious moment that comes along with it again looks like• This is what I look like now and this is is me not apologising for that anymore ❤️ #IAmMoreThan Anorexia ❤️

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 27 de Feb de 2016 a la(s) 12:01 PST

💪🏼 "And I said to my body softly 'I want to be your friend.' It took a long breath and replied 'I have been waiting my whole life for this.'" ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤❤️❤️️ Today marks the start of #NEDAWareness and I wanted to share my biggest transformation picture to date. My journey to healthy began just after the photo on the left and has, so far, taken me to the photo on the right. The physical is obvious but the mental is personally my biggest, most noticeable difference. I was in an awfully dark place in October, in hindsight I realise how much this illness cost me and just how much I/my loved ones sacrificed as a result. It took being told my heart was giving up on me to realise how much I was and could finally lose. It was with the little strength I did have left, the unwavering love of my family, the extraordinary faith of my friends and every single one of their brave smiles of hope that I found the courage to smile back. Now here I stand with this second chance at life. Of course I struggle with recovery somedays but this photo has dragged me through the darkest ones because now I realise that I destroyed my body for a peace of mind I never achieved. I lost so much but gained so much more then weight for recovering. I'm not admitting it's easy but I can promise you it is worth it and I hope this photo shows to even one person that there is life beyond this illness. Please share with me or tag me in your stories-We are an unstoppable force and I am so incredibly proud of everyone else fighting this by my side. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #IAmMoreThan anorexia

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 22 de Feb de 2016 a la(s) 2:14 PST

❤️ My first transformation picture & something that I feel is so important to share on my journey for both you all and myself. The left bobble head thing being 4 months ago and the right feminine young lady being as of today. Both the same person; though one is now currently writing this eating pick n' mix, getting ready to go out for dinner with friends and living a life of hope and joy. Whereas I know the left would be avoiding any social interaction, punishing herself for nothing and sipping on air. I know that the psychical side is only half of this illness. You have to choose recovery not just the once or as soon as you're weight restored etc but weekly, daily, hourly, with every bite. That I know I won't escape without Ana trying to hold onto me for a while but I think the smile on the right emits my fight to continue this battle and my inner happiness. I hope you all have a lovely evening my fellow warriors ❤️ #iammorethan Anorexia

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 5 de Feb de 2016 a la(s) 9:47 PST

After yoga morning snack time/Heaven • My once #fearfood of ice cream; Ben & Jerrys Blondie Brownie Core • Recovery WIN 💪🏼🌺

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 22 de Ene de 2016 a la(s) 5:25 PST

Good Morning beauties • Start the day with my own #repost of a pen drawing I drew after falling in love with this quote 🌺

Una foto publicada por Anorexia RECOVERY•HayleyHarris (@bitingback) el 21 de Ene de 2016 a la(s) 2:20 PST