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The pain of the eating disorder pushed me into recovering from eating-disordered behaviors, and then the emotional turmoil I experienced without those behaviors (not knowing how to cope with perfectionism, feelings, and life in general) took me even further, so that I ultimately found serenity.",2,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[30,34],{"id":31,"tag":32},3690117,{"id":15,"tag_name":33},"change",{"id":35,"tag":36},3690118,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":38,"quote_text":39,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":26,"author":40,"source":41,"quote_tag":42,"commentary":54},640994,"To stay in recovery, you must be responsible for finding your own motivation. Remember, motivation may not be easy to come by at first. It will probably be a very small, timid part inside of you. When you find it, let that part be in charge. 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