For family, friends and significant others: all you can do is be there for them. My mother was there for me through it all and supported me. She didn’t yell at me once or call me stupid. She didn’t understand, but she knew that that didn’t matter. What mattered was this was the time I needed her the most. She scheduled appointments with a councilor for me and went with me because I was scared, or just didn’t want to go. She pushed me, but not in a bad way. She helped me see what I was doing was bad for my body so that I would recover. That’s what we need, support. Especially, recovery is so hard. If I didn’t have my mom right by my side, I wouldn’t have done it at all. How I recovered was through counseling. That I believe is the best way to recover, especially family counseling. That way it shows that at least they are trying to understand what you're going through.