There are a lot of things that someone may need to recover from, but one thing that I have found to be consistent is that the recovery is never linear. You don't go from "I'm sick" straight to "I'm better."

There will be days where you feel better than ever, you feel invincible and as if nothing will ever get you down. There will be days where you feel worse than you ever did before and you feel as if you are 10 steps back from where you are yesterday. That's OK, you're still recovering.

You're going to climb mountains then fall right back down them, but that's OK, as long as you keep climbing. When you push yourself to get out of bed in the morning, to eat that extra meal, to say no to whatever you're craving, you're recovering.

There are still days where I feel as if I am right back where I started and it takes everything I have just to get out of bed and take a shower, I have to keep telling myself that I'm not where I started. I'm still recovering.

You define your recovery. If you don't want to play games with yourself anymore, then don't. Don't wallow in doubt and self-pity, don't get caught on the bad side of social media where it seems everyone is posting things that push you deeper in your own head. I know that it can be hard, but you have to get out of that side and drag yourself to the side full of inspirational quotes and positive thoughts. If you know that a certain thing will affect you and make you feel as if you did before, stay away from it. If you can identify that and push it away, you're recovering.

Avoid the circle of people that bring negativity and put yourself in situations to make new friends. You're not going to recover if nothing changes in your life.

You will relapse, perhaps harder than you ever had before, but you're still recovering.

Recovery is not linear.