How do I know when I am recovered ?

You kinda need to feel it. It's that kind of feeling when everything that happened in the past is just in the past. It can be also the tims where you're ready to talk about that ( doesn't have to trough ). You should forgive if someone hurted you. :)

You'll know when you dont have to ask yourself that question, when you learn to love yourself for you! :)

I consider myself to be recovered when I don't use my destructive or obsessive habits to cope with my daily events, or when I can get through situations and not feel the need to use any habits or avoid everything altogether. Even if someone is fully recovered, I think that it's normal to still think about returning to those habits or having relapses months or years later. It's something to work on for good, not just for a few months

There is no sure way to know. The best answer I have, is to look for the time when you feel "normal" again. When you can naturally do whatever you did before you went into the disorder.

Whenever you feel like you have moved on from the bad place in your life and you don't want to even think about relapsing

Recovery is a hard path and I personally believe that it is a long one! A good way to know that you are recovered is when you no longer feel you need to act upon urges or if you no longer have urges! I believe that a good way to help with recovery is just making sure you have good coping mechanisms and you are true to yourself! Hope that helped! "\ml/"

When you can go through your daily activities in a way that satisfies you and manage to be independent.

When you feel completely satisfied with yourself and can go through your usual daily activities without feeling like you're being dragged down

You will most likely be recovered when the symptoms of your illness lose their persistence and you begin thinking in a more healthy manner.

When you are feeling happy and confident being yourself and don't feel the need to pretend to be someone your not