Can you REALLY be cured from an eating disorder ?

I have had this since age 2.5 and been told by specialist that the disorder is my best friend, that I have never known anything different and that I can't get better. This takes away any hope, so I isolate myself and 'phone the Samaritans - sad or what ?

I think you should get a second opinion- you sound depressed and that in itself can cause an eating disorder---see another specialist-someone who specializes in eating disorders/psychiatrists. Good luck and dont feel helpless-you just got bad advice.

There is a very good chance they have got your wrong and said it so you would REBEL and "prove them wrong" But you obviously don't seem to be that kind of person. It was still fairly stupid of him to take that approach but maybe he thought there was nothing else that could work.

As you know, you have to ultimately get better on your own.
For the friend thing, yeah it is quite true. What he means is that it's your coping method, a habit. How you see and deal with life.
But this could ALWAYS change and i'm not just saying that to make you feel better. You know it

It might not be easy, life never is. But things can change. It's just finding a way, so hang in there.

Your eating disorder was compared to a best friend.
It might be like your cat..your eating disorder could be your mother...