I’m 7 years recovered excepting 2 relapses here and there! Honestly, the best part is going months at a time forgetting that you ever had an ED or being worried about what you’re eating. What I was eating that day, what I was eating the next day, what you ate the day before, how much you exercised, etc. no longer dominate every spare moment. You get a personality back, you develop hobbies, you have a normal social life. Most of my friends nowadays don’t even know I used to have an ED because I don’t feel like it’s any part of my identity anymore. It never fully disappears though imo, if my mental health starts to decline, old habits and thoughts start to pop back in.