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whsprings · 2 years
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yes, food is fuel. but it is also for pleasure. it is also enjoyable. it is also emotional, personal, intimate. food is fuel, yes, but that does not make you a machine. you are allowed to eat something just because you want it, just because it sounds good, regardless of the nutritional properties. food is a shared human experience bridging across our entire existence. to reduce it to something as simplistic as fuel denies us the emotional connection that food contains. food is fuel, yes, but it is also so much more than that.
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sunsetsandhope · 8 months
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daily reminder, food is not your enemy, the number on scale doesn't define you as a person, the size of your clothing has nothing to do with your personality, and if you struggle with ed, recovery, body image issues or body dysmorphia, i hope it will pass and one day it will become a distant memory for us.
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fuck-your-proana-blog · 4 months
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I'm so sick of pro anas glorifying anorexia by saying how "wonderful" and "lovely" it is to feel empty. This feeling does not last.. there might be a very short "honeymoon phase" with your restrictive ED where you think you're being "strong" and "pure" by starving when you first start losing weight, but it ends.. QUICK. I spent 13 years feeling what they described should make me feel "pure" and "lovely" and I HATED EVERY MOMENT. I was miserable, I developed organ damage, osteopenia, lost a good portion of my hair, my joints and ligaments are destroyed, my face was covered in lanugo, my gums recessed so bad my skull was exposed- clearly that would be painful, and it was- it got so bad I needed expensive, not covered by insurance surgery, which was the beginning of my recovery. Starving is never worth it. Now that I'm in recovery sure I gained weight, but I also gained satiety from food every day multiple times a day (which I can confirm feels better than starving), holidays don't scare me so much anymore, I eat more and exercise less than I have in 13 years and life is so much better. Weight is the least of what I've gained in recovery- I've gained the ability to eat at restaurants, not always know the calories of what I'm eating, a sense of humor (now that I'm not constantly angry/irritable that I feel like shit 24/7), a better relationship with my husband, and all the little joys that food, especially holidays surrounding food, can bring to our lives. If you reach your "ugw" and get diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, it is not an accomplishment. It is a sickness that will destroy your family, other relationships, body, and mind. Recovery or death are the only ways out of anorexia, and as I've recently learned through trial and error, I do not, in fact, want to die. I want to live- to wake up next to the love of my life and my cats, to have at least 3 meals a day so I'm never running on empty; it's amazing. Recovery is worth it, always- anorexia never is. So stop promoting it as some sort of badge of honor; it's not. Recover while you can, because 1/5 of anorexics die- either by starvation or suicide. I've been closer than anyone ever should be to dying of both. Being thin is not the most important thing in life, it really doesn't matter as much as the sickness in your mind convinces you it does. So get better, before your body and mind are so ravaged by your ED that there's no way out anymore.
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desultory-suggestions · 6 months
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There aren’t measurements of how bad your ED can or should be to start recovering. If you have an eating disorder you are already suffering, you do not need to suffer more to be allowed to start healing.
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this-smile-is-real · 11 months
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4 months ago I was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder after 18 months of symptoms.
I have been unable to work for a year and apart from a couple of months, since 2019 I have been unable to work.
Almost every weekday holds appointments for me between rehabilitation physiotherapist, women’s health physiotherapist, neurologist, my GP, psychologist, neurofeedback, kinesiologist.
I’m unable to drive and rely on others or Ubers for transport. I need mobility aids for any distance and/or to stand still. I take medication for complex PTSD, depression, anxiety. Im in recovery from an eating disorder that I’ve had for 20 years.
I would love suggestions on ways to bring in some income but I will also attach PayPal.
Im needing help more than ever before and would love thoughts and suggestions on what to do.
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Hi with Yom Kippur coming up just a reminder that if you have an eating disorder, are recovering from one or have recovered but fasting could in any way act as a trigger for you, not only should you not fast on Yom Kippur but you are halachically instructed not to. I understand the guilt, it's strong for me this year, but your health and wellbeing comes first always. Even the slightest risk it could cause a relapse or send you back to a life threatening mental illness? Nope, you don't take that risk. Eating on YK when you aren't allowed to fast and should be eating is as meaningful as those who are permitted to and therefore do fast 💜💜💜
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peculiar--princess · 1 year
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Stop glamorizing the past/when you were sick!!
I know this probably won’t be a popular post but it needs to be said. It’s so easy to think back about when you were in the depths of your ED and glamorize it because you were possibly in a smaller body, but it’s not worth it. You were also incredibly miserable in that smaller body. Try to remember the intense anxiety, the isolation, the hair loss, and the extreme exhaustion you felt 24/7. You become hangry, shaky, and overall unlike you.
Engaging in your ED means taking away the best parts of you, all for a smaller body. You cannot disrupt your inner peace and your ability to truly live life over a false sense of comfort.
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brightlotusmoon · 7 months
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Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom.
If everybody ate exactly the same food in exactly the same amounts and exercised exactly the same, we'd all still have very different bodies.
12:07 PM Sep 1, 2023
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littleblackkdress · 2 years
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Just fat liberation things, besties!
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Not my TikTok. Just a reminder as we head toward the holidays, chock full of specialty treats and a culture that likes to guilt us about them!
Someone in her comments pointed out that cortisol, the stress hormone, is toxic in long-term exposures and can lead to bodily inflammation if stress reduction is taken seriously. So while I know that food purism will have you believe that the tiniest bite of sugar or GMOs will blow up in your body like little poison balloons, the actual poison is the constant stress of worrying about food purity! Happy autumn, enjoy your treats.
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whsprings · 8 months
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but you aren't a lost cause and you do have the time.
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recoveryposting · 30 days
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every time i start missing how my body looked when i had an ed i remember i was scared to eat TOAST 💀💀 like i deadass had NIGHTMARES about eating toast w butter and jam. are u hearing this i was LOSING MY SHIT over TOAST bro 😭😭😭 im not going back to that are you kidding
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fuck-your-proana-blog · 9 months
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Nothing hurts quite like watching your loved ones enjoy delicious food that you'd do almost anything to eat while you starve and envy them and your stomach churns, empty with acid and consuming itself.
You don't want this. No one should covet Anorexia Nervosa, or any ED. They are pain and suffering and misery. Get out while you can. Get out before it's a disorder and no longer a crash diet that you started just to lose a few pounds. It's not worth it.
Fight. Please. For those of us who know nothing else anymore, fight for your life. Because if you don't fight, the only way out is a slow and painful death. Please don't give up, it's never too late but it does get harder and harder the longer you suffer. Get help.
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esspring · 3 months
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I'm recovering from this disorder, and you should too. Just hear me out.
I've been where you been, not exactly but I know a bit of what you might be feeling. The harsh truth is that your health will decline if you stay in this disorder, and it probably already has. Have you been finding it hard to focus? Are your grades or work performance slipping? Are you sounding cohesive? Do you have energy? If you aren't yet you will because either way you are not feeding yourself enough. You are dying. If you're okay with that that's the disorder talking. This disorder is killing you and you should care. There is something you want to live for. Maybe it's a pet or a friend or family member. If you really don't think you do just live so that you can have a better future, I can assure you you will get it. Recovery is possible, and very worth it, but it's not easy. You can do it though. Ask help from a professional if you can. If not there's stuff online. Talk to your friends about it if you can, you can certainly recover without them but they can do a lot, especially since you're probably going to want to vent quite a bit. I believe in you and I love you, please don't let yourself die. TW: ED stuff in the tags, sorry but I wanted the reach.
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