December 2011
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November 2011
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what do you do when your friend suffers from an eating disorder?
be as supportive as you can, without being too pushy. Try to encourage them to get help as well.
here are some articles that i really think sum up how to help someone:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/starving-the-banquet/201107/what-do-i-do-if-my-friend-has-eating-disorder
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/uploads/file/information-resources/How%20To%20Help%20a%20Friend%20with%20Eating%20and%20Body%20Image%20Issues.pdf
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/nedaDir/files/documents/handouts/WhatISay.pdf
did you get the video? (if not where else should i send it because this isn't working..?)
where did you send it?
try my email (if you havent already)
maiidofhorror@gmail.com or maiidofhorror@aim.com
thank you.
:) <3
I have been bulimic for 6 years, and I knew that it was going to kill me one day. And when my acceptance of that fact didn't bother me...I got help a couple months ago. And even though I'm not perfect, and even though some days I feel like a failure, I am confident that one day, I will be okay. And that's because some days, I feel whole again. Brand new. Like there is purpose for my life, there is a reason I'm here. And in that fleeting feeling...I know I can beat this.
:,)
you are so inspiring! stay strong<3
Hey, I just wanted to ask to which email address I should send my video?
maiidofhorror@aim.com
or maiidofhorror@gmail.com
:)
I never suffered from an eating disorder, but I did have disordered eating at a time in life combined with very hateful thoughts towards my body. Currently I'm doing so much better in that aspect, and my college essay prompt is "Describe a setback you have encountered in your life. Explain how you have handled the situation and what you have learned from it." I want to talk about my experience, but I'm not sure how to? This is a sort of pointless ask, but I was just wondering if you had ideas?<3
stay away from potentially triggering things (like numbers) or anything that you think could possibly upset someone, while stilll getting the point across! i think what you’re writing about is great! you should submit it to the blog when you’re done!
dyke-recovery.tumblr.com
Hello! was hoping i could be in your “other blogs” section as a personal blog? I’m in recovery for anorexia and recently began a campaign called “3 Good Things” you can find in my faq. :)
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asdfghjkl i LOVE your blog and follow it on my personal tumblr, of course i’ll add you :D I;m going to look into your campaign too, maybe we could promote it on here!
Sorryy! I couldn't get on tumblr the last few days! I'm going to answer everyone's questions by the end of tonight!
So, I just wanted to say that I think it's absolutely awesome that you stuck up for yourself with the whole ask about you sugar-coating recovery. You should be proud of how far you've come... you have tons to be proud of. It's amazing that you relapsed as much as you did but still didn't give up on your recovery. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
thank you. to the anon i answered with the sugar coating, i’m sorry if i came off as rude or angry, but the accusation that i don’t know how hard recovery is really upset me.
never give up!
I think you sugar coat recovery. Yeah, things to get better, but they don't always stay that way. For example, I was anorexic then got treatment and got better, but now I am relapsing. . I'm not saying I won't ever go back into treatment and try and get better, my point is things get better and worse, there are a lot of ups and downs, and you need to have your recovery tools available always, because you never know what can happen. Things improve, but they get worse also.
i take offense to this. i have been battling my eating disorder for about 5 years now. the first time i sought treatment it was for strictly anorexia. that was in january of 2009. i relapsed within a month, and also began bingeing/abusing laxatives along with restricting. got treatment in july and august 2009, relapsed again in october (same symptoms). got treatment in january and february 2010 and was doing well and i started college. about a month into college, something traumatic happened to me, and i began purging orally to cope. this went on until august 2011.
so don’t tell me i’m sugar coating recovery, that i don’t know the ups and downs. i do. there were times my ed made me want to end my life. but i’m not going to sit here and blog about that. this blog is about RECOVERY. i truly believe recovery is AMAZING. i’m not saying it’s easy- far from it. recovery is a process, not an event. but it is worth it. that’s the point of this blog, to remind people that recovery is worth it. of course tools are important, and i’m still in therapy and i still see a nutritionist when i visit home on breaks.
as for me, you’re right, you never know what things can happen. but you know what, i finally think i’m done with my eating disorder, and i am damn proud of that. the recovery life i have lived these past few months has been happier than any of my time with my ed. are there bad days? of course. but i wake up the next day and i keep going. i will never give up.
so yeah. there’s my rant
<3 Nicole
Geeks Get Eating Disorders Too →
jezebel.com
“I get this idea that we, as geeks, are expected to rise above the common herd that are influenced by advertising and self-hate. We’re so much cleverer than that, so much more accepting! We were the fat kids in high school!
But we’re not. After all, geek boys lusts after the thin ones, every geek girl is bombarded with pictures of thin Leia, thin Xena, thin Sailor Scouts. Comics portray thin people as good, fat people as bad. There’s a reason Desire is slim and Despair is fat. Women get the same role-models in geek culture as they do in the rest of the world, but that culture is determined not to address this, nor to address the problems it might cause us.”
these positive messages from people in recovery are wonderful and inspirational! tonight, i ate a delicious dinner with my boyfriend and afterwards had cookies. 1 year ago i could even admit something tasted good. there is hope.
congratulations! stay strong beautiful!
I'm in recovery, and i eat no differently than my friends. sometimes it means 1 am pizza delivery. the reason i'm sharing this is i came home for break and saw my nutritionist, thinking my weight must have gone up immensely from my college life. it did not change a pound. i'm not obsessively exercising and i'm not purging. the point is, even if you eat a lot, it does not mean you will instantly gain weight. TRUST ME, life is much better now than it was when i was active in my ed. and tastier [:
fuck yes! you go girl!
I ate cheese today and enjoyed it.
awesome! i’m proud of you! :D
I get a terribly sore body the day after a binge, I know a couple of other people who do as well.. do you have any idea why? It is driving me mad! And obviously it is bloody painful :(
the only answer to “why” i have is that bingeing is violent. ED symptoms are violent acts you commit against your own body. when you binge, you’re committing a violent act against your body by forcing more food than it can comfortably handle, thus it hurts.
