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[1day-ata-time]

My fav tiktok ED recovery accounts:

@brittanilancaster - i feel like everyone knows this girl but if you don’t, go follow her right now!! she has dealt with multiple ED and is really encouraging.

@uhavesy - if i had to pick a favorite... she would be the one!!! she struggles with BED and she’s super real on her account, showing that recovery isn’t linear. i love her so much.

@claraandherself - another great ED recovery account!! showing how bodies change throughout the day and that’s okay, it’s normal.

@annaarcherfitness - SO proud of this girl. she’s currently recovering from an ED, and is sharing her journey online which i think is really awesome. she also has a youtube channel.

@han.jarr - not really ED recovery but she really inspires me to eat balanced meals that will nourish my body.

@ashlynbrownn - this girl is in recovery from BED and makes a lot of advice videos that i really resonate with, love her.

@smg106 - another wonderful account that lifts me up and reminds me that recovery is possible!

@thisisiona

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for everybody who’s suffering from an eating disorder:  i love you

for everybody who’s in recovery for their eating disorder:  i love you

for everybody who’s not ready to recover:  i love you

for everybody who wants to recover but is struggling to:  i love you

for everybody who is afraid to get help:  i love you

for everybody who is body positive for everyone but themselves:  i love you

im so sorry for whatever drove you to this point. what your brain says to you isnt true. youre beautiful, and you deserve to recover. 

youre not alone. and i love you.

[1day-ata-time]

how is everyone doing?

ive been binging a lot lately to be honest. i was doing so well but i started a new job and i think that may have something to do with it. it’s monday though so it’s a perfect time to try to do better! just gotta keep reminding myself that recovery isn’t linear. let’s do this!!

[thelatestkate]

You do, in fact matter. Quite a lot.

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[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Maybe recovery is less about feeling good all the time and more about learning how to effectively cope with not feeling good...

[recoverr-a-deactivated20210530]

good friends, good partners and good family exist. toxic and one-sided relationships are not the norm in life and you’ll find someday that healthy love is real. healthy relationships are real. healthy friendships exist and they’re not limited to your twenties, thirties or forties. you’ll find the right people for you.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

I see many posts about how it's okay to have a bad day or a bad week or a bad month, and I want to add that it is also okay to have a bad year or several bad years. It's okay if it takes you longer than a day or a week to work through your problems - and even if you've been struggling for years, that doesn't mean your entire life is doomed. Sometimes it takes a year, or two years, or five years or more to get better and that is okay. It's okay if your recovery takes time. It doesn't mean you're failing.

[recoverystuff-deactivated202108]

in case no one has told you today - I'm so proud of you. I know that you're trying your best.

[thoradvice]

i know it's hard to believe right now, but there is more to life than sadness and trauma and mental illness. there is love and joy and hope and so much more. there's so many incredibly beautiful little things to find happiness in every day you're alive, even if things aren't good right now. there are always sunsets to admire and movies to watch and dogs to pet. i know that life is hard, but it's full of incredible things in the everyday, things that tell you that you will be okay, that there is love always.

[positiveautistic-deactivated202]

Don’t listen to that voice in your head that says you aren’t good enough. Because you are good enough, and will always be.

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

Remember that tomorrow could be the day where you find a new favorite song. Or see a cute dog. Or fall in love with a new TV show. Or start reading a book which will change you for the better. Or meet your new best friend or future partner. Or discover your new favorite video game. Or see a beautiful sunset. Or eat some delicious food. Or achieve one of your goals. Or create something cool which you're proud of. When you're getting lost in "what ifs", remember that they aren't all negative. Lots of wonderful things could happen to you anytime.

[thotsfortherapy]

it's okay to mourn the person you could have been. it's okay to be angry or resentful at that lost potential. it's okay to be sad about it too. but i want you to know that there are so many parts of you, the you that exists right now, that are beautiful and lovely and meaningful. just because your past is lost doesn't mean your future has to be too.

[lovveclub-deactivated20250721]

Healing is a lot of hard work but you need to invest time and energy into getting help and finding healthy ways to cope with your emotions. Things will not change unless you do something about it. I know it’s hard and it will be uncomfortable but I promise you it’s worth it.

[recoverr-a-deactivated20210530]

your stomach isn’t meant to be flat and empty! you have many important organs and cells that keep you healthy and alive. saggy bellies that hang, fat and round bellies, uneven bellies and all sorts of tummies are normal and perfectly acceptable. you deserve to be here, you deserve to cherish your existence - because your worth doesn’t rely on a measure tape or a scale.

[cockroachmotherfucker10]

Me at my unhealthy coping mechanisms that offer me great comfort, but must be put to rest:

[desultory-suggestions]

You don’t have to “get over” your trauma. It happened to you, and you are not obligated to pretend it didn’t.

[pastelparrotlet]

When it comes to recovery, there is great power in the word “and.”

“I know eating this meal is okay AND it makes me anxious.”

“Relapsing would not be the best thing for me AND I still have the urge to relapse.”

“My body has changed AND I’m still a valuable person.”

It’s not as though suddenly a switch is flipped and I no longer have the thoughts I did while engaging with my disorder, but I allow them to exist while reminding myself of the recovery tools I have learned to use.