Eating Disorder Recovery

2013 NEDAwareness Week Blog Roll

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cat feet make everything better

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

Participate in a research study looking at how craft based activism – or craftivism – can help people with eating disorders safely and anonymously share their experience.

Dear

My name is Jessica Dyball from the School of Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology, and I’m doing a PhD examining how Craftivism – or craft intertwined with activism for social purpose – can be used to safely and anonymously highlight specific social issues. As an eating disordered person, I have chosen the particular problem of eating disorders as a focus. 

If you’d like to help me in this project, I’m inviting female identified participants to visit the projects website and consider sharing their experience via anonymous digital submissions, or through anonymous physical submissions sent through the postal system.

Also, further details on the study and how to participate can be found by clicking on the following link:

        http://thepatchworkproject.net/projectdetails

Should you wish to participate or have any questions, please contact me via email.

Please note that this study has been approved by the QUT Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number 1500000523).

  Many thanks for your consideration of this request.

  Jessica Dyball

PhD Candidate

[email protected]

  Dr. Courtney Pedersen

Principal Supervisor

[phone]

[email protected]

School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts, Visual Art

Queensland University of Technology

  Dr. Gretchen Coombs

Associate Supervisor

[email protected]

School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts, Visual Art; School of Design.

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

I combined my spirit animal, a fawn, with the recovery symbol to remind me that I can live a meaningful life and enjoy recovery

submitted by: http://nattt9.tumblr.com/

[edfreelife]

DON’T hold onto clothes that fit your sick body but no longer fit your healthy body. That’s like holding onto your tricycle and periodically trying to switch back to it from the bike you ride every day. If you think it won’t trigger you, trust me - in a moment of weakness, it will and it’s just a matter of time so don’t even risk it.

DON’T hold onto friendships that are can potentially be triggering or toxic to you in any way. Unfortunately, this often includes people you’ve befriended in treatment but isn’t limited to it. This is a very important albeit difficult step to take but it’s time for you to think about YOUR health and wellbeing here. If it’s not part of the solution, then it’s a part of the problem. It’s not you being mean or cruel, it’s you making sure that you can live the ed-free and full life that you deserve.

DON’T hold onto your scale - food scales included! Your weight will fluctuate from day to day (as will the amount of food you eat) depending on a variety of factors and let’s face it - whether you’re just starting to recover or are almost there, having an ED-past and owning a scale just doesn’t add up to anything productive and can potentially be a trigger for a downward spiral in the future. I haven’t owned a scale in 5 years and my life hasn’t been negatively affected in the least - toss it and forget about it guys!

DON’T hold onto ED mementos (photos, diaries etc.) if they’ve ever served as a trigger for you in the past. If you have days when you’re feeling off balance and you tend to reach for your thigh gap pics from way back when to motivate unhealthy behavior - you need to get rid of them NOW. If when you feel sad you tend to re-read journal entries outlining your minuscule intake of ED-past and dwell on eating like a normal human being now - you need to toss out these journals and not look back. Clinging to the past is a direct link to potentially ending up right where you started so don’t go there.

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[eatingdisorderrecovery]

hey there - i worked really hard to make this !! There are more than 100 cute animal / other calming and motivational links collected in here! it took ages so please try it out. i hope you like it and i hope it helps people !!

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(by elaina wahl)

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(by elaina wahl)

[localevi]

100 Things To Live For

The people you will meet in your near future

Your favorite candy

To love and to be loved

Music

Cats

To hear the crunch of Autumn leaves beneath your feet

The next seasons of your favorite TV shows

The smell of your favorite dish being cooked

To hear about the Earth’s new discoveries

Reading your favorite book over and over

To someday meet your idols

Exploration, explore your town, your state, your world

Friends and family

To watch a thunderstorm

Dancing in the rain

To prove everybody wrong

To create

Art

To find your true love

Movie theatres

People who will change your view on life

Getting back in touch with someone who meant the world to you

To discover yourself

The relief of finishing something important, no matter how big or small

To spread positivity throughout your new encounters

The satisfaction of being in the moment

The rush of adrenaline on a ride at the fair

To accomplish a dream of yours

The smell of pancakes

The laughs that hurt your stomach

Playing board games when the power goes out

Hot chocolate after being outside in the winter snow

The possibility of trying food from all over the world

Wearing slippers

Sticking your toes in the sand at the beach

Stargazing

Stepping on the morning dew

That new car smell

Cuddling with pets

Finding your talent

Getting unexpected packages in the mail

Taking a perfect picture

Going to concerts

Meeting new people

Singing off-key shamelessly

Halloween

Apple picking

Orgasms

Swimming

Going to parties with a group of friends

Rosy cheeks

Visiting your home-town

The day of your marriage

Hearing your future partner reading your child bedtime stories

Photography

Visiting the city

Dress up dates

The smell of an infant

The feeling when a baby wraps their hand around your finger

Receiving gifts

To help those whom we love

Forgetting reality while reading

When the bass is so loud you can feel it in your chest

Swinging in a hammock

Waking up to a bird’s call

Snow cones

Blanket forts

Using new pens and pencils

Finding your inspiration

Your first/favorite kiss

Getting to meet your (grand)children

Foot massages

Smiling in the middle of a kiss

The days you wake up and feel okay

Sleeping in

Sunsets

Curiosity

A trip to Disney World

Cherry blossoms

Running through a sprinkler on a hot day

Lemonade stands

The songs you have yet to hear

To watch flowers grow

Young Leonardo DiCaprio

Seeing happiness in someone’s eyes as they talk about their passions

Your grandparents

Falling asleep to the sound of rain

Seeing smiles on children’s faces

Personality compliments

Chocolate

Wild nights

Writing about things you live for

Funny puns

Wanderlust

Wearing the perfect outfit

Being able to look in the mirror and like what you see

Emotional release

Holding your puppy

Having a penpal

Yourself; live for yourself

[lovelydownfalls]

In Honor of National Suicide Prevention Day.

Suicide Hotlines

National Suicide Hotline: [phone]

United States

Alabama

Auburn: [phone]

Birmingham: [phone]

Gadsden: [phone]

Huntsville: [phone]

Alaska

Anchorage: [phone]

Fairbanks: [phone]

Kenai: [phone]

Ketchikan: [phone]

Wasilla: [phone]

Arizona

Phoenix: [phone]

Maricopa County: (602) 248-TEEN

PIMA County: [phone]

Arkansas

Statewide: 1-888-274-7472

Hot Springs: [phone]

California

Alameda County: 1-800-309-2131

Calaveras County: [phone]

Contra Costa County: 1-800-833-2900

Garden Grove: [phone]

Imperial County: [phone]

Lassen County: 1-888-530-8688

Los Alamitos: [phone]

Los Angeles: 1-800-854-7771

Marin County: [phone]

Mendocino County: 1-800-575-HELP

Nevada County: [phone]

Placer County: [phone]

Riverside: 1-800-843-5200

Sacramento: [phone]

San Bernardino County:  1-800-832-9119

San Diego: 1-800-479-3339

San Francisco: [phone]

San Luis Obispo: [phone]

San Mateo County: [phone]

Santa Barbara: 1-800-400-1572

Santa Cruz: 1-877-ONE-LIFE

Shasta County: [phone]

Sutter County: [phone]

Ventura County: [phone]

Colorado

Arvada: [phone]

Boulder: [phone]

Colorado Springs: [phone]

Denver: [phone]

Englewood: [phone]

Greeley: [phone]

Fort Collins: [phone]

Pueblo: [phone]

Connecticut

Ansonia: [phone]

Branford: [phone]

Bridgeport: [phone]

Dayville: [phone]

Derby: [phone]

East Hartford: [phone]

Enfield: [phone]

Hartford: [phone]

Manchester: [phone]

Meriden: 1-800-567-0902

Middletown: [phone]

Milford: [phone]

New Haven: [phone]

Norwich: [phone]

Rocky Hill: 1-800-203-1234

Stamford: [phone]

Torrington: [phone]

Waterbury: [phone]

West Mystic: [phone]

Delaware

Milford: 1-800-345-6785

Wilmington: [phone]

Florida

Alachua County: [phone]

Brevard County: [phone]

Citrus County: [phone]

Daytona Beach: 1-800-539-4228

Hillsborough County: [phone]

Key West: [phone]

Lake County: [phone]

Lantana: [phone]

Maitland: [phone]

Marion County: [phone]

Okaloosa County: [phone]

Orlando: [phone]

Pensacola: [phone]

Pinellas County: [phone]

St. Lucie County: [phone]

Georgia

Albany: [phone]

Augusta: [phone]

Brunswick: [phone]

Columbus: [phone]

Deckalb County: [phone]

Dublin: [phone]

Emanuel County: 1-800-426-5726

Fulton County: [phone]

Lafayette: 1-800-882-1552

Macon: [phone]

Marietta: [phone]

Paulding County: 1-800-493-1932

Stateboro: [phone]

Waycross: 1-800-342-8168

Idaho

Boise: [phone]

Coeur D’alene: [phone]

Idaho Falls: 1-800-209-8405

Kellogg: 1-888-769-1405

Latah County: [phone]

Lewiston: 1-800-669-3176

Mountain Home: 1-800-600-6474

McCall: 1-800-600-6474

Pocatello: [phone]

Twin Falls: [phone]

Illinois

Adam’s County: [phone]

Aurora: [phone]

Champaign County: [phone]

Chicago: [phone]

Dewitt County: [phone]

Edgemont: [phone]

Elgin: [phone]

Kane County: [phone]

Lincoln: [phone]

McClean County: [phone]

McHenry County: 1-800-892-8900

Montgomery County: 1-800-324-5052

Matoon: 1-866-567-2400

Moultree: [phone]

Peoria: [phone]

Rockford:  [phone]

Stephenson County: 1-888-463-6260

Union County: [phone]

Indiana

Anderson: [phone]

Carmel: [phone]

Elkhart County: [phone]

Evansville:  [phone]

Indianapolis: [phone]

Lafayette: [phone]

Lawrenceburg: [phone]

Madison County: [phone]

South Bend: [phone]

Vigo County: 1-812-235-8333

Iowa

Ames: 1-800-830-7009

Cedar Rapids: [phone]

Davenport: [phone]

Dubuque: [phone]

Johnson County: [phone]

Kansas

Emporia: [phone]

Garden City: [phone]

Kansas City: [phone]

Scott City: [phone]

Ulysses: [phone]

Wichita: [phone]

Kentucky

Ashland: 1-800-562-8909

Bowling Green: 1-888-837-3964

Elizabeth: [phone]

Hopkinsville: 1-877-473-7766

Lexington: 1-800-928-8000

Louisville: [phone]

Prestonburg: 1-800-422-1060

Louisiana

Baton Rouge: [phone]

De Ridder: [phone]

Jefferson: [phone]

Leesville: (337) 239-HELP

Metairie: [phone]

Monroe: [phone]

Maine

Bangor: 1-800-499-9130

Biddeford: [phone]

Machias: 1-888-568-1112 

Waldo County: [phone]

Waterville: [phone]

York County: [phone]

Maryland

Baltimore: [phone]

Columbia: [phone]

Frederick: [phone]

Glen Burnie: [phone]

Hyattsville: [phone]

Rockville: [phone]

Salisbury: [phone] 

Massachusetts

Fallmouth: [phone]

Framingham: [phone]

Haverhill: [phone]

Holyoke: [phone]

Northhampton: [phone]

Springfield: [phone]

Stoneham: [phone]

Westfield: [phone]

Michigan

Ann Arbor: [phone]

Bloomingfield Hills: [phone]

Chesterfield Township: [phone]

Detroit: [phone]

East Lansing: [phone]

Flint: [phone]

Kalamazoo: [phone]

Mt. Clemens: [phone]

Pontiac: [phone]

Traverse City: [phone]

Yspilanti: [phone] 

Montana

Billings: [phone]

Bozeman: [phone]

Great Falls: [phone]

Helena: [phone]

Kalispell: [phone] 

Nebraska

Lincoln: [phone]

Nevada

Reno: 1-800-992-5757 

New Hampshire 

Concord: [phone]

Keene: [phone] 

Lebanon: [phone]

Manchester: [phone]

Nashua: 1-800-762-8191

New Jersey

Cumberland County: [phone]

Burlington County: [phone]

Cherry Hill: [phone]

Hoboken: [phone]

Hunterdon County: 1-800-272-INFO

Mercer County: [phone]

Morristown: [phone]

Newark: [phone]

Ocean County: [phone]

Penquannock County: [phone]

Red Bank: [phone]

Union County: [phone]

New Mexico

Albuquerque: [phone] 

Rio Rancho: [phone]

Santa Fe: [phone] 

New York

Albany: (518) 689-HOPE

Allegany County: 1-888-44-TEENS

Bellmore: [phone]

Buffalo: [phone] 

Duchess County: [phone]

Ellenville: [phone]

Jamestown: [phone]

Jefferson County: [phone]

New Paltz: [phone]

New York: [phone]

Niagra County: [phone]

Orange County: 1-888-750-2266

Rochester: [phone]

St. Lawrence County: [phone]

Suffolk County: [phone]

Syracuse: [phone]

Tompkins: [phone]

Utica: [phone]

Vahalla: [phone]

Westchester County: [phone]

Woodstock: [phone]

Yates County: [phone]

North Carolina

Alamance: [phone]

Chapel Hill: 1-800-233-6834

Charlotte: [phone]

Clyde: 1-800-367-7287

Cumberland County: [phone]

Durham County: 1-800-510-9132

Greensboro: [phone]

Manteo: [phone]

Pitt County: (252) 758-HELP

Raleigh: [phone]

Randolph County: [phone]

Sanford: [phone]

Wayne County: (919) 735-HELP

Wilmington: [phone]

North Dakota

Bismark: 1-800-472-2911

Fargo: (701) 232-HELP

Ohio

Chillicothe: (740) 773-HELP

Cincinnati: (513) 281-CARE

Cleveland: [phone]

Columbus: [phone]

Dayton: 1-800-320-HELP

Delaware: [phone] 

Gallipolis: 1-800-252-5554

Kent: (330) 678-HELP

Lima: 1-800-567-HOPE

Mansfield: (419) 522-HELP 

Marion: [phone]

Mt. Gilead: [phone] 

Napoleon: 1-800-468-HELP

Newark: (740) 345-HELP

Oxford: [phone]

Portage County: [phone] 

Wilmington: 1-800-932-3366

Oklahoma

Lawton: [phone]

Oklahoma City: [phone]

Tulsa: (918) 836-HELP

Pennsylvania

Beaver County: [phone] 

Butler: [phone] 

Centre County: 1-800-643-5432 

Chester County: [phone] 

Dauphin County: [phone]

Erie: [phone]

Lancaster County: [phone] 

Lehigh County: [phone]

New Castle: [phone]

Norristown: [phone] 

Northhampton County: [phone]

Philadelphia: [phone]

Pittsburgh: (412) 820-HELP

Westmoreland County: 1-800-836-6010 

York: [phone] 

Rhode Island

Hope Valley: [phone]

South Kingston: [phone] 

South Carolina

Aiken: [phone]

Anderson: [phone] 

Columbia: [phone] 

Gaffney: [phone]

North Charleston: [phone]

South Dakota

Sioux Falls: [phone] 

Tennessee

Athens: [phone]

Chattanooga: [phone] 

Clarksville: [phone]

Johnson City: 1-877-928-9062

Kingsport: [phone]

Knoxville: [phone]

Memphis: [phone]

Nashville: [phone] 

Oak Ridge: [phone] 

Texas

Abilene: [phone]

Amarillo: [phone]

Austin: (512) 472-HELP

Beaumont: 1-800-7-WE-CARE

Big Spring: 1-800-375-HELP

Cleburne: 1-800-451-1659

Conroe: 1-800-659-6994

Dallas: [phone]

Denton: 1-800-762-0157 

El Paso: [phone] 

Round Rock: 1-800-841-1255

San Angelo: [phone] 

San Antonio: [phone]

Utah

Odgen: [phone]

Orem: [phone]

Provo: [phone]

Salt Lake City: [phone]

Vermont

Battleboro: [phone]

Montpelier: [phone]

Randolph: 1-800-639-6360

Virginia

Arlington: [phone]

Bristol: [phone]

Dumfries: [phone]

Lynchburg: [phone]

Norfolk: [phone]

Washington

Cathlamet: [phone]

Chehalis: [phone]

Coupeville: (425) 258-HELP

Davenport: [phone]

Dayton: [phone]

Ellensburg: [phone]

Everett: [phone]

Friday Harbor: 1-800-584-3578

Kennewick: [phone] 

Longview: [phone]

Olympia: [phone] 

Pullman: [phone]

Richland: [phone]

Spokane: [phone]

Vancouver: [phone] 

Wenatchee: [phone]

West Virginia

Clarksburg; 1-800-SUMMIT-0

Franklin: 1-800-545-HELP 

Wisconsin

Appleton: [phone] 

Elkhorn: [phone]

Fond Du Lac: [phone] 

Kenosha: [phone]

Madison: [phone]

Oshkosh: [phone]

Racine: [phone]

Rhinelander: 1-888-299-1188

Sturgeon Bay: [phone] 

Waukesha: [phone]

Wausau: [phone] 

Wyoming

Casper: 1-800-457-9312

Worland: [phone]

Texting Suicide Chat

What to do when feeling suicidal.

What to do when someone you know is suicidal.

Read this if you want to end your life.

What would happen if you killed yourself.

IMPORTANT

100 Reasons not to kill yourself. 

Listen to this if you want to kill yourself.

[onthesideofthefreeway-blog]

Over the last 7 weeks I’ve stopped binging and basically stopped purging. I can’t believe the difference. (One side of my face is slightly swollen because I got a tooth extraction a few days ago)

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

Weeks later and I'm still doing well :) cheers to recovery! 

[tinychickpea]

Click here to support Help me help myself by Brittney Gardner

Hi, my name is Brittney. Like everyone, I've been through a lot in my 21 years of life. Up until this point I've been doing my best to continue to heal from years of damage I've caused myself. However, those years have done seemingly irreversible things. My memory hasn't been the same since I wen...

I made a gofundme to help pay for the cost of training my service dog. I just spoke with an adoption counselor who will be setting up some more interviews and calls with the foster parents, so I’m one step closer to adopting! I’m so excited to bring a baby home. I’m so excited for the possibility of not ruining my senior year of college.

[tom-sits-like-a-whore-deactivat]

okay if you suffer from anxiety, or depression, or even insomnia, or you just feel shitty all the time, listen up you little shit because what i’m about to say might just help you like nobody’s business

you see these motherfuckers right here? these crayons are like little sticks of wax joy that will never fail to help you in your time of need. these are your buddies right here. You don’t meed a million crayons like me, I just happened to buy these the other day for another project and then loved them so much. any crayons will do.

{colored pencils work too, but you want some crayons because that’s what works the best. don’t ask me why, but you feel 3000% better coloring with crayons than you do with colored pencils or even markers. IT BRINGS BACK THE CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT}

tl;dr just get some crayons i don’t even care what brand if you want to be a disgusting little shit go ahead and buy RoseArt you just need crayons.

okay, so it’s really simple. you just color. if you have a coloring book, awesome. if you don’t, look up some stuff on google and print it. get stuff that makes you happy, like your favorite disney princess or cartoon character. just type in something like “little mermaid coloring pages" and you’re good to go

now, here’s the best part. grab a crayon and just fucking go for it. don’t even think about anything else, just focus on coloring the picture however you want it to be and don’t stop until you’re completely satisfied with it. when you’re done with that one, color another one. 

i promise, by the time you’ve finished coloring to your heart’s content, you’ll feel so much better. i have no idea why it happens, but coloring with crayons just lifts your stress away, even for a little bit. keep some blank coloring pages on hand and your box of crayons close to you for easy access should you really need it one day. 

pro tip: when coloring, spill your crayons out

just take your time and spill all of them out from the box and then like run your hands over them and kinda mess the pile up because that shit is the most orgasmic feeling in the world i don’t know why but it just is

okay, i hope this helps. and if anyone looks at you funny or says that you’re too old to color with crayons, don’t get angry just pity them because they think that there’s an age limit to happiness and they obviously don’t remember how awesome it is to color so just offer them a crayon and if they don’t take it, well, sucks to suck

[tom-sits-like-a-whore-deactivat]

bringing this back because it’s the only thing that’s gotten me through this summer

[whatistimeeven]

In high school and undergrad, we used to color at parties. It was the most relaxing thing ever.

We were really cool kids, let me tell you.

But no really, I miss coloring.

[djbizarre]

Fun fact: it’s been proven that the smell of crayons lowers blood pressure and releases feel good chemicals in the brain in adults that used to color with crayons as children because it reminds them of good times as a kid.

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

How To Be There For A Depressed Friend

I spoke with my friend. I asked outright: What should someone do for a loved one who is suffering? What helps? Together we discussed her feelings. Her perspective. Her pain. And then we worked on some bearings that really helped me be a better friend. Today I'd like to share those with you.

[eatingdisorderrecovery]

Our goal is $2,000!

Eating disorders are a serious illness that require medical and therapeutic attention. Unfortunately, only 1 in 10 people who struggle with receive treatment, and only a small fraction will receive appropriate and sufficient care. Eating disorders take more lives each year than breast cancer. While 1 in 5 people will die of anorexia (similar statistics are shown for bulimia and EDNOS) the recovery rates with appropriate treatment have are better than breast cancer. Please check out my fundraising page for Team EDR's NedaWalk. Every penny counts!!

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[electrologie]

Please reblog. There is a text version of the suicide hotline. Help is out there. Stay strong. I’ve been there. Asking for help is NOT a sign of weakness. Stolen from ImgUr.

[howtogrowthefuckup]

Yep, it’s called the Crisis Text Line and they have a lot of other great resources on their website (link).

Additionally, there’s a chat service through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (link).