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Restaurants Safe Foods Masterpost
Food from my master post, this is just so you don’t have to scroll through the whole thing if you didn’t want to on my masterpost
A&W
Applebees
Arbys
Bojangles
Burger King
Bj’s
Carrabas
Cheddars
Chick-Fil-A
Chilis
Chipotle
Chuck E Cheese
Cici’s
Cracker Barrel
Culivers
Dairy Queen/Orange Julius
Denny’s
Dominos
Dunkin Donuts
Fire House Subs
Five Guys
Fuddruckers
Golden Coral
Hard Rock
In and Out Burger
IHOP
Jasons Deli
KFC
Krispy Kreme
Little Caesers
Krystals
Logans Road House
Long Horn Steak House
McAlisters Deli
McDonalds
Movie Theaters
Olive Garden
Outback Steak House
Panda Express
Panera Bread Co.
Papa Johns
Papa Murphys
Pizza Hut
Popeyes
PF Changs
Red Robins (yuUUMMM)
Ruby Tuesday
Sonic
Steak and Shake
Subway
Taco Bell
Texas Road House
Tim Hortons
Waffle House
Wendy’s
White Castle
Zaxbys
Me in my mind in a restaurant...
My ed: you look so fucking fat like wtf you don’t deserve to eat
My depression: eat everything. No one cares anyway. It won’t matter because you’ll be dead anyway.
My anxiety: but what if someone sees me eat? I’ll look like a whale!! Oh god what do we do??? Ugh.
Me: ok I’ll just eat something healthy. I’ll take a salad.
My ed: NO
My depression: NO
My anxiety: NO
Me: ok well I’m starving wtf do you want me to do. I haven’t eaten in 18 hours.
My ed: good. You gonna be skinni Queen In no time.
My anxiety: but what if people start to question why I’m not eating anything?
My ed: make up and excuse goddamit you’ve done this before.
My depression: no one will care enough to worry if you’re eating or not.
Me: ok ya know what what if I just die
My ed: yes
My depression: yes
My anxiety: yes
✨🖤Ana/Mia Self Care Master Post🖤✨
Hey guys! I did one of these that got super popular back on my old blog and I haven’t seen it for a while so I’m making a new one. I hope this is helpful for all of you to stay your healthist.
🖤Body Care🖤
1. Moisturizers and Oils🧴🍯
Use a moisturizer mixed with an oil x2 daily. Typically as your disease progresses you will face dry and crack due to the lack of nutrients your body is getting. Supplement your skin with external care. I use this scar oil and any fun lotion with a shea butter base! It makes me smell like coconut cookies. 🤤
2. Scrubs 🧽
Using a body scrub (I prefer coffee/caffeine based scrubs because they aid in scarring and cellulite) to replenish the skin cells on your body, that will encourage collagen production, which combined with daily moisturizing will keep your skin supple and soft. 👙
3. Gentle Deodorants 🧼
Your skin is going to be prone to allergens in deodorants more since your microbiome (the bacteria on your skin) aren’t being supported by pre/pro biotics from food. Although you can take a probiotic, without the prebiotics they really don’t help. So, to aid in the increased sensitivity your pitties are sure to face (especially if you shave) I recommend a gentle deodorant. My favorite is the Mega Babe Rose scented deodorant! They also have lavender and lemon. Use what works for you.🌸
✨Dental Care✨
1. Brushing 🦷
I totally know that sounds hella silly like “uh yeah duh” but you really need to understand how important it is to brush! Brushing with an enamel-protecting tooth paste helps prevents from decay of the teeth from malnutrition or from purging. Stay on top of brushing to help prevent cavities. Trying to postpone dental problems as long as possible is key. I get my really nice whitening/enamel protecting toothpaste at the dollar store. 💵
2. Flossing 🧶
Again, I know. Flossing helps prevent gum diseases, and helps aid in cavity prevention. Bad breath also comes with having an ED, whether you have anorexia or bulimia, it’s recommended that you floss regularly so your breath doesn’t smell. I use the little picky ones that are easy and disposable. They’re great for permanent retainers. 👄
3. Gum 🍬
If you can’t brush or floss at some point in the day, carry gum! For my fellow mias, I get that sometimes the need to purge arises in public spaces without access to tooth care products. I carry gum on my just in case. It’s low cal and can help suppress your appetite too, so that’s a plus. Lmk what you like best. 🌿
🖤Face Care🖤
1. Coconut Oil as Makeup Remover 🥥
So, we have established your skin is going to thin and dry out. Makeup remover can be too harsh for a lot of people dealing with eating disorders. I personally get really irritated if I use makeup removers on my eyes, but a warm rag with some coconut oil is really nice and doesn’t cause any irritation. It’s also moisturizing! A plus. 💦
2. Appropriate Face Wash and Exfoliation 💥
Hormonal changes for both men and women happen when prolonged starvation occurs. I personally deal with hormonal acne from weight loss, since estrogen is stored in fat and when you lose weight it is released. This can also make your periods irregular which makes your testosterone levels shoot up, making acne worse. I use Dermologica’s salicidic acid acne wash and a Clarisonic twice a day! My skin is radiant, thank god, because of these two specifically. If I had to give up everything on this master post and only keep one, it’d be this one. Find what kind of skin type you have by washing it with water, then seeing 10 minutes later how your skin reacts with nothing on it. If it’s dry, a piece of tissue will fall off, if it’s oily the tissue will stick. You can obviously tell if you have acne. Check if you have a oily T-Zone by doing the tissue test. Keep track of your period to see how your acne fluctuates. Find a face wash that works for you!
3. Daily and Nightly Routine ☀️🌑
Catering to your skin type, find different serums, gels, moisturizers, sprays, etc that help supplement your skin with extra nourishment. You can go to any beauty store and they should be able to help you find your products! A dermatologist also helps if you can afford it. I use two thick moisturizers, one that has vitamin-C in the morning to brighten my skin and one neautral one at night. SPF in the morning, especially if I don’t wear foundation, and acne serum at night. Coconut spray both times to seal everything in. I do this after washing my face.
✨Hair Care✨
1. Oils for Dry and Wet Hair 💧
I use two oils for my ends, one to seal in moisture after my shower and one to keep my ends supple while I heat treat and overall have poor nutrition. This is just a common trend, really. External supplementation.
2. Dry Shampoo 🍂
Due to hormonal imbalances, your hair can become greasy in the roots and dry in the tips. I recommend using a dry shampoo, and minimally washing your hair, because it encourages the production of more natural oils. I use aveda, but there’s so many other brands that work! Find what you like best. Keeping in mind your hair color and texture. I have curly hair with pink roots, but I straighten it, so it’s still course. Aveda’s works best for me.
🖤Nail Care🖤
1. Nail Treatment Oils 👏🏻
Your nails are going to snap, rip, and break. If you’d like to try to keep your natural nails, try using a nail treatment oil. There are plenty to choose from for your specific goals. Shop around and find what you think will best fit your nails. NailTek is the best brand I’ve found so far. No matter my weight, my nails have been strong after being brittle most of my life. Oils will enable your nails to bend instead of snap, which is crucial for growth.
2. Nail Strengthener💅🏻
If you have thin nails I recommend using this. There’s also lengthening lacquers as well! You can use them over nail polish or on bare nails. Sally Hanson is a great brand with wide variety.
✨For Sleep✨
1. Melatonin 😴
Melatonin, like other hormones, can get jacked up with you’re starving yourself. Supplementing with 5-10 mg capsules of melatonin can get your sleep regular again. 🥱
2. Magnesium 😎
Magnesium is a natural pain killer and muscle relaxer, which aids in relaxation for better sleep as well as bOwEl mOvEmEnTs. ;D Use it wisely. I use 2, 200 mg capsules a night. 💤
🖤Nutrition🖤
1. Multi Vitamin 💊
BULIMICS: use a gummy or liquid multivitamin. Our stomachs can not absorb nutrients like people who don’t purge do. I know it’s going to be 5-15 cals a day extra but it’s worth it to not have your hair fall out and your skin be gray. Take. Them. There are vegan and gluten free options on amazon!
ANOREXICS: use whatever you’d like. You get the better end of the deal as you can take tablets or capsules. Take. Them. 
2. Folic Acid 🧪
Folic acid promotes hair, skin, and nail growth. It’s the most essiental part of prenatal vitamins! I take a 250 mg tablet with my multi. Your hair WILL fall out. Supplement your body with what it needs bb. 🥬
Let me know if you want a pt. 2!
I’m a Molecular Biology and biochemistry student working in a bio lab daily so I pick up a lot of health care facts that have helped take care of myself more. I’m not a doctor. Find what works for YOU! Take care lovelies.
-Skeletal Nihilist☠️
hey so protip if you have abusive parents and need to get around the house as quietly as possible, stay close to furniture and other heavy stuff because the floor is settled there and it’s less likely to creak
socks are quieter than bare feet on tile/wood and for the love of god don’t wear slippers/shoes if you can help it
climbing ON the furniture will disrupt the pattern of your footsteps and make it harder to hear where you are in the house
crawling will do the same and if you get caught crawling you can pretend you fell
the floor near the wall can be really loud if the floorboards/carpet is old and not completely flush to the wall
do NOT attempt to use a rolling chair to travel without footsteps. they are extremely loud and hard to steer
Also. Breath with your mouth and not your nose. Your nose will whistle. Trust me. If you need to get into your fridge, jab your finger into the rubber part that seals the door closed and create a tiny airway. This will prevent the suction noise when you open the door. When drinking liquids (juice mostly), pour out your glass (or chug from the jug) and replace what you drank with water. If it was full enough in the beginning, no one will notice. DO NOT STEAL ALCOHOL. THEY WILL NOTICE IF IT’S WATERED DOWN. Bring a pillowcase for dried foods like cereal and granola. It helps to muffle the sound it makes when it pours.
If your house has snack packs (like gummy bears or crackers or chips), count them every day until you know the rhythm that they get consumed. (This took me a week and a half with my twin brother and sister). Then join the rhythm when you make your nightly visits. It will be that much harder to figure out it was you.
KEEP A TRASH BAG UNDER YOUR BED FOR WRAPPERS AND STUFF BUT DONT FORGET TO THROW IT OUT WHENEVER YOU CAN. BUGS YKNOW. Hope this helped.
I might have some useful info to add.
-a jar of peanut butter is long lasting and easy to hide under a bed or in a dresser drawer. I lived off of jars of peanut butter and boxes of saltine crackers I would buy on grocery trips with my mom.
-two words: Slipper Socks. These are the socks that have rubber designs on the bottom for grip. They make no noise, and also keep you steady on slicker surfaces like tile and wood. You can find them cheap at Walmart. They also keep your feet more protected if you’re outside.
-if you’re secure enough in your room to have a small food stash, make sure you’re not too obvious about it (duh) but also move its location every few days. I kept mine in a shoebox under my bed, then switched it to a backpack in my closet, then wedged between my bookshelf and wall, and I would cycle locations until i moved it permanently to a false-bottomed drawer I installed in my dresser when my father was gone for a weekend. I would NEVER put food directly into my stash after taking it. I would keep it in pockets of my clothes and between books until everyone went to sleep, then I’d stock and stow my stash for the next few days.
-get a water bottle with a filter in it. I used to be able to reach my bathroom from my bedroom door down the hall using a huge step or minor jump/leap. If I was afraid of being caught at night, I’d fill up the humidifier tank we kept under our sink while I took a short shower, and would refill my water that way. It might not be the best option, but I kept a small stockade of water under my bed for emergencies.
-if you can, smuggle your garbage out in your backpack or purse. Dispose of it at work/school. I got caught twice by carelessly throwing away packaging.
-if someone knows the situation you’re going through (close friend/partner/etc) see if there’s a way for them to get food or other supplies to you at school or work or what private time you may get. A hidden first aid kit literally saved parts of my body before and I owe it to a close friend.
-try learning the building’s natural rhythm. The house I grew up in would creak and settle heavily every night for 3-5 minutes. That was my shot, and I had to be QUICK. I still got caught a few times, but learning the patterns in our floors and walls, when they creaked, WHERE they creaked, kept me going. Eventually I was sprinting in slipper socks to the kitchen and back in less than 90 seconds.
-if you have stairs, or live upstairs. Sit as you go down them one at a time, or climb up them like an animal. It keeps you low/out of lots of motion sight, and also can reduce noise and creaking by distributing weight over more than 1-2 steps.
-You can use common hand sanitizer to remove the stains certain snack foods leave behind (coughs cheeto fingers) and a dry toothbrush can help scrub the color off your tongue. If you can get powdered toothpaste or toothpaste tabs to keep on hand, it makes a huge difference in sneakiness.
-I don’t recommend going for dried foods like granola or cereal unless you can sneak it to a secure place to get it. It’s too loud, it’s a gamble every time for something with less caloric intake than it’s worth if you get caught. Of course, there are times when that’s the only option!!
-if you’re taking milk, add water, but be SURE to shake/agitate the bottle to distribute the dairy fat with the water. I got into the habit of shaking milk jugs when I started sneaking it, and explained the habit as something I read in an old comic strip my father showed me. (Back when whole milk had a lot more cream fats and they’d separate, so shaking it would redistribute the cream.) I still shake milk jugs to this day.
-if your windows open or don’t have screens, eat leaning out an open window. Any food mess will be lost in the dirt. I was lucky I had bushes and birds outside that would catch my granola bar crumbs before anyone could notice.
-canned goods are tempting, but not worth it. It requires too many tools (can opener/strained sometimes/utensils/some need heat) stick to thinks like various nut butters (sunflower/peanut/almond), crackers, dried fruit, and easy to conceal food bars (nature valley/nutrigrain/etc.) dried ramen packets are good uncooked if you can stand the texture. Apple sauce and pudding cups are also easier to sneak and stash than one might think, and can be eaten with your fingers. The only canned foods I recommend are condensed soups and precooked pasta (spaghetti-o’s). You can easily mix them with a little bit of hot water from the tap and get something more sustaining than a handful of captain Crunch. The cans are cheap, sometimes recyclable, and drinking soup takes way less time than chewing solid food.
-if you menstruate, attempt to stash pads/tampons in a safe location. Sometimes shit happens. Pads can work as bandages in emergency situations. Sometimes shark week comes unexpectedly. If you can sneak a roll of toilet paper or paper towels, these are also life savers.
-plastic utensils from takeout containers can be hidden inside socks and will be worth their weight in gold when you least expect it. I bought myself a tiny plastic bowl from the dollar store and kept cheap trinkets in it on my desk so it didn’t seem like a bowl I was eating out of. You could try this with something like a mason jar, which is also useful for drinking out of or storing water.
-if you’re eating a crunchy or solid food, try soaking it in water. Mushy food can be repulsive in texture, but I could clock the sound of someone eating a nature valley oat bar from like 6 miles away. Dunking it in water (or using a secret bowl+water) can reduce noise, and also eating time since you don’t have to chew as much.
-keep a laundry bar or tide pen on you. Laundry bars are super useful, a little hard to find though. I washed a lot of stains out of my clothes with laundry bars in my bathroom sink as a kid. Not proud if it, but it kept me flying under the radar at school.
-clear rubber bands, plain twine or string, paper clips, and thumb tacks. Indescribably useful. I once rigged a system to open tricky cabinets and get objects from inside using two paper clips and a foot of plain string like a mock lasso system.
-if you’re pulling objects from tall cabinets, use your chest or stomach to cushion them. Let them fall into your torso and then into your hands cradled underneath. Not as loud, not as much grabbing, if someone sees it they can mistake it for it falling on you by the body language.
-get a bandana. Or four. Napkins, bandages, tool, and accessory all in one.
-get a tiny sewing kit. I’m talking 3 needles and a spool of thread tiny. Scissors if you can sneak it. See things into your clothes. Make hidden pockets or compartments. Threadbanger on YouTube did a video a few years ago about sneaking things into music festivals using tiny clothing mods, but they may be useful in sneaking money or medicine.
-on the topic of sneaking money. don’t take bills, take change. If your abusers don’t meticulously count their nickels and pennies, they’re an easy(ish) way to build up a tiny savings pool. I found nickels the least noticed coin I took, even more than pennies, and taking two every few nights from where they’d be tossed on our countertop soon built up to a semi-reliable fund I passed off to someone to get me food for my stash without having to sneak it from the kitchen. As soon as I became “independent” in my food storage, I was subjected to much less scrutiny. I managed to build up a solid 1-2 week ration supply after hoarding change.
-you can tape SD cards to the inside of book dust covers(the part that folds inside the actual cover of the book), if you have a sewing kit or zipper on it inside the stuffing of your pillow (trim a corner, stuff it inside, stitch it closed) or (this is final resort) VERY CAREFULLY remove the covering from your outlet and tape it to the wall stud before replacing the casing. I kept mine inside part of my wooden bed frame that I hollowed out using, you guessed it, take out silverware knives and 4 nights without sleep.
-THE FLOOR IS LAVA WAS KEY TRAINING FOR ME AS A CHILD. I learned to take pillows with me, climb on furniture to disrupt my flow of movement, toss a pillow down, and use that to cushion any rattle our living room could give off as I crept to the kitchen from the side entrance so my mom’s dog wouldn’t bark or alert anyone. I highly suggest crawling around on all fours like some sort of beast to stay out of sight.
-can you run your house blindfolded?? If you can’t. Maybe you should try to learn. I suffered some heavy eye traumas growing up and had a collective 3-4 months just IN THE DARK. Eyes bandaged, left alone. It was terrible, but damn if I couldn’t navigate the whole place silently, without any visual cues. This helps a lot with the whole moving around in the dark thing, too. Listening is obviously key.
-if your parents start getting suspicious, or you’re suspicious they’re getting suspicious, watch out for traps. String on the ground that gets shifted when you walk on it. Baby powder or flour left to track footprints or doors opening/closing. My dad was partial to wrapping a bungee cord around my doorknob and attaching it to the closet across the hallway. I wouldn’t be able to open my door enough to get out, or if I did, I risked ruining the structural integrity of the wrappings he did, and he would notice.
-learn to tie some knots. Strong ones. They’ll come in handy at one point or another.
-remember that you’re not totally alone. There’s people out there for you. Wanting to make everything better. You don’t deserve what’s happening, it isn’t normal, and you will eventually find help. But staying safe is important, and you are important.
It upsets me that people might need to know these but I know it could really help someone by reblogging
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Things that have helped me over the years:
•Keeping a $10 bill on the inside of my phone case for emergencies. My mother will search my wallet and bags but has not taken my phone case off when she takes my phone as of yet.
•stashing loose change I find in the soil of my potted plant. Very quiet hiding place for coins. All bills are quickly confiscated but coins I have managed to hold onto this way
•changing food stash locations constantly. A good stash I’ve found is buried in my mice seed mix. Small packages or granola bars can fit in there pretty easily and the wrappers are flushable (I know it’s bad to flush them but my trash is routinely searched)
• always deleting online traces in case of phone/computer search. This includes search history, forbidden apps, messages, pictures, notes, games, etc. I don’t know how many times I have deleted the tumblr app during the day only to re download it late at night to use it. My phone and computer are constantly confiscated and gone through with a fine tooth comb. I delete anything I might possibly get in trouble for after I use it and re download it when I need it again. Don’t delete all your browsing history though, they will notice if it’s suspiciously empty. Fill it with safe and approved stuff and remove anything you might get punished for.
•learning what each and every door in the house sounds like so I know who is where at all times without having to leave the room
•learning where those ‘sweet spots’ are in the house where you can notice anyone coming before they can see you or what you are doing
•always having a pre-approved cover. I use books and preaching videos as covers. I can hide a phone in a book or quickly switch apps to the one playing the video if surprised or discovered.
• always being aware of ‘the trail’. If I tell a friend something who tells their sibling who tells my sibling who tells my mom I get punished so basically tell no one and it won’t come back to bite you. This includes talking about tv shows/movies that are forbidden, forbidden foods/drinks, activities, apps, games, friends, political views, etc. Express an opinion and it’s bound to reach someone you don’t want it to.
•never take from your abuser’s personal stash of food or money. The family pantry is fair game to carefully pilfer from and so is loose change but never take from their personal purse/wallet, fridge, pantry, or stash. They WILL find out.
•beware of traps and manipulation . My mother will leave money and food unattended and wait for it to disappear. She will also act like she wants to do a good thing and help you out but in the end you will pay for it a hundred times over. Avoid this if at all possible.
• NEVER develop a false sense of security. I have made the mistake of not deleting an app (Pinterest) because there had been a few weeks between phone searches and I felt a little safer. I got caught and severely punished. ALWAYS COVER YOUR TRACKS. Don’t get too confident in your methods, eventually they will find something. Make sure it’s something minor.
I just want to point out that when deleting apps, make sure to check that the app store you use doesn’t record what was recently installed. I know that the Google Play Store does this and allows you to delete things from your history, but I don’t know anything about Apple.
Apple does, in the purchased section of an account, so don’t have a false sense of security for apple apps and always try to use websites with no cookies.
Apps for screeensharing to TVs (such as Samsungcast) also have search tools so if you clear your history you can also use that and make sure to clear it. Just don’t play a video or it might end up showing on the TV screen.
I feel so sad that so many of you guys go through this all the time. Rebooting to spread the word.
Stay safe my lovelies
So, so unfortunately important. Reblogging because I would’ve loved to have had seen this growing up - I figured most of it out on my own, of course, but through an amount of trial, error, and traumatic consequences no child should ever have to go through.
-if your bedroom door was anything like mine, there is a large enough gap from the floor to the bottom of the door that anytime I got out of bed or walked around the room, the door would jangle. Try putting a small but heavy object flush against the door.
-bring a large cup to pee in when it is not safe for you to leave your room or space. be sure to sneak it down a drain as soon as possible.
-other foods to stash away include trail mix, breakfast bars, fruits and veggies. a couple slices of bread and cheese aren’t as easily missed either.
-i have had luck taping paper money to the underside of our rug.
-be aware that you will likely carry the weight of this time with you for a long while. most of my nightmares still take place in my childhood home, where i haven’t lived in over five years.
-but above all else, this time won’t last forever. you will make it out. i’ve got faith in you.
Hey @mrsmamarhodey idk if you’ve seen this but it’s good advice? I hate that anyone would have to go through this but I feel it may help Honey? ~ Foxy
Bee I will protect you with everything. ~ A
For all of my kids in unsafe home situations. I love you, be safe.
Also, for those of you in situations where you are not believed: as tempting as it is do NOT try and prove it with your phone. Especially if they search it. Please, please don’t do that. Find another way if you absolutely must prove the mistreatment.
-Avoid plastic and paper. They russle a lot, especially when you’re trying to be quiet. As stated above pillowcases are a godsend.
-If you can access the kitchen during the day (and not get caught doing this) move things you might need, granola on the shelf you can only just barely reach? Pull one bar out and slip it to the lowest shelf in the whole kitchen. Put it somewhere no one will check.
-The bottom of a trash can is NOT a good hiding spot. Tempting I know. I’ve hidden a secret stash under a trash bag. Played it off a few times as being a good kid and taking out the trash. But you would have to be the one to always take it out if you did this. Always. You can’t rely on ‘probablies’.
-Self aid. Go to your school nurse and ask for Band-Aids. School computer lab have alcohol pads so you can clean off the mouse? Take some. They will hurt and burn but a clean wound is so much better than an infected one.
-For those of you with allergies to the Staples (peanut butter, bread, cheese, the like) Beans are your new best friend. They suck but hey, they work.
-AVOID SWEETS. This sucks I know. But sweets leave more behind than a chocolate colored tongue, including a sweetened breath (I got busted so badly once even after scrubbing my tongue.)
And finally,
-Find people you can talk to. My messages are always open, @mrsmamarhodey is here for people as well, and many other blogs will listen. Even if there is nothing else we can do. We will listen. We will believe you. We will be there for you in what ways we can. Please, be safe. Stay alive.
I can’t believe that there are actually kids who are forced to live like this. It makes me so upset. I am now very concerned about the people on this site. Please, all of you, stay safe.
there are things in the list that i personally also have to do, some i don’t have to, and tips i could definitely take for the unknown future. anyways, reblogging this in hopes that it could offer a chance for some of you to stay at least a bit safer. remember, we’re all fighting this together
oh, god.
I know it’s the log-off protest but just before I left the app I saw this.
This was a pretty helpful post, but i do hope none of my followers need this..
can i adopt you guys???? nobody should have to go through this, and it breaks my heart :/
just know that it WILL get better. maybe not now, maybe not for years to come but this will not last forever. ily ♥
I always kept a plastic container with a lid to catch blood or any other fluid when it wasn’t safe to go to the bathroom to properly wash up. I hid it in an old backpack in the closet and cleaned it whenever the coast was clear
Most obvious hiding places are in the closet, under the bed, in the bottom of drawers and under rugs.
You can tape small items such as a metro card, prepaid phone, plastic bag of money, birth control or other medications, etc under a desk or even better: open the top drawer of your dresser and tape the item to the bottom of the dresser top. Make sure you can open and close it securely without jarring the item free.
You can also hide bills in an old DVD case if you are 100% SURE no one will open it.
If you can get your hands on some good concealer, use it to hide scars and bruises. Abusers will try to isolate you even more if you are a walking display of evidence. Don’t give them any excuse to not let you go to school.
On this same note, avoid making drastic changes to your appearance (dramatic change to hair cut/dye, tattoos or piercings or wearing any makeup/accessory/clothing that might be deemed “different” for you) Your abuser may perceive this as you acting out or seeking attention, and they do not want you to receive any kind of attention as it may give you an outlet to expose what is happening at home.
Don’t write things in codes that are obviously codes. Your abuser will not like this if they find it and you will be punished or forced to reveal the code but most likely both. If you can, make a code that would look like something else if found by someone. For example: If hiding say, your email password so you won’t forget, make a list of things beginning with each letter of the password. Draw pictures of your passwords. (Ex. Draw 4 red dogs, your password is RedDog4.)
Evernote is a great way to hide a digital diary/notebook/photos/contacts that you can delete from your device quickly before a phone search. If you fear you wont have time to delete before a search there is an option to hide your private notebooks so that you can only find them by searching their name and load up some class notes so if your abuser asks about the app you can say it’s for school.
This is a bit expensive but if you can manage it use an external hardrive for anything on your computer your abuser wouldn’t approve of, from photos and videos to games to creative and programming software, etc.
I had a friend whose dad didn’t let her talk to boys at all period so if she ever had a group project and the boys would try to text her she assigned them all feminine names in her contact list (Ex Louis became Louise etc) so she could still save their number.
Thank you so much for this.
This doesn’t really match my blog theme but it doesn’t matter. I have some things to add:
To walk completely silently, even barefoot, start on the outside of your foot and roll off your big toe. This takes practice though. Your bare feet will also be quieter if you have calluses on them, so you want to walk barefoot as much as possible.
One thing I did was getting well acquainted with the woods. If I needed to avoid people and couldn’t hide in my room, (the door doesn’t have a lock and the consequences would be SO BAD if I blocked it with something), I grab my bag, and try to avoid them + walk silently as I walked outside and hid deep in the woods where they couldn’t find me.
Never bring your phone (or any electronics) if you choose to escape to a friend’s house/the woods/etc. You don’t know what apps they hid on there, which could track your location.
When in the woods, I would bury my trash so if a family member decides to explore the woods one day/was actively trying to find where I kept hiding, they wouldn’t find traces.
About that bag I mentioned. I risked getting caught for this. I have it in my closet with the other bags so it wasn’t suspicious, but if I got the feeling they were suspicious about me, I hid all the stuff in the bag in different places temporarily. In the bag I keep a bottle of 90% isopropyl alcohol (disinfectant) that my aunt gave me as a joke, a small sewing kit (needle, string, scissors) that I stole the components of from my mom’s room, a knife that I also stole from my mom, and some granola bars.
You can hide things in boxes that appear to be sealed on your shelves. Choose a side, use the corner of your nail, or a small knife if you have one, to slit 3 edges of the plasic on the box on your chosen side. Carefully side the box open so as to not tear the plastic. If there is space, hide your item(s) in the space. If not, take some of the contents out and hide them elsewhere* until you can dispose of them where they won’t find them. Arrange the flap of plastic so it lines up properly (if box is cardboard or similar you can lick the edge of the plastic and place it down, it will stick moderately well and the fact it isn’t in tact will be less noticeable) and put box on shelf so that the cut side is against the back. (I have many time in the past taken a “sealed” box of playing cards and take the right amount of cards out so that after putting whatever I want in, it would weigh the same as a normal box of playing cards. This way if they pulled things off the self, unless they examined the playing card box carefully, it was unlikely that they would notice)
*if you have a coat/jacket with a liner, you can put holes in your pockets and stitch the liner to the jacket at the bottom so things you put in there will be at the bottom and it will seem like your pockets are empty. Don’t put anything bulky or potentially loud in, or your trick will be exposed immediately. Works great for papers though, and it’s one of the only ways to transport plastic wrappers without being loud. Not coins though.
Learn how to remove the screen from your window
Any social media or other restricted thing or anything they could use to stalk me if they found out I had it I use web for, my accounts are under different fake names with different email address I created with different fake names just for them, and my passwords are all long, secure, and MEMORIZED. And I delete my search history of any of those particular things.
I know how to give myself stitches. This has come in handy.
Leather = low grade armor. Wear it whenever you can. Then you can take a punch without it being quite so bad.
There’s a gate at the bottom of the stairs at my house that not only creaks, but the latch is LOUD. I climbed over the railing near the bottom instead, and then walked down the outsides of the last couple of steps.
How to climb over a railing silently: put hands on railing, swing one leg over so you’re sitting as if on a horse, and then carefully slide your already over leg down so it is touching the outside of the step and at the same time you swing your other leg over and carefully place that foot down.
If you close a door while holding the handle turned, like how you would if you were opening it, and use your other hand to guide it so it doesn’t hit the door frame, instead lining it up exactly where the latch needs to go, and then slowly rotate the handle back, it is near silent.
A fluffy sock jammed in the bottom handle-side corner of the door can keep the door from making noise as you walk around your room at night.
Hide things inside your pillows. Not just your pillow cases, but the pillows themselves. A lot of them have zippers where you can access the fluff, and you can hide things in the fluff. Stuffed animals sometimes have this too.
Semi-sheer, loose layers will be a lot less hellish and a lot less suspicious in warm weather but can still hide most older cuts/scars that are starting to become less garishly red.
If you close your eyes for 30 seconds before trying to navigate the dark your eyes will adjust and you will be able to see much better.
To anyone who needs any of the advice above or in similar posts: Good luck, stay safe, and remember that one day this will be over and you will be safe. I know it’s tough but keep going. If you ever need to talk, I’m here.
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As you’re probably aware, the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, has now been found in countries all over the globe. This is an understandably disconcerting moment for many, but there are steps we can all take to help mitigate the effect on our communities.
COVID-19 is spreading, but misinformation and disinformation are spreading even faster. The most responsible thing you can do is protect yourself from both the disease and false information. Being prepared with facts and data instead of assumptions and fabrications will help inform how you can best prepare for COVID-19.
Here are some resources you can trust:
WHO provides daily updates surrounding COVID-19’s spread, infection rate, and general influence on our society. Their latest update given on March 3, 2020, details that there is a shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. They also provide a very handy FAQ section, where you can learn more about how to protect yourself and your community.
Every day Worldometer updates its website with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each country that has been affected. Worldometer has been rated one of the best free reference websites by the American Library Association, and for good reason: it lists every single one of its regular sources here, and lists the source of every COVID-19 update at the bottom of the COVID-19 page.
Your local health department will often have the most up-to-date information specific to your immediate area, including how to proceed if you believe you may be showing symptoms of the virus. If you live in the United States, you can find the contact information for your health department by visiting the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
There’s another thing about this news that a lot of places are not talking about: the toll on one’s mental health, especially if you are someone who struggles with anxiety. If you find your concerns about being prepared are crossing a line that affects your mental health, please consider reaching out to a loved one who can guide you to help, a mental health professional, or an organization set up to help those in need.
Here are a couple of organizations you can trust:
Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 support. Just text 741741 from anywhere in the United States. The Crisis Text Line will connect you with a trained Crisis Counselor.
National Alliance on Mental Health (@namiorg) offers free support and resources for those who are struggling. NAMI can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 am - 6 pm EST at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or by email at [email protected].
Take care of yourselves, Tumblr. Wash your hands well, practice keeping a safe distance from others, only wear a mask if you believe you are sick with COVID-19 symptoms and could infect others (or are immunocompromised yourself), and remember to fact check everything that you see. Head on over to @world-wide-what for a refresher on what fake news looks like and how it spreads. Pass those tips onto others when you see them accidentally spreading false information.
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Will it break my fast?
This post applies to fasts that are for weight loss. When you fast, your body will enter ketosis (when your body starts to burn fat for energy) around 12 hours into a fast. The definition of breaking a fast is anything that you can consume that will trigger gastrointestinal movement and pull your body out of ketosis, and thus you will no longer be in this state anymore.
Generally a fast like this counts as a ‘water fast,’ however there are some liquids that you can consume that will keep you in ketosis and get that taste out of your mouth. If you aren’t sure, then you can google for an answer, message me, or apply the general rule that in a day, anything under 30 calories is fasting.
This post does not apply to liquid fasts/liquid diets. If you’re doing something like that, then I suggest drinking at least a few hundred calories a day and ignoring about 80% of this post.
Here are some common drinks used while fasting to suppress appetite, and whether or not they will affect your fast.
(based off this article from the Zero fasting app)
Coffee: Coffee with milk - Does not break a fast. Black Coffee - Does not break a fast. Coffee with Sugar - Breaks a fast. Coffee with Sweetener - Does not break a fast. Lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, other barista-made coffees - Breaks a fast. Bulletproof Coffee (with added butter/oil) - Breaks a fast. Coffee with creamer - Breaks a fast in high quantities (more than 1 cup).
Tea: Tea with milk - Does not break a fast. Black Tea - Does not break a fast. Tea with sugar - Breaks a fast. Tea with sweetener - Does not break a fast. Green tea - Does not break a fast and is beneficial. Herbal tea - Does not break a fast. Fruit tea - Does not break a fast. Iced tea brands - Breaks a fast if it contains sugar.
Soft drinks/Soda: Drinks with sugar - Breaks a fast. Diet drinks - Does not break a fast, but may break ketosis and inhibit the positive effects of your fast. Energy drinks - Breaks a fast, but good to end your fast with. Energy drinks no sugar - Breaks a fast. Electrolyte drinks - Breaks a fast, but good to end your fast with.
Juice: Lemon juice - Does not break fast in small quantities (>3floz/90mL) Fruit juice - Will likely break a fast, but less likely if it is fresh/homemade, or does not contain added sugar. Green juices - Breaks a fast. Vegetable juice - Breaks a fast. Broth - Does not break fast, but not helpful to fat loss.
Misc: Alcohol - Breaks a fast. Apple cider vinegar - Does not break a fast. Also prevents cravings. Oil - Breaks a fast, but will not break ketosis.
Water: Plain water - Obviously, it does not break a fast. Sparkling water - Does not break a fast. Lemon water - Does not break a fast. Mineral water - Does not break a fast, and is beneficial for combatting headaches and nausea.
Supplements: Gummy vitamins - Breaks a fast. Amino acids - Does not break a fast. May break ketosis. Protein powder - Breaks a fast. Multivitamins - Does not break a fast. Fish oil - Does not break a fast. Probiotics - Does not break a fast. Individual micronutrients - Does not break a fast. Note: some vitamin brands may use sugar capsules that contain calories. Be mindful of this and do your research into what brands to use. As long as they use standard tablets, they should not break a fast.
my rules
~🌟 these are for my personal use. I do not promote unhealthy weightloss methods, anorexia, or any eating disorders 🌟~
weightloss is a challenge, it can be incredibly difficult. here are my 20 achievable rules to help me stay on track:
count calories: no exceeding 800 cals on any given day
two days a week, do not exceed 400 calories
fast 2 days a week: preferably one 48 hour fast, but if that’s not possible then two 24 hour fasts will do
allow one cheat day a month! this is important because it allows a chance to give into cravings, and if it’s on a set day each month it gives something to look forward to, making binging at other times less likely. it also gives the metabolism a boost. don’t count cals on this day, but eat approximately enough to pass 1000 cals (for metabolism boosting)
eat a healthy breakfast. no breakfast means the metabolism stays at the same rate as when sleeping
do at least a mini-workout every morning; basic muscle work, yoga, and/or a quick jog will do. this also boosts the metabolism for the day, and generally helps with feeling ready and motivated
have at least a 12 hour fast every day - if you started eating dinner at 8pm, don’t eat until 9am the next morning (assuming the meal was done by 9pm)
drink at least 3 litres of water a day. try to spread it out - little sips throughout the day - or all the ‘excess’ will go straight to the bladder and you won’t get the benefit. iced is better, as the body needs to make it a digestible temperature, so it burns a few extra calories
chug at least 300ml of that upon waking
weigh in every wednesday and saturday morning. log it.
have a little reward for reaching goal weights or completing a challenge (e.g. a longer fast or an extra workout). rewards can be makeup, jewellery, a book, etc. try not to make it food! but if there’s something you really want or an 'unsafe’ food you really miss, get some of it and make it the go-to for your cheat day
when hit with a really strong craving, look up the calories in it. still feel like eating it? if so, count backwards from that number.
gum can actually damage the teeth! the build-up of saliva can damage enamel. it can also actually increase hunger, as chewing makes the stomach produce more acid for digestion of what it thinks is oncoming food. unsurprisingly, this leads stomach pain when the acid isn’t used. as useful as gum can be, limit how much you chew.
other great ways to get distracted/stem cravings are drinking hot tea, coffee or broth; reading; studying or working; doing some workouts; making a list of why you want to reach your ugw or what you’ll have when you get there (also see point 12)
don’t throw up!! as tempting as it is, especially after a binge, do not do it. it damages your teeth, your throat (repeated vomiting leads to a ruptured oesophagus, which leads to dying alone in a toliet), and only gets rid of about ½ of calories consumed anyway. it’s not worth it.
cold showers do help with weightloss, so take them regularly. hot showers aren’t going to put the pounds back on though, and they kill more bacteria, so feel free to have hot showers too
when menstruating (if applicable) the body goes through hell. mood swings should be expected, and they’ll be increased when restricting calorie intake. this isn’t a bad thing, it’s just a thing to be aware of. if periods are still happening (if they ever did), try to put the cheat day in period week. try not to fast when menstruating either, as periods burn extra calories anyway - give the body a break!
vitamin tablets are the best thing ever. consume them.
after a mess up, breathe, forgive, and move on. it’s not necessarily over. one mess-up isn’t going to put every pound back on, and tomorrow is full of possibility
recovery is always an option
~🌟 stay safe my lovelies 🌟~
I was high off my ass last night and had this dream where I was in this dense ass forest and sitting there was a tall woman. She was so tall I couldn’t see her face but she was wearing gold and I was like “uh…hi?” And she said “I made you, do you know that?” And I nodded and she was like “I hear your thoughts. Why do you hate my creation? Why do you try to destroy yourself? I made you perfect as you are. Please don’t break my heart”. Then she started crying and it flooded and I woke up with fucking heart palpitations like what does it Mean™️????
polar opposite of this post
inspiration struck and would not let me go until i drew this
This is really beautiful!!!
IT IS VERY REAL!! ALWAYS BE AWARE.
Don’t take them off when you immediately see it. Wait until you get to a different destination bc they’re trying to distract you by getting it off then abducting you. Same thing goes if you find something on your windshield, it’s a distraction so they have time to get you.
WTF? Is this real?
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Holy crap signal boost now!
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
Idc I’m reblogging his on all of my blogs
Be careful out there !!!
Please please please PLEASE be careful!
Signal boosting this because omfg O.O
If you find it on your mail box, go on the phone with somebody and move to the nearest public place with a lot of witnesses. Stay there for a while and make sure you aren’t being followed. Arrange that you either can sleep somewhere else or that somebody you trust comes to your place. They are searching for easy targets, make yourself a hard target.
Otherwhise:
Stay aware, keep things you can use to defend yourself on your person (Keys between your fingers, peper spray, taser, etc)
Keep in mind what areas to aim for in a struggel
Always use your palm, elbow or tug your tumb in while striking to prevent injuring yourself.
Be carefull and try to go places in larger groups, preferably with several male friends.
Keep in contact with people and let them know about your where abouts so that not hearing from you in a while raises suspicion.
They like to aim for college students both because of the age group and because it’s more likely that you missing will be noticed late.
If you go out a lot or are searching for a new partner, stay aware. Don’t give your number out to strangers, go clubbing with bigger groups of friends and arrange that some of you stay sober that night, do not leave if you aren’t all together, watch your drinks, you can not trust a cute person you met at a club who brought you a drink, yes that also goes for other women. Do not leave with strangers, potential one night stands are not worth the risk. Do research on the clubs security beforehand, maybe go to the more expensive one with the better reputation, sure you might not be able to go as often but you will be going more save.
Same goes for bars.
All things considered you really want a new relationship try dating within your actual social circle. People your friends have known for a while or maybe long time friends themself. People who are registered at your university and you know have been leaving a social foot print are also more likely to trust. Always aim to go out with people you know others recognize and tell people when you plan to go on a date.
You do not play around when there is human traficing going on in your town guys. Stay save guys.
Reblogging this again for all this additional self defence/safety advice here for if you live somewhere where stuff like this is going on…
Please please PLEASE be safe. I am a health care professional living on what’s known as one of the “arteries” of trafficking, and in a college town at that. I have a professional friend that goes out with her church group to try and get these poor ladies away from their abusers and it is so awful and heartbreaking the stories she tells me. Always have a buddy. Never “go out to the car for something real quick” by yourself at night. Please please always be aware of your surroundings.
I am not a straight people.
Reblog if you are also not a straight people.
area 51 raid
👽your skinny arms fall behind you as you assume the naruto run position and bolt ahead
👽bullets skim by and you silently thank all those days spent fasting. you’ve become so thin that they cant hit you
👽as the furries break through the chain link fence you bolt to the secret compound. the guards are too distracted by your glorious thigh gap that they dont notice the gun in your hand til its too late
👽you rush into one of the cells and see the beautiful alien girlfriend of your dreams
👽without missing a beat you try to pick her up and run away but your arms are too dainty (rip)
👽she stops you and then picks you up bridal style, making strange clicking noises that roughly translate to (“wow! you’re so light!”)
👽you two run off into the sunset together yay
I shouldn’t find this this fucking funny omg
ed playlist <3
Teen idle -Marina and the diamonds [currently my favorite song :) ]
Sippy cup -Melanie Martinez
Orange juice -Melanie Martinez
Weightless -Mi (SUCH A GOOD SONG!!)
Prom Queen -Beach Bunny
Drama Queen -Milk
Skinny Love -Birdy
Dear diary -Mikelwj
Not About Angel -Birdy
Skeletons -Keshi
Oh ana -Mother Mother
Dear Friend -Stacie Orrico
You Dont Know What It's Like -idk
Don't Forget the Sun -Get Scared
Sarcasm -Get Scared
Cynical Skin -Get Scared
These are just some recommendations. :) please feel free to add on your own!!
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Im doing all of these at the same time starting tonight, I'll post results as I go. If you want to join lmk!!
body check 🐽