Let's Talk About ED

This is a long over-due collection of articles, pictures, news coverage, websites, thoughts, comments, and anything in between that I have accumulated that relates to eating disorders, body image, and related material.

[throughtheeyesofmyself]

[positiveautistic-deactivated202]

Remember the time you thought you never could survive?

You did, and you can do it again.

[californiasteph-deactivated2022]

idk who needs to hear this but your body is loveable 

[asking-jude]

It can happen to all of us.

[witchinghour]

Winona Ryder & David Harbour Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions

[witchinghour]

#if i have body issues i will imagine winona ryder yelling at me about it

[namakte]

You have permission to eat. Even if you:

haven’t exercised

eaten too much yesterday

eaten too much today

don’t know the exact nutritional value of the meal

have gained weight

aren’t feeling hungry ‘enough’

feel like you don’t deserve it 

[gojisousama]

i definitely needed this.

[faeriepools]

Do not touch your body with bad intentions. Rub your belly when it is full. Stroke your soft skin. Hug yourself, even if it’s silly, because it feels nice. Pleasure yourself. Do not touch your body with bad intentions. Do not pinch at the fat on your stomach. Do not scratch at your skin. Do not hate the shell you’re encased in.

[drunk-with-wet-hair]

Some days I’m like ‘yes I ate normally today lol eating disorder who?’

Shortly followed by ‘im disgusting and don’t deserve to eat ever again’

[highlyycaffeinated]

my ED: *bombards me with thoughts that I’m worthless and don’t deserve to eat*

me, who’s trying hard at recovery:

[peelingmandarins]

Come to think of it i hardly ever look at someone and think they’re ugly? they just are what they are and i don’t think of anything further than that. at the end of the day what sticks with me are the impressions people leave, things like how much they smile/laugh/feel genuine to me. I’ve never really met someone ‘ugly’ in my life unless time proved their personalities otherwise.

[anxietyproblem]

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[duke-of-derpington]

King

[risenteh]

How does a dude end up with anorexia though? I’m assuming he’s straight…

[libertarirynn-deactivated202006]

What an ignorant ass question. Men are not immune to eating disorders, and neither are heterosexuals. Seriously what the hell kind of question is that?

[emmaubler]

This is what happens when we ignore men and boys in the body image discussion–people can’t conceive of men and boys having eating disorders.  They can and do, so their issues need attention and support, the same as women and girls.

Anyway, I’m glad this guy is on the road to recovery and looking stronger.

[fixedyourmeme]

[willow]

me: *loves you* me: *believes in you*

[prettypositivity]

start now. start where you are. start with fear. start with pain. start with doubt. start with what you have. start and don’t stop. you can do it

[lovenotereminders]

Sometimes just existing is a great act of bravery. You are a warrior for fighting to survive in a world that can be so harsh. 

[writer-ace]

One thing that gets ignored a lot when it comes to mental illness is conflicting symptoms. I sleep both too much and not enough. There will be weeks or months where I’m averaging three to four hours of sleep on a weekday, but on weekends I sleep until 1 pm. Some days I don’t eat my first meal until 4 or 5 pm, while other days I comfort eat all day. All of those are symptoms of depression, and none of them invalidate each other. Manifestation of symptoms can change as a person ages, but it can also change day to do depending on other factors in a person’s life.