I will get there

21 years of age. East coast USA. ISFJ. Psychology major. I'm trying to save myself. Recovering since 2010.

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One final... and my undergraduate college experience is over.

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How to make fluffy oatmeal with just water

Cook the oats with water the night before. Leave it to soak overnight. Heat it up.

seriously fluffy oatmeal 

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in the most simplistic way possible..

The amino acid tryptophan is a precursor to serotonin. High levels of serotonin makes you feel full and happy. Carbs are needed for tryptophan to affect serotonin levels. Eat more carbs = feel full = feel happy = won’t binge

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I’m taking a class on mental disorders and reading about eating disorders. In 2013, the APA came out with DSM-5 and the criteria for bulimia and anorexia have changed. Looking over the criteria now, it is unclear which disorder I should have been diagnosed with. The psychiatrist I went to did minimal assessment, which really pissed me off, because she probably isn’t the only psychiatrist out there like this. Someone should not be given an MD when they just want to do the minimal; they should not be allowed to prescribe medicine and make diagnosis when they don’t understand the full picture. 

Clinical diagnoses are great, but I don’t like how they paint the picture in black and white.

[wnq-writers]

It’s funny how you can have a smile so bright with a sadness so deep.

Purezza (via wnq-writers)

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Y’know, something I don’t understand is why it isn’t socially acceptable to buy bags of frozen fruits from a market or store and eat it in public. Why do people opt for the refrigerated pre-sliced fruits even when they cost an arm and possibly a left kidney? The frozen ones taste just as great and cost less than the pre-sliced fruits. I randomly was craving mangoes today, so the boyfriend and I went to Trader Joe’s, bought a giant bag of frozen berries and mangoes and ate them in the park. We got a bunch of stares but whateverrrr. My tastebuds were so happy. And sure, it took a while for the fruits to thaw, but we could still eat them. I can only image how great they would be for the summer months when the temperature is warm.

[waldeiinsamkeitt]

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I don't know if it's because of my diet or because I've just been oblivious, but my hair is growing faster?? It felt like just yesterday that I was on the verge of tears because my friend cut my hair too short

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I just got four pounds of grapes for only $4. Ummm I don't think anyone understands how happy I am right now Fruits are my form of crack 😁👌🏻😝

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the banana in today’s breakfast wasn’t ripe enough :(

[follow-for-motivation]

If you continue to work hard, success will follow you.

(via follow-for-motivation)

[championsaremade]

Post-track workout PB&J BAGELLLLSSSSSSS :):):):)))

[joshliving]

omg 😍

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if y’all haven’t tried cream cheese WITH some sort of jam on your bagel or English muffin, YOU ARE MISSING OUT

bye

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thoughts on the refeeding period

It has been rough. 

I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s scary to give yourself over to impulses when your lower brain wants you-- and makes you-- reach for the additional bowl of cereal. it’s even more pathetic and embarrassing when the cereal you are pouring into that bowl doesn’t belong to you. I am so ashamed of myself for eating my roommate’s food on numerous occasions. The normal me had standards and would never do something like this.

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My plans are set for college. I’ve accepted a job and graduate school offer... this was not exactly how I wanted my post-graduation plans to look like, but I believe I was put on this path for a reason. I’m going to make the best out of it, because that’s how you win at life.

[studysthetics]

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Is it weird that I Iike study porn

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Everything is going to be alright

I just want to let everyone know that life may not always play out exactly how you want it to. Sometimes you have to take a detour to achieve your goals, but that’s okay. Everything will work itself out in the end.