Pro Recovery

I'm Michelle and I'm currently recovering from an eating disorder, BPD and PTSD. This blog is meant as a reminder to myself and sometimes I just reblog things that make me smile :) 23-Canadian, psychology & drama student and dancer.

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[screwyouandrew]

The thing I can appreciate about being american is that our badgers are absolute units

[abusedsapphics-archive]

i am frustrated with the way a lot of people view recovery. it is not a moment in the semi-distant future in which everything will magically heal, and you will no longer carry your pains and your hurts. recovery doesn’t mean ‘having a normal life’, recovery doesn’t mean being happy all the time, it doesn’t mean being ‘productive’ or whatever else.

recovery is the process through which you learn to live with your symptoms/problems/triggers/issues/etc, to deal with them with as little self-destruction or other-destruction as possible. and it may never be over! because human life is full of stressors and hardships, especially in today’s society, and for a lot of people there will always be triggers to manage and episodes to cope with and harmful urges to redirect.

it does get so much easier with practice - when we find a good coping mechanism and stick with it, it may even become second nature - but we will never stop needing the effort.

[tinypinprick]

i dont care how much you weigh, if youre sick, you are sick.

it makes me furious how many people go undiagnosed and therefore, dont get the help they need and deserve, because they arent completely emaciated..

news flash: eating disorders are a MENTAL illness.

newsflash: anorexia is the least common ed (i think binge eating disorder is the most common??)

you deserve help, and im sorry the medical system has failed you because we live in a disgusting, dehumanizing diet culture.

[tinypinprick]

DAILY REMINDER THAT SET POINT THEORY IS REAL AND LITERALLY WE COULD ALL EAT THE SAME ‘DIET’ AND WE STILL WOULDNT ALL LOOK THE SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[positivi-bees]

Practice being kinder to yourself. Instead of picking out all your flaws when you look in the mirror, try to find the things you like about yourself instead, even if they may start off as simple as liking the color of your eyes. Instead of being angry at yourself when you mess up and telling yourself you’re a failure, cut yourself some slack and tell yourself that mistakes happen, you’ll do better next time. Treat yourself like you love yourself and one day you will.

[imaginethisinstead]

It’s important to find a purpose and an identity outside your eating disorder. Here are some small examples of things that might help

take care of a plant and watch it grow

learn how to fix your clothing or other things and start doing it

join a local community for an interest you enjoy and see how you can help out

make jewlery or badges or buttons

learn to knit

start doing the things you used to enjoy as a child

write poetry or stories

None of these things will fix your eating disorder, but they can make it easier to let go of it. And having practical hobbies that let you see visible results and get positive reinforcement for them can be amazing.

[byebyethinspo]

some nights are R E A L L Y hard so if you just gotta breathe and wrap yourself in a thousand blankets to stay safe, please please do that. keep breathing through this, you’ll be ok.

[cwote]

Make yourself a priority.

[lizzie-mcguire]

[luneloving]

you survived, and now its time to live.

[gogh-save-the-bees]

Choose recovery,

Choose recovery again,

And again,

And again, and again, and again, and again.

[spiralupandout]

your eating disorder’s severity is not determined by weight because eating disorders are not weight disorders they’re behavioral disorders thanks for coming to my ted talk

[twosillycorgis]

Welcome to Corg school. I will be your teacher, Professor Flufflepuff

[imaginedsoldier]

A tremendously important part of my recovery was and continues to be knowing when to say “I’m doing my best” and when its time to shift to “I can do better.”

Consistently identifying and recognizing my limits is an ongoing study, one that took time to cultivate an understanding my own patterns and adjust expectations of myself accordingly, both in coping behaviors and in how much work I can perform.

[theselfcarelifestyle]

I’m not perfect and I don’t intend to be.

[sheisrecovering]

🌸 SELF AFFIRMING STATEMENTS 🌸

I might have some faults, but I’m still a good person.

I care about myself and other people.

I accept who I am.

I love myself.

I’m a good person, not a mistake.

I’m good and nobody is perfect.

I embrace both my good and bad qualities.

Today I take responsibility for everything I do and say.

I’m becoming a better person every day.

I’m a sensitive person who experiences the world differently.

Each day I do the best I can.

Even though I forget sometimes, I’m still a good person.

Even though bad things happened to me in the past, I’m still a good person.

Even though I’ve made mistakes in the past, I’m still a good person.

I’m here for a reason.

There’s purpose to my life, even though I might not always see it.

I radically accept myself.