#saltygentlemen

[saltygentlemen]

Being fat is a revolutionary act in a society that actively harms bodies by propagating toxic diet culture, disordered eating under the guise of “health” and being “thin”.

Fuck the system, thin privilege & false claims of “health”.

You have fat ancestors

Your body acceptance honors generations of your ancestors and rages against a capitalist industrial system that seeks to profit of your thinness.

[saltygentlemen]

It means doing the work to balance the time you have. Equitably giving to yourself as you give to others. You can’t drink from a well that’s dry and you can’t give to others when you’re empty. You have to value yourself and your needs.

[saltygentlemen]

Rebuild trust with your intuition. If you give to yourself, prioritize yourself, you’ll find things you want to do become easier for you. You cannot shame yourself into being a better person.

[saltygentlemen]

If you don’t see yourself represented outside of yourself, you become invisible. Tell your story and help those who are invisible, feel seen. As they rise and grow, so too will they see you.

[saltygentlemen]

Seek out others who see you; protect your energy from those who don’t, or won’t. Putting yourself first isn’t selfish, it’s self-preservation.

[saltygentlemen]

Now is the perfect time to (re)build relationship(s). Spend time on video calls with each other playing games, reading books, listening to a podcast together... communication reduces anxiety. It does so in romantic relationships, and it does equally so in friendships. It’s the way to being seen and validated, it starts the path to healing different traumas, and it’s a effective grounding technique when stressors threaten you to your breaking point.

[saltygentlemen]

How ever you’re coping is valid; just see effective strategies over ineffective strategies. It’s ok to be stress, panicked, and not. Just don’t turn on yourself in these moments. And it’s our social responsibility not to turn on others.

[saltygentlemen]

A simple ground technique you can use to regain yourself when things get overwhelming, panic sets in, stress becomes too much, or a trigger sets things off.