Finding the Sun

Lauren, 22, learning to love myself and fighting my ED one day at a time.

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THIS TOO SHALL PASS

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it’s so weird that i never heard anybody talk about this, but… one of the things you will notice when you start recovering is that your old coping mechanisms will stop working. they might even start hurting. which is absolutely scary, and you might even find yourself being nostalgic for worse times when you could still give into those impulses and feel the pain ease off for a while. but they stop working because you are healing. take a deep breath. see how far you’ve come. you’ll go much further yet. be proud of yourself.

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Courtney Summers, This Is Not a Test

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Someone dropped their cotton balls

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@alyssumaimatia

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When a person tells you you hurt them, you don’t get to decide you didn’t.

Louis C.K. (via valsedamelie)

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ur gonna die anyway so get that fucking tattoo ur parents and friends hate and eat whatever u want

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When my ED tries to convince me I should start using behaviors again so I can lose a few pounds

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[fourthell]

diet culture? banned this year. it’s 2018, grow up and hate someone besides yourself. i promise there are plenty of wonderful options.

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Why You Must Eat

It’s fuel

It doesn’t make you fat

You don’t want an eating disorder

It will make you happy :))

It will keep your metabolism working

It is NOT the enemy, your ED is

It will keep your energy up

It will help you think better

It will regulate your emotions

You’ll be more confident :))

Because you don’t need to deserve food

To fight your ED

Because you’re beautiful

To not fear food

To be able to eat out with you friends and not panic

Because you’re strong

It keeps you alive

Because your weight is not important

You’ll smile more :))

Because your health MATTER!!

Because life is awesome

Because food tastes good

Because gum is not enough

[edrecoveryprobs]

When you just want to go to bed but you have to finish your snack

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[edrecoveryprobs]

When I’m following my meal plan, taking my meds, not overly stressed at work/school, have tried all my various coping skills, done all my therapy homework, and I still feel sad for no reason

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mod note: sometimes it takes a while to figure out where sadness is coming from. A lot of times, in recovery, once you are well enough that you “should” feel better, you actually start feeling other things – sadness, anger, etc – because you’re only just now starting to have the capability to process prior traumas. It’s like your brain is going back and checking on its voicemail messages from when you were too overwhelmed before. You are still making progress! You survived your past, you can survive your processing <3 

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When I fill up the last page of a journal

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