21 Nov, 2024
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A day of meal prepping, procrastinating and avoiding the sun

Hello :)I had written a post this morning which was going to be posted this evening but it appears to have disapeared, but i guess its just as good… it was mostly just a long ramble of how i feel and thoughts. Maybe a good thing that it wasnt published, haha. But in all honesty, it wasnt a negative “my thoughts” post, thats a shocker. Infact it was about how i am feeling rather happy at the moment. I am feeling content and control of things – somewhat anyway. But i am choosing to be happy, choosing to be positive and making changes in my life that will help that. Distancing myself from social media, unfollowing accounts that give me no inspiration and instead following accounts that inspire …

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ED recovery problems

When an unsupportive relative brushes off your eating disorder as a “crash diet”When you are tossed around between more doctors than you can countWhen somebody asks you with admiration what it’s like to have so much “willpower”Preparing yourself for a challenging mealWhen your body is entirely incapable of keeping itself warm, ruining your comfort and your moodPretending to be nonchalant about a meal plan increase(^^^Hahahha, that was always me… i’d sit in the room with my dietician and pretend to not care but on the inside i was like this:

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My third test for the term completed and grilled banana snack idea

This Thursday feels alot like Friday, and i cant seem to stop thinking that it is Friday the 13th today… i guess i am just waiting for something bad to happen. However yesterday i kept thinking it was Thursday 12th i.e the day of my test, so i checked the date about 10 times throughout the day… this panicked feeling that i had gotten the day and time wrong for some weird reason and missed my test. When i get obsesive and compulsive thoughts like that – checking the date or time over and over or things like checking that the stove is off 5 times before i leave the house or walking around the apartment 5 times to make sure everything is ok 8 times before i leave, then i …

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Scientists think anorexia could be caused by a bacterial infection – ScienceAlert

ScienceAlertScientists think anorexia could be caused by a bacterial infectionScienceAlertAnorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet we still know frustratingly little about what triggers the condition, and how to successfully treat it. But scientists now think that might be because we've been looking in the …Do anorexia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigues share a common cause?Science DailyEating Disorder Anorexia May Be Caused By BacteriaTech TimesAnorexia Tied Up With Bacterial InfectionsCounsel & HealMD Magazine -6minutesall 11 news articles »

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Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa: ‘That moment broke me down and I told my mum what had happened to me when I was … – Irish Independent

Irish IndependentOvercoming Anorexia Nervosa: 'That moment broke me down and I told my mum what had happened to me when I was …Irish IndependentWhile in hospital, Donna was put beside a girl who was also anorexic and had a lower weight, which made her want to push herself to become even lighter. She achieved this by hiding food under the mattress and behind the radiator. "I think it's the …and more »

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Trendy food bloggers ‘fuel anorexia problems in teenagers’ – Evening Standard

Evening StandardTrendy food bloggers 'fuel anorexia problems in teenagers'Evening StandardAnorexia and other eating disorders are being fuelled by online food bloggers giving out bad advice, a health clinic has claimed. According to specialists at the Priory, Facebook and Instagram dietary sites run by bloggers who have little expertise in …Food blogs blamed for anorexia increaseThe Times (subscription)Food blogs and online exercise regimes fuel eating disorders, clinic warnsTelegraph.co.ukall 3 news articles »

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Crohn’s sufferer loses 10 stone in 3 months as doctors ‘miss’ condition and diagnose anorexia – Mirror.co.uk

Mirror.co.ukCrohn's sufferer loses 10 stone in 3 months as doctors 'miss' condition and diagnose anorexiaMirror.co.ukA Crohn's sufferer has slammed doctors who allegedly accused her of being anorexic after she lost 10 stone in just three months. Kirsty Watson, 20, was gobsmacked when GPs referred her to an eating disorder clinic after she complained of extreme weight …and more »

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Woman Dealing With Depression, Anorexia Euthanized When Doctors Decide She Can’t be Cured – LifeNews.com

LifeNews.comWoman Dealing With Depression, Anorexia Euthanized When Doctors Decide She Can't be CuredLifeNews.comIn the most recent case, the young woman was a victim of sexual assault who struggled with severe mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress, anorexia, chronic depression and hallucinations, according to the report. Along with being suicidal …A victim of sexual abuse in her 20s has been allowed choose euthanasia in the NetherlandsHer.ieNetherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to 'mental health problems'Telegraph.co.ukDutch medics euthanise sex abuse victimCatholic Herald OnlineMetro -Broadly -Lifesiteall 26 news articles »