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"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
Anorexia SUCKS. It absolutely sucks. I've suffered with anorexia for around 10 years now. I first became ill in 2011, hospitalised in 2012, relapsed in 2014, again in 2017 and now again in 2021. By no means have I been deeply malnourished and struggling to eat this whole time, you could even say that for … Continue reading Full Recovery?
I have and will always continue to encourage people to reach out and seek help when they are in times of distress. No matter how small or big the problem may seem, it's never a bad thing to seek guidance or ask for help. However, I think that for many men this doesn't feel like … Continue reading Toxic Masculinity: The Silent Killer
There have been many times when I’ve been talking about body positivity/intuitive eating/killing the diet industry and have been ricocheted back with comments such as, “But you’re not fat so this isn’t an issue for you” or “You’re only saying that you can eat whatever you want when you want because you’re skinny”. Comments like … Continue reading “But you’re not fat”
Disney movies taught us from a very young age that one day our Prince Charming would show up and we'd all live happily ever after. But life is not a fairy tale. And sometimes there is no happy ending. There isn't going to be a prince to whisk you off your feet into the sunset. … Continue reading Loving with BPD
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if people treated physical illnesses in the same way that many people treat mental illnesses? Take a look at the image below: Imagine you were in any of the above situations and the response to your ailment was, “You just need to change your frame of mind," … Continue reading The Treatment of Mental Health vs. Physical Health
To get to a place where you feel like you have no option but to take your own life is a place I wouldn't wish for anyone to visit. But on January 11th 2018, this is exactly the place I went to. I am going to assume that many would have read the title of this … Continue reading S is for Suicide
I’ve seen many a psychiatrist over my time spent battling mental health problems. Some have been okay, and some have felt like a complete waste of time. Since my relapse late last year, I have taken the private route in seeking mental health help due to the poor service and agonisingly long wait the NHS … Continue reading “You’re Such a Drama Queen!”
It's been nearly 4 months since I started recovering and I am now thankfully past all the uncomfortable and distressing effects of initial weight restoration, and my body is now adjusting to its natural weight and fat distribution (yay!) I thought I would take the time to reflect on the past few months and share … Continue reading Going Against The Norm – How I Went About Re-feeding and Weight Restoration
The following post was originally a document I created for myself to read whenever I was stressing out about weight gain (i.e every second of the day). I read through many recovery websites and blogs, and picked out the information and facts that I found most helpful and reassuring. After showing it to some of … Continue reading What To Remember During and After Weight Restoration From a Restrictive Eating Disorder
About two and a half weeks ago, I made the brave decision to recover. I plan on doing a post about what happened for me to have this change of mind towards recovery, in hope of saving someone else going through what I did. However this will most likely be at a later date, as the point at … Continue reading The Initial Stages of Recovering From Anorexia – Behind The Scenes
