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Megan Glosson
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How Nutrition Can Make or Break Early Addiction Recovery

If you’ve ever attended any sort of 12-step meeting or recovery-oriented support group, chances are you’ve received tons of advice about addiction recovery, especially during the early stages of recovery. However, I personally noticed that a lot of this advice centers around “cutting out the bad” and doesn’t always factor in the positive changes that [...]
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Conor Bezane
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How the Addiction Recovery World is Like the Catholic Church

I am a Catholic school refugee. While I may have been a believer back in Jesuit high school, I am now agnostic, and part of the reason is because I have realized that the Catholic Church is so incredibly backward, slow-paced and even harmful to people like me who are different, gay or questioning of [...]
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Eliza
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The Voice Within the Mind of Someone With an Addiction

Addiction, didn’t know it was a problem until I couldn’t stop. Addiction, relief entwined with pain that leaves my body in shock. Addiction, the reality I know must be faced, but feel too scared so ignore. Addiction, something I want to escape but the experience of which I enjoy. Addiction, bathes me in shame and guilt yet [...]
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Thomas Ousterhout PhD
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The barrier between you and your thoughts

I'm very curious to know what you guys think about this one since it does a very good job of summarizing everything I'm trying to point out in this group. Can you please let me know what you think, and if you disagree, please tell me why, so we can work on it.

Also, I started making video responses to your mental health questions as a way to better share advice with you all.

The last video I made was in response to @myshel who asked about how to deal with anxiety throughout the week. If this information is relevant to you, you can check out the video here:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

Otherwise, if you have any questions about mental health, please post in my group and I will try to make a video response specifically for you.

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

Speaking of thanks for all, I was hoping we could acknowledge everyone who comments below. I know it seems like a small gesture, but many people here have never opened up to anyone before and being open and honest with strangers can be quite scary. So, if we could show our gratitude by giving their comment a simple reply or heart, I’m sure they would really appreciate your team support. What do you say?

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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RachelDutch
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You are so valuable to God ❤️🙌

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I saw this and wanted to share!
#PTSD
#BipolarDisorder
#Depression
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome
#Addiction
#Anxiety

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Angelbird23
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@angelbird23
MightyTogether 3d

I’m new here!

Hi, my name is Carlos. I'm curious about what this app has to offer. I read a great post from a member of this app and it gave me some hope for recovery of my addiction. However, the withdrawals symptoms are very intense due to feelings I already have inside that I kept hidden for a long time. Now, it affects me in a daily basis even if I distract myself with an activity and working out it still haunts me. I believe it’s great for me to come here and read stories and potentially chat with people who can understand me because they have been through it or going through it!

#MightyTogether

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SPYYC
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@spyyc
Conquer Your Mind 3d

How’s everyone’s Monday? I’m taking a stay-cation this week, I decided before I go back to writing my book. I decided this week to do an ACT course to learn about myself. What’s something you can do (big or small) for your mental health this week? #ADHD #Neurodiversity #Anxiety #Addiction #MentalHealth #AddictionRecovery

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Jenny C
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Shopping addiction #MentalHealth #Addiction

I feel gross inside. I shop at night, wake up, and can’t believe what I did last night. I’m incredibly sad right now and wish things could be different. I honestly don’t know what to do at this point. I’m pretty desperate.

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Thomas Ousterhout PhD
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Compassion

So many people in this group have such a large heart. It's a joy to read all the lovely messages of support and compassion for each other that you share here. But please include yourself in your messages of compassion. Will you do me a favor and think about whatever the last thing you said to someone else was and say it to yourself? How does that make you feel?

Also, I started making video responses to your mental health questions as a way to better share advice with you all.

The last video I made was in response to @goldenbird who asked about how to love yourself. If this information is relevant to you, you can check out the video here:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

Otherwise, if you have any questions about mental health, please post in my group and I will try to make a video response specifically for you.

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

Speaking of thanks for all, I was hoping we could acknowledge everyone who comments below. I know it seems like a small gesture, but many people here have never opened up to anyone before and being open and honest with strangers can be quite scary. So, if we could show our gratitude by giving their comment a simple reply or heart, I’m sure they would really appreciate your team support. What do you say?

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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DREA ZANO
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My Bestie "ED" 6d

Hey groupies!!! #eating #MentalHealth #Addiction #EatingDisorder

Hey call. I started this group. I'm not pro recovery or pro Ed. I wanted a safe space I can talk openly about my EDNOS....I'm all over the spectrum. I was grieving and gained 25 lbs when I starve.

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SPYYC
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Here’s an article on simple ways we can do to empower ourselves to be-friend our negative inner critic.

I know it’s challenging dealing with our inner critic, so I wrote an article on coping mechanisms and exercises guide for understanding and managing your inner critic if anyone is interested in reading it.

It is about how self-compassion and self-reflection and a few exercises empower us to transform and better recognize self-criticism and reframe it into constructive feedback to build a healthier relationship with ourselves.

Summary: Developing a healthy relationship with your inner critic empowers us to gain awareness of its presence and recognize its connection to your mood and behavior. By understanding its operations, you can mitigate its impact. Reframing your relationship with your inner critic involves visualizing it as a separate entity, helping you distance yourself from its harsh judgments.

Practicing mindful curiosity involves exploring its voices, feelings, beliefs, and points of view, pinpointing where you feel its presence in your body, and identifying triggering situations. Expressing your inner critic through writing or speaking allows you to articulate its messages, externalizing them to observe without automatic identification and advocating for yourself in your growth journey.

A Guide to Quieting and Acknowledging Your Inner Critic

#selfcompassion #personalgrowth #MentalHealthAwareness #selfimprovement #mindfulness #ADHD #Anxiety #coping #mentalhealthmatters
#ADHD #Addiction #Depression

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A Guide to Quieting and Acknowledging Your Inner Critic

By embracing the importance of nurturing positive inner dialogues concerning healing and creating space to reflect on our mental well-being, we unlock the potential for profound personal growth and understanding.
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