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What We Learned About Our 15-Year-Old Son’s Lesser-Known Eating Disorder

The DSM-5 (a manual that lists all psychiatric diagnoses, which medical professionals use) states that “avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder involving an extreme avoidance or low intake of food that affects growth and level of nutrients a patient receives.” My 15-year-old son has struggled with this for many years, but we [...]

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28 Beautiful Tattoos That Represent Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorder recovery — like recovery from many mental illnesses — if often spoken of like a life-long journey. Although you can recover from an eating disorder, it’s an ongoing process and one that can stick with you for a lifetime. To capture this journey of recovery, the National Eating Disorder Association asked its community [...]

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A Speech About Eating Disorders Every High School Student Should Hear

After being diagnosed with anorexia nervosa back in June 2016, we were asked to make speeches in English about something that was important to us. So here’s mine: A plea for education on the deadliness of eating disorders in secondary schools. Eating disorders are not “glamorous.” They’re deadly. You can thank today’s society for that. [...]

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Hi, my name is eric_mkr. I'm here because

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ADHD #EatingDisorder #OCD

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is eric_mkr. I'm here because

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ADHD #EatingDisorder #OCD

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What are you focusing on?

When your mind is tuned to what's missing, it will keep finding emptiness—even when you're surrounded by more than enough. Shifting from lack to abundance starts with attention. Try this: pause for a moment today and write down three things you have right now that you once wished for. This small act rewires your focus. The more you practice noticing what’s already good, the more your mind learns to see possibility instead of deficiency. What you focus on, grows.

What’s one thing you already have that you’re grateful for? Let’s start a thread of abundance below.

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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

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What’s a superpower you’d benefit from having right now?

Mighties, wouldn’t it be amazing to have a superpower that helps you tackle everyday tasks or reach your goals with more ease—especially during times when your body isn’t cooperating or you’re experiencing a symptom flare?

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks says she’d love the ability to create temporary clones of herself, each one doubling her energy. That way, her main body could rest while still getting things done and replenishing energy at the same time.

What superpower do you wish you had right now? 🦸‍♀️

#MightyMinute #DistractMe #CheckInWithMe #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disability #RareDisease #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Autism #Parenting #PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #EatingDisorders #Depression #Fibromyalgia #Lupus #MultipleSclerosis #Migraine #Spoonie

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Hi, my name is runixcube. I've been diagnosed with ADHD, and I had clinical depression in the past. I also had a binge eating disorder for the last couple of years, and I still have emotional bonds with food.

Even though I tick all the boxes for having BPD, the time intervals in which I experience mania and depression arent long enough to be diagnosed. But that doesnt mean im not struggling. I'm no professional, but I know that if its enough to affect my lifestyle then its a problem. So I want to learn more about it.

I really dont know what else to write. I wish everyone well. I hope you all are having a good day, and if you arent, i hope your day turns out good later on, or i hope tomorrow is better than today.
#MightyTogether #Depression #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ADHD #EatingDisorder