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Hi, my name is GoldenGirl99. I'm here because I want to connect to people who are facing the same issues so that I don't feel so isolated. I am also feeling stuck. Like I am standing still while the world moves forward

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Migraine #PTSD #ADHD #EatingDisorder #Grief

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is GoldenGirl99. I'm here because I want to connect to people who are facing the same issues so that I don't feel so isolated. I am also feeling stuck. Like I am standing still while the world moves forward

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Migraine #PTSD #ADHD #EatingDisorder #Grief

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June for me has been __________.

Hi, Mighties! 🩷

Let's do a mid-month check-in!

☑️ How has June been for you so far?
☑️ What's been the most challenging part of this month?
☑️ What have you been working on lately?
☑️ What are you proud of yourself for, or looking forward to?
☑️ Which symptoms have you been managing the most?

Finish the sentence and feel free to share more in the comments below. 👇

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

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Black Minds Matter Virtual Support Group! 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 6 to 7:30pm ET

Black Minds Matter virtual support group is for people who identify as Black and are living with mental illness or any mental health challenge.Develop coping skills, share common experiences, gain self-advocacy skills, and find community.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, 6 to 7:30pm Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available:
naminycmetro.org/programs/black-minds-matter

If you have any questions, feel free to comment below!

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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Eating Disorder Recovery Tools Kept Asking Me to Count. I Wanted a Space That Just Asked How I Was Doing.

The first thing I noticed about most eating disorder recovery apps was how clinical they felt. Sterile screens, charts, numbers everywhere — they had the warmth of a waiting room. I'd open one to actually support my recovery and somehow close it feeling worse: smaller, more like a patient than a person. Honestly? Some of them were just kind of depressing to look at.

My own recovery hasn't been a straight line. I was diagnosed with anorexia, and over time it shifted into bulimia — the way these illnesses so often move and change shape. For a long stretch, recovery felt less like healing and more like being managed: appointments, plans, being measured and monitored. What I kept needing, and almost never found, was something that met me like a person having a hard time — not a case to be tracked.

And I understand why these tools are the way they are — a lot of them are built by clinicians, for good reasons. But recovery doesn't only happen in clinical language. It happens in the messy, human, late-night moments, and those moments don't need another chart. They need something gentle.

So I built Fern. The whole idea was to make a recovery space that feels like a deep breath instead of a doctor's office. No numbers to count, nothing to measure or compare — just soft places to check in with how you're feeling around food, ride out an urge until it passes, and reach for a coping tool when things get heavy. I wanted it to feel like a friend sitting beside you, not a system tracking you.

I'm honest about what it isn't: Fern isn't treatment, and it doesn't replace a therapist, a dietitian, or the people who love you. It's just meant to be a kind companion for the in-between moments.

If a recovery app has ever made you feel like a problem to be managed instead of a person worth being gentle with — I felt that too. That feeling is the whole reason Fern exists. You don't have to earn softness. A hard day isn't a failure; it's just a day. And the tools you lean on should feel like they're on your side.

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Who in your life do you feel you can have meaningful conversations about mental health with?

As an advocate for openly discussing mental health, I feel comfortable sharing honestly about my symptoms and overall experiences. Through personal storytelling and sharing my perspective, I've found it easier to navigate conversations about mental health.

I'm grateful for the spaces and people I've connected with through The Mighty and NAMI-NYC, who have given me opportunities to share openly and confidentially. Those experiences have helped me gain clarity about what recovery, support, and community look like for me.

Who in your life do you feel comfortable talking to about your mental health—or mental health in general? What is it about that person or space that makes you feel safe enough to share?

#BipolarDepression #BipolarDisorder #PTSD #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Parenting #ChronicIllness #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Anxiety #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Depression #MentalHealth #Selfcare #EatingDisorders #CheckInWithMe #CheerMeOn

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