Eating Disorders

I used to think acceptance meant giving up. If something hurt, disappointed me, or wasn’t how I wanted it to be, accepting it felt like saying it was okay.

But acceptance doesn’t mean you approve of what happened. It means you stop spending all of your energy wishing reality were different before deciding what to do next.

You can’t control how someone treats you. You can control whether you keep giving them access to you. You can’t change what has already happened. You can decide what you carry forward from it. And you can’t make every part of life go according to plan, but you can learn to meet yourself with a little more patience when it doesn’t.

Sometimes peace isn’t finally getting everything the way you wanted it. Sometimes it’s realizing you can still build a good life with what is here.

What’s something you’ve become more at peace with as you’ve gotten older?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ 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 #Suicide #MightyTogether

What's one thing you really wanted to do this summer (or this season) that didn't happen?
Can you prioritize making it happen?
Or, can you find a compromise on it so that you can do it soon?
Let us know in the comments below 👇
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorders #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #PTSD #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSociety #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS

If you've ever quit something difficult and immediately felt relieved, there's a reason for that.

When something makes us anxious, uncomfortable, or afraid, walking away removes that discomfort. For a moment, we feel better. And because relief feels rewarding, our brain can start learning that avoiding difficult things is the fastest way to feel safe again.

That's why I don't think beating yourself up for quitting helps. Understanding the pattern does. The more often we escape discomfort, the easier escaping can become. But the opposite can be practiced too. We can learn to stay with something uncomfortable for a little longer and discover that we are capable of handling more than our mind initially tells us.

This matters in depression recovery too. Taking care of yourself, asking for help, changing old habits, or facing something painful can all feel harder in the short term than avoiding them. But short-term relief and long-term healing are not always the same thing.

So next time you feel the urge to quit something that genuinely matters to you, give yourself five minutes before deciding. You may still choose to walk away, but make it a decision rather than an automatic reaction.

What's something important you've been tempted to give up on lately?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer:

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ 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 #Suicide #MightyTogether

This graphic was so awesome and really helped me understand how to cultivate real joy.
What's one thing from the list you can focus on today, to experience real joy?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorder #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSociety #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

This graphic was so awesome and really helped me understand how to cultivate real joy.
What's one thing from the list you can focus on today, to experience real joy?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorder #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSociety #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

Living with a health condition or disability can change us. Depending on what we’re experiencing, it often comes with valuable—and sometimes uncomfortable—lessons we carry forward. Different seasons of our lives bring different lessons.

Mighty staffer @sparklywartanks is currently learning that she has to speak up for herself when she needs something. She can’t do everything on her own, especially as her symptoms become more challenging to navigate.

What’s a lesson you’re learning?

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