Eating Disorders

Black Minds Matter Family and Friends support group is for adults who identify as Black and have a loved one with a mental illness or symptoms, or any mental health challenge. Share valuable coping strategies and practical information. And get information that helps you support your loved ones living with mental health challenges.

💻 If you'd like more information or would like to join, you can find the link here. Virtual groups are every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 6:30-8 PM Eastern Standard Time. Closed captioning is available: naminycmetro.org/programs/black-minds-matter-family-friends

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

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It's easy to believe that one day you'll wake up feeling ready. Ready to make the change, face the thing you've been avoiding, start taking care of yourself, or finally begin working your way out of a difficult period.

But confidence usually doesn't come before we act. We build confidence by doing things before we're completely sure we can. We become stronger by going through moments when we don't feel strong. And we learn by starting before we have all the answers.

I think this is especially important when you're struggling with depression because looking at the entire road ahead can make recovery feel impossible. You don't need to figure out the whole journey today. You don't even need to feel ready for it. Just ask yourself what one small thing you can do today to take better care of yourself.

Sometimes the first step doesn't come after you feel better. Sometimes the first step is part of how you begin to feel better.

What's one small thing you can do for yourself today?

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. ~

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This is one of my favorite mental health hacks ever.
It doesn't have to be anything super special- for example, my activity on my calendar was going to the Farmers Market today and going grocery shopping (including getting a treat)! What's one thing you can schedule to look forward to today?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #EatingDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

This is one of my favorite mental health hacks ever.
It doesn't have to be anything super special- for example, my activity on my calendar was going to the Farmers Market today and going grocery shopping (including getting a treat)! What's one thing you can schedule to look forward to today?
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #KidneyDisease #EatingDisorder #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfcare #Selfharm #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

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