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photo of a young teenage boy wearing a hooded sweatshirt and looking up at trees in a forest
Lindsay Ensor
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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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Tattoo reads: Feed your brain.
Sarah Schuster
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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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Eli Slater
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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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When you’re struggling with depression, it can feel like every quiet moment has to be filled with worry, productivity, or pressure to figure your whole life out. But healing is not always about pushing harder or getting somewhere faster. Sometimes it is about learning how to come back to the present in small, gentle ways. A warm drink. A slower breath. A few seconds of stillness. A reminder that this moment does not have to be improved before you are allowed to be in it. You do not have to solve everything today. Sometimes peace begins when you stop rushing past the life that is already here.

What is one small thing that helps you come back to the present when your mind is racing?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post 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

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Motivation Monday AND Tip Tuesday

Take a moment today to be proud for how far you have come. ⭐ I'm very, very proud of each of you for being here and for pushing through the hard days, for showing up when you don't want to, and for staying.
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Agoraphobia #Anxiety #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorders #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #Lupus #HemiplegicMigraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Selfharm #Suicide #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Grief #Selfcare #Selfharm #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS #SensoryProcessingDisorder

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is shelbybloom. I'm here because I moved to a new state, away from most of my support system and I am struggling. I’m happy to be in a more beautiful place with my loving and supportive partner but I didn’t realize how difficult it would be without my other supporters. I’m excited to meet people who understand and maybe can help me navigate this new journey 💛

#MightyTogether #ADHD #RheumatoidArthritis #OCD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Grief #Migraine

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is shelbybloom. I'm here because I moved to a new state, away from most of my support system and I am struggling. I’m happy to be in a more beautiful place with my loving and supportive partner but I didn’t realize how difficult it would be without my other supporters. I’m excited to meet people who understand and maybe can help me navigate this new journey 💛

#MightyTogether #ADHD #RheumatoidArthritis #OCD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Grief #Migraine

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Family and Friends Support Group! 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6 to 7:30pm ET Virtually and 1st Tuesday of every month from 2-3:30pm ET In Person

Family and Friends is a support group for partners, spouses, siblings, adult children, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles, guardians, caregivers, close friends and other family members of individuals with a mental illness or any mental health challenge.

This group provides opportunities to share valuable coping strategies and practical information that helps you support your loved ones experiencing mental health challenges.

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

🗺️ If you are in the New York City area, in person groups are every first Tuesday, 2-3:30pm ET at the NAMI-NYC office. Check the link above for more information. ⬆️

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

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

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If your mental health were an animal, what animal would it be?

Hi Mighty fam! 🩷

If you could pick an animal that represented your mental health right now (real or fictional), what would you choose? What makes that animal fit where you are right now?

For me, it would be a turtle. I've been finding myself wanting to be alone in my dark, quiet shell — my safe space — moving at my own pace.

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

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What's Up Wednesday

Which pumpkin do you need today? 🎃
#Addiction #AnorexiaNervosa #Anxiety #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #ADHD #BingeEatingDisorder #BipolarDisorder #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CeliacDisease #Depression #Epilepsy #EatingDisorders #Dysautonomia #KidneyDisease #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #Cancers #Grief #ChildLoss #Schizophrenia #SocialAnxiety #SleepApnea #Migraine #SensoryProcessingDisorder #ChildLoss #AutonomicDysfunction #POTS #PTSD #Trauma #Hemophilia #SjogrensSyndrome #RestlessLegsSyndrome #BackPain #Endometriosis #InterstitialCystitis #HearingLoss #Deafness #SuicidalThoughts #Selfharm #Selfcare #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #JointHypermobilitySyndrome #IrritableBowelSyndromeIBS

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Chrisdt88
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Hallo

Hi, I’m Chris.

For a very long time, I couldn’t picture a future I wanted to be part of. I struggled from childhood well into adulthood, and I began to believe that was simply how my life would always feel.

Then, one ordinary Thursday, sitting in a rather undignified place, I realised something that caught me completely off guard.

I was happy.

There’s a much longer story behind those three words. It involves bipolar disorder, a man called Braam, finding treatment with my psychiatrist, my faith, and a little dog called Hobbits who always seems to know when I need her.

I’m also autistic and have ADHD, and there are things I’m still learning how to navigate. Happiness hasn’t made every difficulty pack a suitcase and leave. But I have a future I look forward to now, and that once felt impossible.

I joined because I want to share that hope—and get to know people whose experiences might help me understand my own a little better.

If you’ve been struggling for a long time, I won’t pretend to know what your path will look like. I just want you to know that mine changed long after I had stopped believing it could.#BipolarDisorder #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #ADHD Glad to be here.

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