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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 RobinLemon. I own colourful palette of chronic illnesses and sometimes I feel like I collect them as Pokémon.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #PTSD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Grief

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Hi, my name is RobinLemon. I own colourful palette of chronic illnesses and sometimes I feel like I collect them as Pokémon.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #PTSD #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #Grief

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I thought I was crazy my whole life but since November 7 I'm diagnosed with ASD. Life's so hard. This world isn't made for autistic people. I hate it.

why would they make me love my life if nothing will change ? I'll still have the same family and same life.

i hate everything.

my meds are making me hungry and gain weight I hate it.

I still have meltdowns/ shutdown/ panic attacks a lot.

i hate everything.

i still have my ocd the meds stents working.

#AutismSpectrumDisorder #EatingDisorder #MentalHealth #MajorDepressiveDisorder #GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder #PostTraumaticStressDisorder #SuicidalThoughts #SuicidalIdeation #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder

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I thought I was crazy my whole life but since November 7 I'm diagnosed with ASD. Life's so hard. This world isn't made for autistic people. I hate it.

why would they make me love my life if nothing will change ? I'll still have the same family and same life.

i hate everything.

my meds are making me hungry and gain weight I hate it.

I still have meltdowns/ shutdown/ panic attacks a lot.

i hate everything.

i still have my ocd the meds stents working.

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Share a self-care goal for the week.

Happy Monday, Mighty friends! 🌟

As we continue to balance our health needs with our daily to-do lists—and navigate the holiday season—it’s important to pause and take note of how we’ll care for ourselves amid everything going on around us.

What’s a self-care goal you have this week?

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

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You already know you are what you eat, but have you ever realized you are also what you think?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

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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You are still breathing. You still have time. Healing does not expire.

You might feel like you missed your chance.

Like you should have healed by now, or started earlier, or figured everything out already.

But as long as you are breathing, it is not too late.

Every breath you take is proof that you still have time.

Time to begin again.

Time to rebuild.

Time to change direction.

You are not too old.

You are not too broken.

You are not too far behind.

You are alive, which means you still have possibility.

You can take one small step today, even if it feels tiny.

That is how every new beginning starts.

Your past is not the final chapter.

This is your moment.

Begin again.

What is one small beginning you can make today? Comment it here.

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

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~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

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TRUE or FALSE: I tend to feel guilty after advocating or speaking up for myself.

Learning how to advocate for ourselves can take patience, time, practice, and consistent effort. For me, it’s taken years of therapy to feel confident enough in my voice and self-awareness to know when and how to speak up. It’s still really challenging at times depending on the situation, and I do still feel guilty more often than not — but I’m better than I was five years ago, and I’m proud of that progress! 🥳

What’s your experience with self-advocacy? How does speaking up for yourself make you feel?

Share with us in the comments below! 💬

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

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

28 Beautiful Tattoos That Represent Eating Disorder Recovery

A Speech About Eating Disorders Every High School Student Should Hear

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You already know you are what you eat, but have you ever realized you are also what you think?

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You are still breathing. You still have time. Healing does not expire.