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Dear Body: A Letter to Yourself
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 August 30th
...See more Hello everyone, Have you ever paused to take a moment to think about your relationship with your body?  We often have complex feelings about our bodies – sometimes love and appreciation, other times frustration or even dislike.  I guess it is all part of the journey. This exercise is part of Eating Disorder Awareness Week [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportCommunityEvents_2295/JoinUsforEatingDisordersAwarenessWeekFebruary24thFeb28_347433/].  As we celebrate the EDAW [https://www.7cups.com/forum/groupmod/GroupSupportCommunityEvents_2295/JoinUsforEatingDisordersAwarenessWeekFebruary24thFeb28_347433/], we are inviting you to participate in a meaningful exercise: writing a letter to your body.  It is your safe space to express *any* feelings you have, whether positive, negative, or somewhere in between.  Maybe you want to thank your body for its strength and resilience, or maybe you need to express some frustrations.  You can even share your hopes for your body's future. Please know there are no rules here.  You need to be honest, be vulnerable, and be you.  It is more about connecting with yourself and fostering a more mindful and kind relationship with your body. You can do it two ways:  1. Take a piece of paper and pen and write a letter to yourself. And let us know if you did it here in this thread and how did it make you feel.  2. If you are comfortable sharing your letter with us, you can share it here in this thread and we all can reflect and further discuss it as you feel comfortable.   3. Anyone can do this exercise and not limited to the ones who struggle with ED.  Whether you choose to share it with us or keep it private is entirely up to you.  We are simply here to encourage and support you on this journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Who's ready to write their letter?  Let's begin
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Introducing... Eating Disorder Care Package
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 August 30th
...See more We are excited to announce a new initiative: Small Steps and Support Care Package for individuals on their journey to recovery from eating disorders. This care package is filled with handpicked information and resources aimed at promoting self-care, mindfulness, and encouragement. They're not a replacement for professional treatment, but a small token of support to let someone know they're not alone and their journey is recognized.  What's included? * Coping Skills  * Relapse Prevention Plan * Steps to take care of yourself * Various resources and links You can view/ download the Eating Disorder Care Package here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MnhQnwjxpFnJ3aiK0j9d5OAE1eK7epEX/view?usp=drive_link] Feel free to bookmark, or share it with anyone who might need it. Your care and support would make a difference in someone's recovery journey!  @heather225 @KristenHR @dancat1128
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Eating Disorder Support Automated Taglist - New
by theriverissinging
Last post
 August 22nd
...See more This thread controls an auto-updating taglist. To see the current list, go to Eating Disorder Support Taglist [https://rarelycharlie.github.io/taglist?30c2f12674c3d76b794a13ccbe111c5a]. To add yourself to this taglist, press the Reply button in this post and write the exact words “Please add me.” To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Reply button in this post and write the exact words, “Please remove me.” Taglist to be used for check-ins, discussions, events and announcements. ------------------------- we'll be compiling the latest taglist through a process outlined here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/SuggestionsandProblemSolving_383/TeaCakeCompilingautomatedtaglists_291762/] every time we make a post.
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loved ones think i'm in recovery
by mymelancholie
Last post
 4 hours ago
...See more ...but i'm anything but. food and calorie counting and my body image and weight are what cycles around my brain most of the day, every day, when i'm not drowning in other self deprecating thoughts. it's exhausting. i've lived with depression and anxiety and insomnia for years, been yo-yo'ing between recovery and relapsing the various shapes my ed has taken (an-r, bulimia and every type of purging imaginable, etc.). this most recent relapse cycle has been the longest, nearly two years now, and it's by far the most exhausting part of my life. i wish i could turn my brain off and just commit to recovering and letting go of this albatross. but in my brain, recovery means weight gain. i'm underweight, which feels extra humiliating as an adult with a bmi that bounces between 16.8-17.2 on the days when i'm not getting bowled over from water retention and undigested food weight bloating out my stomach. but being this weight is the only thing i feel moderately good about in my life. i've tried a host of anti depressants with really no progress, my sleep meds for insomnia are largely ineffective, but this, this ed, my weight, it's fully in my control and relinquishing it terrifies me. but i'm so very tired of living like this. i shouldn't feel like the world is ending if i have to change jeans sizes or if something fits snugly on me. i hate this part of me, but there's a comfort in the control when it feels like i have so little everywhere else. i'm supposed to be seeing a new psychiatrist in a little under a month that's designed to treat both mental disorders and sleep disorders. truthfully i feel like she's my last shot at getting better or getting somewhere with all of this. i don't know what ill do if it's another dead end with more meds that don't stop the thoughts and meditation suggestions that i struggle to focus on because my brain is all consumed by everything else. it feels so lonely and so very exhausting. i'm too old for this behavior. i've already had to quit my job and am living with my family again as a grown adult. how much lower will this sink me? i'm so tempted to really give up, but i force myself to remember the love and time my family pours into me and how they truly have hope for a future for me on the "other side" of all this. i can't help but wonder if they'd say that if they knew how abhorrent my thoughts really are. im a shameful creature.
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Idak
by blackfluff
Last post
 14 hours ago
...See more Hi idk why I talk about it on here but I touchy it’ll make me feel better to write it down so I suffered from ed since I was a child I am now sixteen and I still make myself throw up every meal I stopped for maybe a year but this afternoon I made myself throw up after drinking a full glass of vodka bcs of free will and dumbness and it made me feel so great like I finally took a breath and the last air atom that I took in my body was 7years ago
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just a rant about my body image I guess :/
by cammyleigh123
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more so idk how to really vent.. I'll try my best tho I'm not really diagnosed with any eating disorders, so forgive me if I used the wrong tag!! I just want to stop.. idk, hating my body? I cant stop staring at myself in the mirror and focusing on the way I look. its to the point where I cant stop thinking about my body and calorie intake. I'll fast until dinner some days and then just sleep so I don't feel hungry and then whenever I'm around food I just eat and eat and I feel so guilty about myself after...  Im 14 so that might be why? I know I'm very hormonal at this age, but it doesn't feel normal to hate the way my body looks this much... the issue is I don't really want to get better... I know its bad but I feel so bad whenever I weigh myself and I haven't lost anything and I feel so good when I have. my BMI is 32 which makes me overweight and it feels like it cant be that bad of a habit if in the long run I am losing weight. I know that's not a good way to think at all, but I just don't want to look at myself and cry anymore. I want to wear clothes I like without feeling ashamed of myself and I want to go out in public without feeling humiliated.  I want to stop getting confused for a boy. I want to be thin and I want people to call me pretty. I just want to be happy with the way I look. I just don't want to ruin every family photo I'm in by looking like a sumo wrestler compared to everyone else.  I'm okay with my torso, but my legs and arms are what I really hate. I just want to feel pretty and be pretty. I just feel so gross inside myself like I'm trapped in a big fat suit and it makes me want to cry.  if you read all this, thank you :) sorry a lot of it was rambling nonsense. any advice or support is appreciated!! xoxo
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I’m 99% I have ARFID
by EmJh2207
Last post
 Friday
...See more So I’ve realized recently that there was a label that described my problems with eating perfectly and I’m trying to find more research on ARFID so far I know the main things like what causes it, when it’s normal developed in a person and some of the types. I’m not entirely sure where I can talk to a professional about this in hopes to get a diagnoses so if someone could point me in the right place or educate me more that would be extremely appreciated 🙂‍↕️
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Eating
by chrundle
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Eating feels like a task and I dont know what to do about it. Most the time I dont have any desire to eat, nor the will to figure out what to eat. The whole thing in general just is something i dont enjoy doing most the time. However, I have really bad body dysmorphia and would like to try going to the gym, but i dont ever have the energy for it do to the lack of eating and just always feeling ehh. Ive been trying to get out of the cycle and I had a really good week of eating not long ago but ive since fallen back on making myself do it. 
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Clothes labels
by resourcefulPond1641
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Clothes being labeled the wrong size can be really triggering for me. I ended up buying something that was too small for me when I tried in on after I got home.
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Coffee...
by loyalCircle4117
Last post
 October 10th
...See more I recovered from Anorexia and moving to bullimia... It's hard but I know I can get through this>:] the problem is... Back in the anorexic phase coffee was my friend, my one and only friend who stayed with me and now I can't leave them... I always kept coming back... After recovering I felt my emotions again which is great but after drinking coffee I felt a great joy, an ecstatic feeling! Which then crashes down to rock bottom depression!  This loops over and over again to the point where I distanced myself from everyone and do reckless things just to gain a little bit of happiness... How can I stop this? How can I really recover...
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My experience & concerns
by Porzeczka
Last post
 October 9th
...See more I don't have anything diagnosed yet, but I'm afraid I may be anorexic. I've been feeling guilty after eating ever since I can remember, I started skipping meals 2 years ago, then started eating again but now it got so much worse. I have a calorie counting app and I eat 400kcal a day, starving almost all the time. When I eat, I eat only small meals and avoid "normal" meals, eating only ones like oatmeal on water or cucumber with yogurt. A while ago I also created a Pinterest board with "goals" and "allowed meals", as well as a Spotify playlist about how I feel. One of my friends knows about this and is incredibly concerned but I just can't stop. I feel so much better than before once I started eating less and I know what it can lead to or just how unhealthy it is but I just can't stop now. I'm closer to my dream body than ever before, I don't want to stop, ever. A year ago I weighted 60kg, my current weight is around 50kg and my goal is 40/35kg or less. Yes, I'm aware it's very unhealthy and unnatural and that I'd look like skin and bones but I don't mind, as long as I don't feel guilty in my own body for just existing. I don't expect a response from anyone, but i just wanted to tell someone about it, even if it's just through a website.
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Overeating
by alexamz06
Last post
 October 8th
...See more Hi guyss, so basically I’m not sure if I have an eating dirsorser, I think I might just have a little issue. I don’t binge but I have overate before, I’m definitely getting better but I still deal with it. I just want to intuitive eat on healthy foods instead of just snacking on junk food through the whole day and not being conscious about how I eat. I then feel guilty right after and worry too much.
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Feeling better after binge eating
by Friend1yDuckling
Last post
 October 7th
...See more Hi! I’m a listener, and I’ve had a lot of binging problems. The worst part for me was the aftermath of the binging. I would feel guilty and like I had messed up. It was a horrible experience, but over time, I learned how to handle the aftermath of when I would binge. * First, I’d change into some baggy clothes, or, any clothes that I find comfortable. It doesn’t do you any good if you feel uncomfortable in your clothes. * Then, I’d drink water. I don’t fully know why, but it always helps me. * After that I’d normally just go to bed, or at least do something calming, like watching a show, reading, etc. * Now here comes the hardest part…I wouldn’t restrict my food intake the next day. It honestly just makes your body feel worse, and leads to another binge cycle How do you deal with the aftermath of binge eating?
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I Binged AGAIN
by jesusredeemedme2425
Last post
 October 5th
...See more I binged again. Even after pulling out the lollipops that I bought to help me with my overeating. I still binged on chips. Now my tummy hurts... I hate myself sometimes :(
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am i just lazy? (tw for disordered eating + lack of self care)
by cammyleigh123
Last post
 October 4th
...See more ive been counting my calories a lot and my mom and her boyfriend (I call him my stepdad bc he's been with her since I was 7) both know and kinda make fun of it.. like my stepdad'll make comments like.. idk here's an example "ugh that cake was so good I regret it so bad" "well you know what they say, food tastes better the second time around haha" "what?" "binge n' purge n' binge n' purge" (he kinda chanted it?? it was weird.. so he knows and then he says stuff like that and then he'll see me counting calories at the store and he's like "it's be so much easier to lose weight if you weren't so lazy" and then other times he'll poke me in the stomach.. and then he has a Google tablet by the dinner table and it cycles through a bunch of family photos and I just want to cry every time I see a picture of myself on it and I've said that a lot and then I said it again last week and he was like  "yeah.. I was gonna take those down but then I was like "nah" so I kept them up." "oh. can you pretty please take them down?" "nope. its good motivation" idk if I'm being sensitive or not.. advice is welcome and appreciated :)

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