having social anxiety is bad because you cant have any relationships with anyone without spending all of your time consumed with thoughts like “they all hate me, they all laugh at me, they all think i’m annoying, everyone hates me and they don’t care about me at all”
so don’t fucking go around acting like having anxiety in social situations is cool because its not and it fucking sucks
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One thing that’s really difficult to hear when you are recovering from an eating disorder (especially one in which gaining weight is necessary) is “you look healthy”… and let’s face it- you are going to hear it.
It’s difficult not to be triggered by this type of comment, but what you have to remember is that “healthy” is a good thing. Your eating disorder is going to distort what the person said into “you’re fat”. You’re not. And that’s not what they are saying. They really do mean well by saying you look healthy. They don’t realize that your mind is going to take such a positive comment in such a negative way.
Healthy simply means you look good. It means you no longer look “sick”. And this includes so much more than just your weight. Your skin, your hair, your nails… they were all affected by being underweight and now they are all coming back to a healthy state. To be honest, when people say “you look healthy”, I think the last thing on their mind is your weight. They are focusing on your overall being. Healthy is strong.
Be proud of yourself for being strong enough to get back to healthy.
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I usually start off along the lines of, “can I talk to you about something?”. I don’t know why but starting it off that way to lead into it or just knowing that I set up a time to meet with a person to talk to them sort of helps me out.
Then you just kind of say it. Start with the facts. What’s been going on, ect. Let them know that you’re struggling.
If it’s really difficult then you can write it down and give them a note. That makes it a little less confrontational for you and then they have time to process the information and approach you about it.
Thank you, it means a lot to hear this. you made my day better, thank you tons x
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You are not a burden.
You are not a bother.
You enhance the lives of others.
People smile, not groan, when you text them.
Your voice.
Your presence.
You, matter.
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