#TW: anorexia

[ofdinosanddais1]

Eugenia Cooney has never told people that they should look like her. She said they should feel comfortable in their own bodies. She said people should not try to look like her. If a kid looks at Eugenia as thinspiration, the eating disorder was already there. She didn't cause anything because she tells her audience that people should not try to look like her but learn to be comfortable in their own bodies. That is the exact opposite of promoting anorexia.

Eugenia saying "this is just how my body is" is not promoting an eating disorder. She's stating a fact. She has a condition that is visible. She has a condition that makes her body look a certain way. Her stating that does not make it promotion.

If you want to criticize Eugenia Cooney, criticize her with the correct information not whatever y'all make up in your head to justify your harassment.

[the-stage-manager]

I know that everybody prefers plus-sized Gale, but please consider: underweight Gale. He spent his time sulking in the tower miserable and refusing to eat—thats the reason he fucked up and got caught in the portal, he was weak from not eating for days on end. He LOVES cooking for people, and especially loves the look on their faces when they eat something delicious, but saw no reason to do so after Mystra abandoned him.

Look, just give me a Gale who has to be reminded to eat. Let Tav and Karlach make Gale little snacks to eat on the road because he gets dizzy and lightheaded when he doesn't eat. Tav, with their eyes big and worried, gently asking Gale if he's eaten. Let Gale be anxious about his appearances because he's too thin. Let him bury his face in Tav's shoulder as they stroke his hair and reassure him that they love him as he is, but that a little glucose in his blood will make him feel better.

Plus size Gale is broke. The real magic is underweight Gale who needs to be coaxed into eating.

[willowylady]

Unidentified doll, emaciated and armless with blond hair, 1990-1996, by Greer Lankton

Courtesy of Mattress Factory

[withacapitalp]

Rexie

I'm gonna toss this one under a readmore just to be safe bc I jump right into a heavy topic TW: Eating disorders TW: Disordered eating TW: anorexia

Steve knew what an eating disorder was. 

It was something girls had. Specific kinds of girls. It was the pencil thin girls that Carol used to look at and smirk about.

‘Looks like Rexie got another one’ she used to sneer whenever she saw a cheerleader bring in a salad for lunch, or watched as another one of their friends skipped going to the cafeteria altogether. Steve tried to get her to stop saying that, it didn’t seem all that nice, but Carol told him he would never get it. Rexie never came for boys after all. 

So Steve knew he didn’t have an eating disorder. 

He just…didn’t like to eat sometimes. 

It wasn’t that he couldn’t force himself. He could have if he wanted to. There was nothing stopping him from eating, he just didn’t want to. Simple as that. There were just certain days where every food he saw looked completely disgusting, and the thought of eating a cookie made him want to vomit. 

The feeling always came on suddenly. Sometimes he would get through making an entire meal only to have to throw it away as soon as it was done because the sight of the full plate made him queasy. 

But it wasn’t a problem. Hell, there were moments where it even seemed like it was a good thing. Where other guys on the team would get out of control and order five burgers after practice, eventually getting fat and losing their spot on the team, Steve would have a lemon water and stay in perfect shape. His teammates always asked him what his ‘secret’ was, and Steve would always have to say he didn’t have one. 

Because it wasn’t really a secret. Steve had never tried to hide that he stopped eating sometimes. No one was ever home to see the trash can get full when it shouldn’t be, and if Steve skipped actually grabbing a tray at lunch, no one batted an eye. 

Rexie never came for boys after all. 

[wtffanfiction-de]

Fandom: Harry Potter

„So wie Snape seine Tochter betrachtete glaubte er, dass sie Magersüchtig war.

Da Wynnes Körper einem so vorkam, als ob sie Magersüchtig war.“

[baratiddyappreciator]

Hey, can I ask you for headcanons from the s/o in which it is the Reader, who has an eating disorder (specifically anorexia).

Thenk you!

I hope everything is spelled correctly, I'm average in English.

Your spelling is fine! I can get this one written out no problemo! I feel it important to mention that if you're struggling with anorexia to seek help. You're not alone, and it's better to have you in this world, no matter how hard things may be. TW for eating disorders, continued under the cut.

Baki:

He worries about you all the time. He notices when you're looking more tired or pale than usual, he knows you're already a light person, but he notices right away when you feel lighter. It's not just that he's getting stronger, but you're losing weight, and he's not going to let that slide.

He will absolutely try to get you to eat more, he doesn't want to watch you wither away in front of him. He loves you, and while he knows you're going through it when you do eat, he does hold your hand and encourage you.

He knows what it's like to wake up that thin, to have your bones hurt because you haven't eaten enough, though his was for a different reason, he still knows who to call. Retsu's cooking has straight up healing powers, and they're both going to make sure you finish a meal.

He gives you a lot of "safe" foods to snack on during the day. Crackers, granola bars, all that stuff. He wants to make sure that you're eating something over the course of the day, though he would prefer it to be a proper meal.

Hanayama:

That's not going to fly with him. You need help, and he's going to get it for you. He'll drag you to the hospital and get you a doctor that can help you start to recover. He wants you to be well.

He has stashes of your safe foods around the house and he expects you to at least have some throughout the day, if not a proper meal. He hires some of the best cooks so that you get to eat the best foods, and while you may not like it, the food is delicious.

If he finds out that you haven't eaten, he's going to hand you a snack and watch you eat it. He'll hold you the entire time, make sure you feel safe, but you're not going to be able to get away with not eating around him.

Seeing you so thin and sickly looking reminds him of how his mother looked before she passed, and he really doesn't want to lose someone else, especially if they're shriveling away.

Chiharu:

He doesn't really get why you're struggling with an ED, you'd be beautiful to him regardless of what you looked like and food tastes good, but regardless of that he is there for you. He hypes you up at every meal because he knows it's hard for you, but you've gotta do it.

You want safe snacks? The entire house has safe snacks and foods all around in little cubbies and baggies. He's even added hangers around the house in visible spaces so you can see your safe snack and a baggie of little love notes he wrote for you.

You don't want to eat because you think it'll be too many calories? He'll get two servings of the thing you think looks tastiest and he'll let you pick at his food, he'll encourage you to do so. He'll take the calories for you, as long as you're eating, he's happy.

If you start losing more weight he'll pull you aside and admit how scared he is of losing you because of it, he'll even get down on his hands and knees and beg you to eat something. He'll be strong for you, but he'd like you to be strong for him too.

Katsumi:

He's got resources to get you help, be it a psychologist or a doctor. He wants to help you get better, because he doesn't want you to feel sick, unwell or unworthy. He loves you with every fiber of his being.

He's got safe snacks in the kitchen, but not an overabundant amount because he's not wanting to pressure you into eating too much, but they're there and he only checks to see if he needs to grab some more.

He does buy a lot of fruit and vegetables for you, and will, at random, walk up to you with a fruit bowl or a veggie platter so you can both have a healthy snack. He'd rather you have something small than nothing at all.

Big meals are scary, he knows that, but he needs you to try, for him and for yourself. He doesn't expect you to finish the plate entirely, he knows that that's not always reasonable, but he does ask that you at least have a few bites of each thing on the plate.

Jack:

He himself was had an ED when he was younger. He wouldn't eat a lot and would train himself to the point of passing out, so he understands your situation better than anyone here. That being said, he's going to help you get better no matter what.

Be it safe snacks in the places you frequent the most, as well as some less safe snacks in the kitchen, or if it's packing a bit of food onto a large plate to make it seem like there's only a little bit, he's doing his best to help you slowly get back to full health.

He knows you won't always finish a plate, but he won't eat until you have three bites. That's when he knows that you're actually eating, and he'll start on his own food, which he deliberately packs thick on a smaller plate so it looks like he's eating a lot (which he is).

There's some point where he notices you getting a bit thinner and more tired, and he'll come lay with you in bed and be incredibly vulnerable with you. He promises that he'll hold you accountable if you help keep him accountable.

Kosho:

He goes to his big brother for help, first and foremost. He knows you were unwell, but he didn't know that you had an ED, and he's not afraid to admit that while he doesn't know how to handle it, Kureha might. He'll help you, he promises.

He doesn't really know about safe snacks, but he'll have snacks available to you. Fruits, granola bars, cheese, meats, all of it, he's got them packed in little containers that you can take and nibble on.

He knows that meals might be hard, but he tries his best to get you to eat something. Also, his bathroom scale mysteriously goes missing. Did he throw it away or simply hide it, he'll never tell you.

If he notices that you've been having a rough time, he'll take you out on a walk, holding your hand and taking you somewhere quiet. He wants you to see how much he values you being around, and he wants you to know that all of these views he's showing you would be much more dull without you there.

Kureha:

He figures it out pretty early on, and while he's willing to wait for you to tell him, if he notices that you're getting worse or deteriorating, he will get you help. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it, if he feels like you need it, he'll even get you under a hold if he feels it's necessary.

He gets you a treatment plan, and he helps you stick you it religiously. You're not skipping any meals, and they start small, working up to full ones as you recover.

The only weigh-ins are the ones you get when going in to the doctors for a check-up, he doesn't want you to worry about your weight, he just wants you to focus on recovering. If possible, he doesn't let you hear what the results are, but he does encourage you.

Lots of silent staring at you. He's not disappointed or anything, he's just watching you, making sure that you're really still there with him. He'll be a lot sweeter, kissing you on the forehead at random. He wants you to feel loved.

Retsu:

Blind panic. Is his food not good enough? Did someone say something to you? How long has this been happening? How didn't he notice sooner? He's in a panic and just winds up hugging you so tight you can't breathe.

He wants to help you, so he sits you down and has you go through a list of safe foods that you're willing to eat. He'll make them for you, snacks, meals, all of them, but he wants you to get the minimum caloric intake every day, and he wants that to be done with your preferred meals.

He knows that there are good and bad days, he wants you to know that he's there for you regardless, but on bad days, he helps you have smaller, lighter meals so it doesn't feel like you're eating as much while still getting the needed calories.

He can't sleep unless he's holding you. He needs to know that you're safe and still with him, and he won't let go until the sun rises.

Doppo:

You mention it and he sits you down to talk about treatments. Therapy, being hospitalized, all of that, he talks to you about what you're willing to do. He's thankful you told him that you're struggling.

He'll try his best to help you. Once there's a treatment plan in place, he's shockingly good at following it. Not for himself, mind, he's terrible when it comes to himself, but for you? It's like a new religion.

Snacks? Of course! Just come with him to a store and pick out ones that you like, but he'll get you some that he likes too so you have some variation. Much like Retsu, he wants you to get the minimum caloric intake at least, so if your snacks aren't enough, you can have his. Meals are taken care of too, don't worry about those. He'll help you math it out so that you can have the minimum while feeling comfortable.

He tells you that you're beautiful all the time, at random. He'll just look over at you with a love-filled look, smile and tell you that he loves you, that you're beautiful. He'll then drag you into his lap to hold you for a minute.

[withoutaconscienceorafilter]

This is a post about my friend's kid's eating disorder, because I need to vent about this somewhere.

You can see the tags. Don't click if you don't want to know.

This child is in such a bad place. Not only does she have full-blown anorexia with all the mental health implications that go with that, but she's also reacting to every intervention in the worst way possible.

She hates that her parents are requiring her to eat, requiring her to drink water, making her attend a program to try to get better. Her solution is to run out the front door through the neighborhood screaming at the top of her lungs, "Help, my parents are molesting me!!!"

She also tries variations of this every single day when they enter the outpatient clinic.

She is threatening to cut herself. She told her parents that they should stop killing her slowly and just do it quickly. She seems to be in the middle of a major depressive episode, basically sobbing for 8 hours at a time and saying all the things that parents are warned to watch for to know that their child is suicidal.

She tries to get up and exercise in the middle of the night. She tries to wear as little clothing as possible, hoping that her body has to work harder and burn more calories to stay warm. She will blow her nose during meals so that she can surreptitiously spit mouthfuls of food out in the tissue.

She's so malnourished. Her body is in constant pain as it cannibalizes itself. She gained half a pound so far in a week of outpatient treatment, but the eating disorder is so much in control that her only reaction was that she could feel the fat in her thighs, she was going to get fat.

The doctors have essentially said they've never seen a patient present quite this way, especially with the screaming for CPS. The course of treatment at the moment is to stabilize her weight, then they'll be better able to deal with the mental health stuff. But omg she needs help with the mental health stuff!!!

My friend is both terrified that her kid is going to die ... and that her kid is going to get the family in trouble with CPS, get taken to foster care, and no longer receive any of the help she needs for the eating disorder. So that she dies.

This is a shitshow of epic proportions.

[flapajacker]

(TW: mentions of anorexia/eating disorders,possible spoilers for the movie)

My Donnie headcannons! Just general silly billy headcannons, nothing special

-Donnie is Bi an uses He/They/It pronouns

-Hates needles, spiders, beach balls, and bees

-Has an iron stomach. My man can eat literal dog shit and be completely fine

-Biter, definitely bit people as a kid (has the sharpest teeth out of his bros)

-Kuromi fan

-Had an eating disorder after the events of the movie (Anorexia)

-Will stay up for three days straight before sleeping for like 17 hours (rinse and repeat)

-Iced tea/ boba enjoyer (specifically peach iced tea)

-Wears contacts in battle, uses glasses for casual wear (I haven’t decided big nerd glasses or thin round glasses)

-Wags his tail as a happy stim (other stims include hand flapping, rocking back and forth, saying scoff, cracking knuckles,etc)

-Either has a million blankets or one big weighted blanket

-after the events of the movie, my man’s sensory issues get turned to 11. He also gets overwhelmed/ overstimulated more quickly

-Flexible af. Does yoga classes for funsies (and to show off)

[fromsupernaturaltof1]

You have no idea what you’re talking about with Michael. Like, he can’t force food down someone’s throat or control how their body reacts to stress. And do you think he was the only person responsible for what Daniel eats and his health at the team? Trainers are one cog in the machine, and this narrative that he starved Daniel is based on absolute nonsense and ignores how things actually work in reality.

if you paid attention to anything Michael posts on his insta, his meal plans or whatever, it's evident that it's not sustainable

he's not a certified nutritionist but he somehow still pretends to be one and was actively in charge of daniel's daily meals

making sure Daniel ate healthy has nothing to do with "forcing food down someone's throat". there's meals that provide more nutrition in small amounts (I've dealt with anorexia, I know how this works)

it's ABOUT nutritious food so that even if you eat less, you don't lose nutrition, good cholesterol, etc

aside from being incompetent in his job I also have an issue with him leaking news (aka he told Tom Clarkson about his fracture before it was public knowledge)

you're fine to be on no man's land but from what I've seen, I have picked a side and I'll stick to it until Daniel himself says Michael is not to blame

[undertale-writing-times]

How would Horror!Sans, Swap!Sans, Killer!Sans, Classic!Sans, and Dream!Sans react or help out their best friend who’s suffering from anorexia (best friend starves themselves to get rid of or stop getting weight)

You don’t have to write or do anything with this ask! Just currently suffering from anorexia and imagining the sanses trying to help or take care of me is nice + curiosity I suppose.

Normally, I wouldn't do something like this, but I hope you get better :) and I hope that I do well at this. I had to read up on a few things but, you know, I think I'm doing alright? Hopefully lol.

Axe: He would be the type to make you food, and then show you a list of what is in it and how much it would fill you. He gives pros and cons of eating it; all while sneakily hinting for you to eat it. He doesn't really understand why you would stop eating, even if you were chunky! Chunky is good! Chunky is healthy! He wouldn't even care if you eat just a small amount a day, just wants you to eat. Seeing you skipping over meals is... really upsetting for him. After what he's been through, he really can't see why anyone would stop eating even if they have food unless they have to.

Blueberry: He makes a special timer and list for each time that you should eat. He reminds you, gently, at that time that you should eat something. Most of the time small things but still things! He doesn't quite understand, but he's trying his best to help you out. He won't ask you too much, more or less just says time to eat, you two sit down, and eat together. He'll talk a lot to distract you so hopefully you'll eat without even noticing that you're eating stuff.

Dream: He hates to do it, but sometimes he would give you a boost of positive energy whenever you eat anything, as a way to secretly try to get you to eat more. He knows that it might not be the best idea, but it works. Slowly he would stop doing that and really work with you but that was just at the beginning. He would question you why you feel the need to do something like that, and if you have a good reason, he'll listen then remind you that you're human, and humans need to eat stuff. Food is, sadly, a very needed thing.

Killer: Honestly, I can't see him being much help ^^' sorry.

Classic: He would try to make some light jokes about it. He doesn't want you to think that what you're going through is something that you shouldn't talk about. He would listen to you talk, give a few ideas, then ask what he could do to help? If you don't know, he'll just start to bring you little snacks and things like that. Nothing too big, but something helpful.

[lilakennedy]

Hello, ssoblr. 

I would appreciate if you could take a second to bear with me here. Please don’t start reading this post and then just stop halfway through, I would like to be able to communicate it all fully, thank you ♥

On here I rarely discuss serious things nowadays, but I just want to get this out there.

I see a lot of people discuss the new MC body types and I have noticed something that I would like to talk about, because I cannot just leave it be.

Most people discuss how: “It is not the end of the world if the in-game character doesn’t match your own body type!” or “You’re gross if you drop the game because of the new body type!!”  And I would like to intervene with that. 

It might not be a big deal for some of you, but for someone with an Eating Disorder and/or Body Dysmorphia, this can feel absolutely horrific for a while. (Some of you also have OCs and do not try to represent yourself in the game, which adds another layer of disconnect, I think.)

I personally stuggle with Anorexia that has nearly hospitalized me multiple times, and I struggle with how I see myself due to it. 

Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues show themselves differently in everyone, everyone’s struggle is different. If you yourself struggle with your own image, please lend some understanding to others in the same boat.

All I ask is that you realize that some people are not going around and talking about dropping the game because they’re being assholes, but just because they have a complicated relationship with their own body. I have seen people say this, I have seen comments from younger kids that say exactly this.

It is important to realize that someone with an Eating Disorder or Body Image Issues struggling to see themselves in the new body types is not directed against anyone else, but themselves. We struggle in our own skin. It’s nothing toward anyone else.

Personally, I find the new bodies beautiful! People of all body types are gorgeous and I am happy that SSO is allowng more shapes & sizes to be selceted! I am super excited to see this beta grow and see it become available in the game in the next year!  

This negativity is entirely a thing that I deal with, on my own, in my own head.

I would never judge others, but I judge myself harshly due to the disorder. 

Seeing people indirectly talk about how gross, mean, inhuman and terrible I am, is absolutely disheartening. 

Of course, people that are actually being assholes or rude to people need to be shut up and ignored, I have sadly seen a few people be genuinely cruel and horrible - And I am so sorry that anyone that might see themselves in these body types has to deal with that. 

All I ask is some understanding, if that would be okay. 

This negative reaction/outlook is not something people with these disorders can control, and I know that with time this is something I can get used to, it might even be good/comforting in the future! But for now, I struggle due to the nature of this disorder I live with. 

TLDR; Some people are genuinely assholes for no reason and they deserve to be called out, but some people struggle with disordered thinking and will need some time to adapt.

I love you all, stay safe out there - And thank you for reading this post.

[willowylady]

Untitled 2D Artwork, 1975-1985, by Greer Lankton

Courtesy of Mattress Factory

[hitoshisbf]

Man so.

May 13th 2019 I tried to end my life.

I found tweets on my old twit.

I had taken 4-5 days worth of medication w/ alcohol.

was at a BIG point in my ED.

It's amazing to see my progress of 4 years looking back. Thank the stars I'm still here. I'm so proud of myself. For being in recovery from self harm and an ED. I haven't really tried to end my life since, and it's been WAY worse than back then. I'm proud of myself.

This is YOUR post to remind yourself you CAN GROW.

AND YOU WILL. Stay here w/ us. If you're thinking of ending your life tonight this is your message to say THINGS GET BETTER.

I moved out, stop self harming and I'm in RECOVERY for anorexia.

I am clean of over 2 years for an ED and ED behaviors.

YOU CAN GET BETTER.

The thoughts STAY they FLUTTER ABOUT.

THEY DON'T EVER 100000% LEAVE I'M NOT EVER SAYING THEY WILL. BUT IT /GETS BETTER/.

This was my fucking wake up call.

My proof I'VE GROWN

IT GETS BETTER. DON'T FUCKING GIVE UP.

[anxiously-avoiding]

thinking about how I joke about making new providers define arfid to prove that they know it isn't anorexia and then my mom trying to explain arfid so I don't have to talk and starting with "well it's like anorexia, but—" no! It's not like anorexia! It's an eating disorder that involves food restriction! That's all they have in common! They are so incredibly different!!

Hourly reminder to literally everyone that anorexia and ARFID are very different things. My only body image issues are related to being close to dangerously underweight and also trans. I have an eating disorder because I don't like food. I wish people understood that.

[serene-sun]

Wow. Twitter is ruining my health

TW/ Ana, Ed

[princessbubblegumandjustice]

“So you work in eating disorder treatment? What do you think of Eugenia Cooney?”

“You’re too young to remember Karen Carpenter, she died of anorexia”

“I don’t get it they’re already so skinny”