#but trust I have an eating disorder

[makkie-is-screaming]

I’m tired of this disorder but It’s the only bit of control that I have

[inkskinned]

hey btw if you're in the USA at  2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.

if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.

additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.

i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."

"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.

[naffeclipse]

Instead of a raging insomniac, what about Sun and Moon handling a Y/N who is a furious narcoleptic? It would involve Sun coaxing Y/N to stay awake because yikes, even Moon agrees that it's a problem to sit down for one second at the security desk and immediately slump over into a dead sleep.

[uncanny-tranny]

I really wish there was more insight as to why children are "picky eaters" because the way people go about "fixing us" can be detrimental to our relationship with food.

When I was a kid, I was obviously neurodivergent, and I wasn't tested for anything and never received any support. I was a huge "picky eater" to the point that going to a new restaurant with a menu I didn't know would send me into panic mode. I didn't understand why I felt that way, I didn't understand that I wasn't a selfish, horrible kid for being unable to force myself to eat. I'd be the person sitting at the dining room table for hours because I just couldn't force myself to eat the food I was given.

I understand why parents do that. It can be concerning when you think your kid isn't getting the proper nutrition. It's concerning when a kid's pallete is overly shrunk down. But if you're going about it in a punishing way, you only reinforce the idea that food is bad and dangerous. And if a child knows that eating their food would cause them less grief and stress than not eating the food, and yet they still will not or cannot eat, that's a sign. Maybe work with children, try to understand why they're a "picky eater." Chances are they're not doing it because they personally want to spite you and they despise your very aura.

[niamhthefae]

i don't know if this is just me, but i feel like they could have done more with August's eating disorder.

after the strike when he does his whole talk about how he finds it's nice to be hungry and Simon says it sounds like an eating disorder it's not really brought up. i get that there was a lot of other plot things going on and Simon and Wille still hate him a lot, so they probably wouldn't be the ones to say anything but that type of thing isn't just instantly forgotten. i think even if someone had at least said "hey, about what you said the other night, is everything alright?" it would have been better. of course he would deny it, but it feels like it makes more sense.

also, not to feel sorry for August, but I'm scared of what is going to happen to him after the show. like, he has to learn how to be king and everything and that is not a good situation to have a secret eating disorder. Also, i think if it became public the stress would probably send the queen into illness again. and what would happen if he went untreated? what is he got worse and worse until he was too weak to rule. would Wille be forced to step in? would they try to keep it under wraps while they get a doctor and a therapist and people to monitor him? (probably)

the fic writers need to start including this in their post-season 3 fics because EDs don't just disappear and August is going to continue with it if he doesn't get found out/get help, and the added stress of being the monarch of Sweden in training will probably send him spiraling.

[rxttenfish]

you know, i think the thing about miranda that most make or breaks if any given writing for her is any good, is that you just can't tell if she's doing something on purpose or not.

she switches hard from cute, innocent, head full of fluff and so oblivious and kinda stupid that she matches scott, to having such expertise and cruelty in manipulation and being able to not only get her way but to get it with such violence that it takes everyone else aback — and there is NO way for any other character in the situation to tell if both really are true and equal aspects of her personality and who she is, or if she really is planning this all along and all the innocence was just a farce.

both are given equal weight by miranda, both seem equally likely, and both are roles that miranda inhabits so wholly that there's not really any flaws anyone can find in either one of them. you expect one, the other one catches you off guard. for someone who makes such a show of wearing her heart on her sleeve, it is incredibly hard to actually tell what's going through miranda's brain at any given moment.

[dirt-grub]

Yea I didn’t rly acknowledge it continuing off that post you need to be normal about people who do drugs recreationally as well as addicts especially if you’re a self proclaimed leftist

[anaalnathrakhs]

getting out of my bed is ALWAYS a mistake <3

[aftermathing]

Am I just more insecure or more considerate or are people not at all ashamed anymore to draw attention to your physical attributes for no reason?

[nomairuins]

i just fucking hate having ptsd all of it. so many stupid fucking things send me into fucking hysterics it sucks and i hate it and i dont want itttt anymore i dont want it.

[emdotcom]

Shout out to folks suffering with eating disorders. I hope you know that whatever body you have is worthy of love, & I hope your next meal is filling.

It's hard to quit, once you start to starve yourself, but even if you can just start small by getting a snack when hungry, I think you can & should break out of that. I've been hungry, in this life, & I don't think anyone deserves what it does to you.

[cannotflyarc]

i really want a thread where johanna can celebrate (in her own johanna way) getting her period back. it’s an important part of her recovery and her internalized misogyny really impacts her relationship with it (plus the victorian view being very victorian) but she can be excited that she’s getting better :(

[theyhitthepentagon]

my mom told me i need to eat more bc im too thin 😭😭😭hlbrai fans you will pay for this <-not serious

[aa-weirdgirl-showdown]

Fuck wrong one

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Okay I have two

This is my Lock Screen whatever you call it thingy. As expected right

Then we have my super obscure special interest guy

He’s my favorite. I love him. He is such a bitch anyways I can explain more in the tags but he’s from the webcomic ghost eyes!

[moondogss]

im starting my journey with intuitive eating and healing my relationship with food and yesterday and today i confronted 4 food fears!!!! i havent overeaten those foods or made myself go hungry as punishment!! i just ate when i was hungry and stopped when satisfied and it feels so nice!!!!!!! :')

[pollenallergie]

:/