#ittakestimetoheal

[drmarr]

It can take 10 seconds to consume a concept… But 10 weeks (a diet), 10 months (exercise), or 10 years (a BUSINESS, your mindset… your life) to implement it and SEE THE RESULTS. If you haven't succeeded yet, there's a good chance you need more time, not more information. Keep implementing. Keep growing. #QuitQuitting and #TrustTheProcess #growthmindset #businessgrowth #entrpreneurship #thetruthaboutchange #changetakestime #changeyourlife #bepatient #havepatience #patience #beingpatient #perservere #determination #ittakestime #ittakestimetoheal #dontquittoosoon #dontquityourdaydream #stopquitting #stopquittingonyourself #internationalmindsetcoach #internationallifecoach #expatlife #changeisconstant #expatfamily #expatmom #expatmama #lacanausummer #summersunsets #expatmoms https://www.instagram.com/p/CjBAgKRL67k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[asurvivornotavictm]

For a long time after being assaulted, you can feel like you are "damaged goods" and that you are not worthy of love. You are not damaged goods. It's ok to feel broken, damaged and or anything else, but you are and will always be worth of love and respect. Nothing in the world will ever change that! 💕 . . . . . #asurvivornotavictim #sexualassault #rapevictim #rapesurvivor #domesticviolence #metoo❤️ #metoo #rapesurvivors #emotionalhealing #truth #ittakestimetoheal #itwillgetbetter #selfcare #positivevibes #youareworthy #youareworthyoflove #youdeserverespect #youdeservedbetter #youdeservelove #youdeservethebest #rapevictimsupport #rapevictimrecovery #emotionalrecovery #loveandrespect #damagedgoods

[l-l-kristofferson]

Eating Habits

Despite my pale appearance, I am Puerto Rican. I grew up with a love of food from my Spanish heritage. Dishes such as arroz con pollo, pastellios , arroz con abechuela, flan, dulce de leche to name a few. But being born in America, I have a very Americanized palate. For those that know me, I love IHOP pancakes and McDonald’s. I also have a big sweet tooth so I like candies such as Mike & Ike, M&M’s, Crunch bars, Snickers, Sour Straws, and Sour Patch. I love food but I have always had a troubled history with it. For those who know about it, I’ve come a long way. For those that don’t, I will explain.

Growing up, I was raised by a single mother. She would always bust her ass to make sure we had food to eat. By the time I was five or six, I was prescribed a few medicines that would help me deal with my ADHD. For a while, it was a liquid and they eventually prescribed a pill. These medicines nixed my hunger for anything. Even when it was my favorite dinner, I would dread having to eat it. I would sit at the table for hours, just pushing my food around and taking the smallest bites. My mom realized this but didn’t know what to do. My weight began to drop at an alarming rate. When my mom confronted my doctors, they said they would fix it. They did so by trying to prescribe me Ritalin. For those of you who saw that episode of South Park, it controls hyperactivity but makes those who take it a non-responsive zombie. My mom refused to give me and eventually took me off of all they were giving me. With my grandparents’ help and a lot of love, I started eating again and put on healthy weight. This was the original reason I stopped eating.

As I got older, I struggled with anorexia, a serious eating disorder. It caused me to think I was fat and unappealing, when in actuality, I was very skinny. I would avoid food at all costs and only eat if I was hungry. Even then, it was usually a half sandwich with some chips. When it came to eating at home and around family, I would go to the bathroom just to kill time and avoid eating. At school, I would just sit at lunch with my friends and watch them eat. It got so bad that I ended up getting anemia, an iron deficiency that affects a lot of teenage girls and women. It caused me to constantly be thirsty, develop strange red lines on the outer ends of my eyes, and periods to be extremely painful. I passed out a few times at school and had to be taken home from being too weak. I had to take iron supplements and eat a lot of iron rich foods. It was eventually linked to my anxiety and my bipolar disorder. I was put on the medicine Seroquel to help. I eventually started eating again and putting on some weight. Happy ending right? Nope.

From ages fifteen to seventeen, I went from one extreme to the next. I went from barely eating to eating all the time. At first, it was only a little weight. Eventually, I was eating at every moment I could get. I would take food with my from home and eat in class. Another side effect of Seroquel was grogginess. So on top of eating excessively, I was always tired. I would take naps in a lot of classes after having multiple snacks. It became a big problem for my teachers, who said something had to be done. I eventually went to my psychiatrist and asked for them to switch my medication. At that point, I was 175 pounds. My starting weight was between 113 and 115 pounds. I had had enough. With the switch, I was able to drop twenty or so pounds. I was happy.

Currently, I’m learning to accept myself and how I look. I still think I’m a little too big for my height but it’s honestly normal. I’m learning that it’s okay to be different and not super skinny or super chiseled like most men I see. Since I’m usually on the go between school, internships, and work, I eat when I have the time. I eat like a college student, whatever is cheap and tasty. I try to take the time to eat at least two meals a day but I’m lucky if I remember to eat once. Due to being watched in my early years, it can be hard for me to eat in front of people. So if I eat in front of you, it means I’m comfortable enough around you. This journey with food has been a long and winding road. But I don’t regret it. It instills my passion for cooking and food. I’m happy to eat with my family during holidays and outings. For everyone, I know that it isn’t easy. Just know that you aren’t alone and that it takes time to recover from an eating disorder or trauma stemming from certain things.

Thanks for listening. Write again soon.

[davidtasche]

#practicesocialdistancing #staysafe #stayathome #wereinthistogether #wewillgetthroughthis #ittakestimetoheal https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fon5wjqBX/?igshid=1mqpthujxefn3

[jonnel31-blog]

It might temporarily let you forget, but the scars stay permanently #ItTakesTimeToHeal https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq3cpmWjeT2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jgm5a5pw856m

[yoneblogger]

Reposting @asurvivornotavictim: - via @Crowdfire Something will grow from what you are going through and it will be YOU . . . . . #hope #inspiration #youwillgrow #youarestrong #asurvivornotavictim #emotionalhealing #mentalhealthrecovery #ittakestimetoheal #itwillgetbetter #mentalhealthmatters #selfcare #motivationalquotes #inspirationalquotes #lifequotes #quotestoliveby #instaquotes #quotestagram #quotesoftheday #positivequotes #dailyquotes #quotestags #quotesaboutlife #quotesofinstagram #quotesandsayings #quotesforlife #quotesgram #quotesaboutlifequotesandsayings #quotesforyou #quotestoinspire #positivevibes

[asurvivornotavictm]

You are a survivor! Keep fighting, keep struggling, keep working hard! You got this! 💕 . . . . . #asurvivornotavictim #sexualassault #rapevictim #rapesurvivor #domesticviolence #metoo #timesup #metoo❤️ #timeisup #enoughisenough #rapesurvivors #truth #ittakestimetoheal #itwillgetbetter #selfcare #mentalhealth #healing #positivevibes #survivor #quotes #inspiration #rapevictimrecovery #motivation #fighter #keepfighting #inspire #fighthard #youcandoit #yesyoucan #yesyouwill #youcan

[asurvivornotavictm]

No sexual assault survivor is defined by what was done to them. #society tries to make us feel this way, but we are worth so much! It doesn’t matter how long it takes to heal, or if you did or didn’t report the assault. Your life has so much meaning! You are important, you are unique, you possess value 💛❤️💜💖 . . . #survivor #rapesurvivor #rapevictim #rape #abuse #metoo #notalone #strong #rape #sexualassault #domesticviolence #strong #brave #struggle #ittakestime #metoo❤️ #asurvivornotavictim #ittakestimetoheal #healing #itsok #itwillbeok #itwillgetbetter

[asurvivornotavictm]

You will spread your wings again one day if you haven’t already. Coping with sexual assault is so incredibly difficult. It takes so much time and energy. Often it can feel like it’s “ one step forward and two steps back “. Eventually the time will come where you WILL soar again! . . . . . #sexualassault #domesticviolence #rapesurvivor #domesticabuse #rapevictim #asurvivornotavictim #ittakestimetoheal #emotionalhealing #itwillgetbetter #rapesurvivor #fly #uplifting #wingsoffreedome #spreadyourwings #artphotos #artphotograph #positivevibes #motivationalpage #coping #onestepforward #onestepforwardtwostepsback #twostepsback #youwill #youwillmakeit