If you have found me from my recent post, please don’t follow me. It’s not good for either of us. I’m so scared by the amount of attention the post is getting but it’s necessary to de-glorify ed’s here. Please be kind, I’m trying to be better. Please consider recovery.
This is gonna come off bad but I had a realisation last night. An0rexia is like a hobby to me. In my free time I scroll edtwt, get my steps in, run my fingers along my bones, wear tiny clothing… i don’t consider it an illness at all, it’s actually just a little game.
I’m… a little worried about girlhood being reduced to consumerism and pink again, idk I feel like we’re not really moving forward the way we intend to. Happy for Dylan though I guess, trans joy is resistance.
EVERYONE LOOKS FAT TO YOU AFTER A POINT!!! And you feel like the WORST person for unconsciously analysing peoples bodies (especially negatively) but you genuinely can’t help it… (not so much with avergage+ bodies but people you previously considered skinny suddenly look fat.)
cant believe yall dont omad every day? no judgement just like that’s the only way i feel like i’m restricting? (for real no judgement just genuine surprise that this is not a shared experience)
I need to share my current health status just in case it scares anyone into recovery, obviously scare tactics are lame but you know what’s lamer? Not being able to BREATHE because of the long term damage you’ve done to your body (1/9)
@vsangeldiet
,,,,what the fuck??? i literally don’t care how disordered someone is that behaviour is inexcusable. and literally???? so untrue??? how can someone be THAT blind, im so sorry you had to hear that
1. Nuts and seeds should be your best friends. Fats are ESSENTIAL to brain functioning because they fuel the myelin on your neurons. “Ana brain rot” can happen at ANY bmi and imo is very likely due to a lack of healthy fats. But it can very easily be prevented !!
4. Eat during exam season. I eat 300 cals more than usual during finals week and upto 500 more during midterms (which are more chaotic at my uni). I know it’s scary, but you will prevent binges and your grades will thank you. Your future is more important than your ED.
2. Hydration is more important to your capacity for attention than you think. Coffee is cute and all hashtag studyspo but it dehydrates you and can lead to bad energy crashes. 2L of water a day will keep you healthy, happy and give you good poops.
Finally- you do not need to buy anything, no stationery nor technology, no low cal foods, imported foods, you don’t need anything to achieve this goal except a mindset that aligns with it. Spend no money, make no waste is my life motto and I j wanted to put that out there.
5. GIVE YOURSELF TIME DONT STUDY LAST MINUTE AND EXEPCT SUCCESS. I study all year, and a month before finals I study 4-6 hours a day. During exam week though I only revise 2-3hrs MAX because it’s like tapering before a marathon and otherwise I’d burn out.
For context- I’m a university student scoring at the top of my class despite being anorexic and having been a C-average student in school at best. I’m also bmi 15 which is… eh, but wtv.
• Disclaimer: I’m specialising in clinical psychology, sources cited at the end. I’ve also been disordered for 10 years, so. This is not a diagnostic tool, and is being shared for educational purposes only. Some opinions shared that do not reflect on anyone but me.
6. Exercise is EXCELLENT for attention capacity, but don’t be stupid about it. 30 minutes of moderate exercise or 60 minutes of light exercise is enough and overdoing it will cost you energy you need to be studying.
• EDNOS is the outdated term for OSFED- other specified feeding and eating disorder. It’s a cluster diagnosis that covers a number of specific diagnoses that we’ll cover in a sec.
Let me introduce y’all to the diathesis stress model.
Diathesis = genetic vulnerability to an illness. When diathesis meets the necessary amount of triggering external stimulus, you get ill. Everyone’s diathesis is different which means the amount and nature of stress required/
anyone who says edtwt made them develop an ed is either straight up lying or they’re refusing to look into the actual causes of their ed and just wanna blame edtwt
3. Factor in your illness. I know a lot of people have everyday struggles with illnesses other than their eds. If you ignore them and work the way neurotypicals or able bodied people do you’re doing yourself an injustice. Figure out what your specific needs are & how to meet them
• There are 5 main OSFED dxs-
1- atypical anorexia
2- BN of low frequency &/or duration
3. BED of low frequency &/or duration
4. Purging disorder
5. Night eating syndrome
(Will elaborate on dx criteria for each if someone wants me to)
7. Then there’s the obvious- sleep. 8 hours, ideally at night time because sunlight is SUPER important to health. If you don’t get enough sun the damage your Ed is causing you will most definitely be exacerbated.
1. BEFORE YOU DRINK- get your carbs in. Idc if it’s an omad or 2 rice cakes, give your stomach some linings unless you want to be vomming up pure bile tomorrow. HYDRATION is obviously incredibly important all day before a big drink night.
2. If you’re scared of cals, dw i get you. Avoid the cocktails and the beers, a solid rum + Diet Coke, vodka or tequila have no sugar and… I will write more ab alc cals if you want but they rly don’t count,, they’re not going to make you gain.
What’s truly FUCKED about this is that SHE DIDNT HAVE TO SHOW THIS !!! She could’ve had her stupid drinky drink in private and nobody would’ve known better but she CHOSE to share it, do you think that this is not an indication of your political standing?? Really??
OSFED applies to people in whom symptoms characteristic of an ED cause clinically significant distress but do not meet the full criteria for any of the disorders in the feeding and eating disorders diagnostic class.
@prncessvanity
That’s totally fair, and im not trying to take the song too seriously, but it does become a little difficult when for the past year we’ve gotten complacent with reducing ourselves under the guise of “silly fun things” ):
3. HAVE AN ELECTROLYTE DRINK BEFORE U GO TO SLEEP. Non disordered folk can get away with chugging water before they sleep but you’re likely already low on h2o + electrolytes so drinking a solution will help with the hangover.
In my research I have not come across anyone who says any of these illnesses would be treated differently from whatever Major ED they’re most closely related to.
What I think confuses most of us on edtwt is the idea that OSFED = less severe anorexia.
RECIPE TIME 🦥
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 2/3 cloves of garlic diced
- ginger/garlic paste
Throw those in a pan with oil till the onions turn translucent.
Add spices-
Turmeric, fennel, garam masala, s&p
All according to your ancestors don’t ask me how much.
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• A clinical OSFED dx would read something like “OSFED- purging disorder type” which means the individual DEFINITELY HAS A VERY REAL, VALID AND HARMFUL ED that IS it’s own criteria of illness, that is not AN, BN or BED.
That is absolutely not the case. If someone restricts they’re immediately meeting a very important criteria for AN, however if there IS a gibblegobble of symptoms significant enough for it to not be AN, it could be UFED- unspecified feeding & eating disorder.
Additionally, aside from AN, BN, BED, OSFED & UFED, diagnostic titles include Pica, ARFID, Orthorexia and Rumination Disorder. Aside from OSFED and UFED they all have specific dx criteria you can look up.
ANOTHER THING- rate of drunkenness is highly dependent on 1. Bmi, 2. How heavy you’ve been restricting and 3, how much sugar is present in your stomach. Keep in mind you might get drunk faster than you want to/than your peers. Consume carbs to slow it down a little bit. BE SAFE!
End of v short thread- I’ve been drinking for 4-ish years, grown up around + dated alcoholics and had a restrictive ED for around a decade. I’ve had horrendous hangovers,alcohol overdoses, electrolyte imbalances, etc etc etc. Trust me.This will make your life easier. Cheers &gn🍻
This also has to be said: a lot of people on edtwt say they have EDNOS when in reality they display characteristics of BN. Look, self dx however you feel is right but if you think you have EDNOS & you purge, please look at the BN dx criteria so at least-
• Finally, just remember that dxs are just words. Most clinicians agree that EDs are among the easiest to self dx so don’t feel invalidated if you don’t have a clinical dx.
The removing the calorie label trend could be cute but to me it really reads as if you don’t think I’m mature enough to know what I can and can’t handle or that you’re taking away my autonomy, making a decision for me when I didn’t ask you to.
Omad that looks and smells divine, even though I’m feeling violently fat because I have an exam tomorrow and we do not sabotage our success by starving before a big day, now do we?
Look I’m as hurt and annoyed about the reality as any of y’all but let’s not pretend this isn’t absolutely factual and worth spreading. You say you’re pro recovery but then go and slander this person? Get real.
Waking up on Halloween day at your ugw:
- you’ll be miserable trick or treating because ur body is shutting down
- you probably won’t have friends to go out with because you’ve isolated yourself
- you won’t be able to eat any candy or have any fun because of gut wrenching guilt
As I mentioned earlier this week, I was diagnosed with tachycardia (high heart rate) + a random unexplained recurrent fever. The day after that I sought a second opinion and got a further dx- I have had chest pains for months but this week (2/9)
I gotta say it, a boycott should be widespread and unifying but currently as I see it, it is performative and divisive and if you’re using a boycott to make people feel guilty for things they had little to no choice in? Read a book, please.
This is such a complex topic and op is not completely incorrect, nor is anyone who disagrees. Causes are not singular, and edtwt does exacerbate existing problems, and idk maybe for some it is the final straw but there is no one correct opinion here.
opinion: edtwt will never cause someone to have an ed. if you’re not mentally ill in some way these posts would not effect you. saying the internet causes eating disorders is silly.
• The unspecified feeding and eating disorder category is used in situations in which the clinician chooses not to specify the reason that the criteria are not met for a specific ED, & includes those in which there is insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis.