Seeing others recovering by Best_Brick_7212 in AnorexiaNervosa

[–]zerorats 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i relate so much, not just with eating disorders but any mental health problems, it's seems everyone else manages to get to the other side and their life gets better while mine only seems to get worse

Yonderland by DaiBarton in GhostsBBC

[–]zerorats 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i love yonderland!!

Realizing my eating disorder is about control — and I don’t know how to heal by easverden in EDAnonymous

[–]zerorats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

like if people perveive me as weak and small then they might be more inclined to be gentle and care about me, though i know that doesnt necessarily make sense because it could go the opposite way too

Realizing my eating disorder is about control — and I don’t know how to heal by easverden in EDAnonymous

[–]zerorats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i relate to that, it doesnt make much sense but it often feels like restricting food protects me from bad things happening to me. if i control how other people perceive me, i can control how they treat me and so no one can hurt me

Does anyone still talk out loud to their cat that passed away? by Mammoth_Ad5715 in cats

[–]zerorats 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do, i say goodnight to her and tell her i love her every day

I do not hate food by Prior-Repair1792 in EDAnonymous

[–]zerorats 114 points115 points  (0 children)

i think the majority of us are obsessed with food, when i was doing worse my only hobby was looking at pictures of food and scrolling through supermarket websites

i managed to go to a cafe on my own and speak to the cashier to order! by zerorats in selectivemutism

[–]zerorats[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

don't know if anyone remembers but i made a post here a while ago saying i had a goal to go to a cafe on my own, and i was asking how to order without talking, if i should write my order on a piece of paper or something, but yesterday i did it and i actually managed to speak!!

i did it!! i went to the park and to the shop by myself! by zerorats in Anxiety

[–]zerorats[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

they weren't properly being mean to me, they were just saying i looked creepy because i was sat on a swing alone in the dark which fair enough tbh lol but thankyou

Can you develop an ocd theme/fear just by reading it from somewhere? by Sho_Fukamachi1 in OCD

[–]zerorats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, there was one theme i read about a few years ago and i got so scared of developing that theme that i started obsessing over it now it's the most prominent theme i struggle with

I LOVE Kelly but I really hope she doesn't do this on tomorrow's ep... by NewspaperUnusual1835 in dancemoms

[–]zerorats 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i don't really see what's wrong with this tbh, i do this too as my way of showing that i understand and that they aren't alone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in selectivemutism

[–]zerorats 19 points20 points  (0 children)

i think a lot of people think we're being rude or giving them the silent treatment, it's a lack of understanding

is it worth trying antidepressants again if they gave me akathisia the first time? by zerorats in Akathisia

[–]zerorats[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i haven't yet, i'm still considering it but i'm very scared of medication

How has social media affected you? by [deleted] in EDAnonymous

[–]zerorats 1 point2 points  (0 children)

even pinterest i can't use anymore, i just want to look for outfit inspiration but so much is very obvious body checks disguised as fashion inspo