Tag: eating disorders

Mental Health

Gluten, aspartame, and food allergies, oh my.

Four weeks ago, I started an elimination diet to check for food allergies and intolerances. It’s been suggested for years but I’ve been resistant. My eating disorder is fine with it controlling what I eat, but less down with other people’s impositions. I suppose that’s ironic, a structured eating situation unwilling to accept another structured eating situation? Part of it’s control – I dislike not … Continue reading Gluten, aspartame, and food allergies, oh my.

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off the cuff

Gratitude and Thanks – an off-the-cuff joint.

I have a Gratitude app on my phone. It sends a daily message urging me to make gratitude a priority. Study after study has shown that a gratitude practice improves peoples’ moods and lives. I turned it off a few months back when my mood started tanking. There’s no bad situation that depression won’t try to make worse. An “attitude of gratitude” is not only … Continue reading Gratitude and Thanks – an off-the-cuff joint.

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boundaries

What are you going to be when you grow up – an off-the-cuff joint.

This is not the post I planned, but I haven’t written that one beyond a title. However, if one has decided depression recovery lies in the doing, skipping the doing is probably a bad idea. Or so I’ve heard. I’m fifty-four years old and still trying to figure out what I’m going to do with my life. I’ve never had a real plan. I wanted … Continue reading What are you going to be when you grow up – an off-the-cuff joint.

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Mental Health

Reblog: My Session With Depression.

I’m not a fan of depression. I’ve had a lifetime to come to that conclusion. My first depressive episodes went untreated and unnoticed in my teen years. The first time it was diagnosed and addressed was after my first suicide attempt, which was also when the world (or at least, those in my circle) learned I was fighting and losing to an eating disorder. They … Continue reading Reblog: My Session With Depression.

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