hey there

worthlessalice894
worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I'm alice and I am struggling with an eating disorder (anorexic /bulimic ) At the moment I am trying hart to stay healthy and lose weight in a healthy way. I am looking for new ppl to meet and I hope you all are doing well!

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  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    Change your screen name! No matter what you may think about your body, your health or your issues, you're NOT worthless!
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    JohnBarth wrote: »
    Change your screen name! No matter what you may think about your body, your health or your issues, you're NOT worthless!

    I have to agree. As someone who struggles with self-esteem I know the importance of words. I know it's hard to see anything but the negative at times, and I know that if you put something positive in front of your name it's probably just going to make you feel bad because you don't believe it. But you can just put your name without any adjectives. That way you'll feel like you're being truthful, but you won't have that negativity staring at you every time you log in.

    Forgive me if I'm way off here.. I definitely made assumptions based on my own experiences. Anyway I sent you a friend request.. maybe we can help each other out!
  • worthlessalice894
    worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
    Hey, that is really kind of you to say! Thank you
  • JohnBarth
    JohnBarth Posts: 672 Member
    This is an interesting article that points out how little, positive reinforcements can make huge differences!

    https://medium.com/@manicho/how-a-password-changed-my-life-7af5d5f28038
  • chemicallysleeping
    chemicallysleeping Posts: 1 Member
    I struggled with eating disorders a lot a few years back, the road to recovery isn't easy, but I promise you that it is worth it. I have to agree with the previous commenters, change your screen name, it'll help your view on yourself a little bit- but that's what counts!
  • worthlessalice894
    worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
    I am not ready to do it, yet. But thanks for the support
  • worthlessalice894
    worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
    @JohnBarth I will look at it
  • worthlessalice894
    worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
    worthlessalice894 wrote: »
    I am not ready to do it, yet. But thanks for the support
    @chemicallysleeping

  • yellowantphil
    yellowantphil Posts: 787 Member
    worthlessalice894 wrote: »
    I'm alice and I am struggling with an eating disorder (anorexic /bulimic ) At the moment I am trying hart to stay healthy and lose weight in a healthy way. I am looking for new ppl to meet and I hope you all are doing well!

    Hi Alice. I don't mean to pry, but are you planning to stay within a healthy BMI (at least 18.5)? I only ask because if that's a recent picture, you look thin already, your profile says you want to lose 29 lbs, and you mentioned being anorexic. Anyway, this is a good site for support, so welcome!
  • worthlessalice894
    worthlessalice894 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks @yellowantphil
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