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The Body Is Not An Apology: Where Are All the Disabled People in the Body Positivity Campaigns?

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:45 -0400

The Body Is Not An Apology: Where Are All the Disabled People in the Body Positivity Campaigns?:

Where Are All the Disabled People in the Body Positivity Campaigns?
by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg, Content Intern

As I’ve become more aware of myself and my standpoint as a disabled person, I’ve become more aware of how many otherwise progressive causes ignore us. For example, in academia,…

How I feel when I'm depressed...

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beautyinthebelljar:

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Thinking about when you first used a behavior

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edrecoveryproblems:

When your eating disorder tries to get you to relapse and you're like

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edrecoveryproblems:

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When I'm in legit recovery

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Support please?

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:19:14 -0500

thisiswhatkarinthinks:

why the heck am I still awake? I have been working on this assignment for close to 24 hours straight now, plus like an additional 10 or so hours, and I’m still not done. I’m literally about to lose it!

Really? Really?

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:36:00 -0500

Really? Really? Was that really necessary? Last night, the day after my therapist threatened me with the possibility of IP if I didn’t stop restricting and start eating again, my caregiver says to me, “you eat too much.” I was stunned! All this woman had seen me eat was a bowl of low calorie soup and a handful of low-fat pretzels (both of which, I’m ashamed to say I purged/attempted to purge when she was out of the room), and she had the nerve to think it was appropriate to tell me that I eat too much. I told her she was being inappropriate, but instead of just apologizing and stopping there, she kept going. “All I’m saying,” she continued, “is that with your condition, (referring to my disability, which she really doesn’t know anything about), it’s better to be skinny.” Um, excuse me, but WHAT THE FUCK?!?!? Look, I get it. I’m not thin, but I’m also in recovery from an eating disorder! One of the major things I struggle with, one of the major things that makes it hard for me to stop restricting, is the feeling of being judged for eating! This is the thing my therapist is constantly trying to convince me is irrational, and it’s happening, it’s really happening, I’m not imagining it, I’m not projecting! This is why I envision myself 1000 times bigger than I actually am. This is why I know I’m right when I say things bad things will happen if I eat. If you feel like commenting on someone’s weight, or what they’re eating, stop right there and shut the fuck up! That is not your right, and you have no idea what you may trigger! Needless to say, I’m still really triggered! Every time I try to remind myself I need to eat something, I hear her words and I just can’t. So thanks lady, your “opinion” and “concern” was just what I needed. Thanks for being such a great “help”.

reblog if you cut, suffer from depression or have an eating disorder and i will follow you.

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:05:08 -0500

Contemplating staying up all night to finish assignments that aren't due until Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon respectively because I just want to be done and I'm weirdly afraid I won't finish them otherwise! Does this sound logical, or am I being ridiculous???

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But there are much worse games to play: Are you disabled? Would you be interested in participating in a research project? It's really easy, I promise!

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:56:50 -0500

But there are much worse games to play: Are you disabled? Would you be interested in participating in a research project? It's really easy, I promise!:

thisiswhatkarinthinks:

Hi everyone! I am a senior in college studying communication studies I also have a disability. For my senior research project I am doing a study on disability, identity, self-esteem, and body esteem. I need 100 people with any range of disability and disability cultural identity to take my…

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Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:43:59 -0500

happy eating disorder awareness month!

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