(Trigger warning — mentions of in-patient treatment, body image, EDs, etc.) My scarf. I started knitting this scarf when I was first admitted to Renfrew. Everyone there already knew how to knit or crochet, or were taught these vital skills within the first week of their admission. Knitting was a safe outlet, a form of […]
Category: My Story
one year
It’s almost my one year anniversary since discharging from Renfrew’s residential center, where I was located for two months. A LOT has changed. I look back at myself before the onset of my anorexia and during it, and I cannot recognize that person. I mean, I can; but it is someone extremely different from me […]
social media/instagram cleanse
I know everyone says this, but the screen time on my phone has become absolutely baffling; honestly, it makes me sick to my stomach. Almost every time I go on Instagram, it ends up leaving me in a worse headspace than I initially had before logging on— and yet, the detrimental cycle inevitably continues. Whether […]
Update/Quasi-Recovery
Apologies for my extended absence! I’ve been really caught up with life, and living it to its fullest. I have been so joyful, so confident in myself, and so grateful for everything. Thank you family, friends, and peers, for being such amazing influences! I love you more than anything; I am incredibly lucky to be […]
My Story
This post offers a lot of details/numbers, symptom use, and warning signs, so if you are easily triggered please click on another post to read! Before I can really offer any advice, I must first share my story. BACKGROUND Middle school was very rough for me, since most of my close friends had gone to […]
