if you are in/going into this field please, please be mindful of this. i know it might seem dumb but it could literally be the difference between relapse&recovery so eventually life&death for someone with an eating disorder. thx for coming to my very long ted talk, that is all.
PSA: at the doc today i got “congratulated” on my weight loss after very obviously looking at the ground to make sure i didn’t see my weight. i was then informed of what my weight had been every time i had been there for the last 2 yrs. it blows my fucking mind that people...
in the medical field are oblivious to the fact that weight is a sensitive topic for so many reasons. eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness so why is it not common knowledge to look out for this and be aware? ESPECIALLY in the medical field...
imagine: u graduate from lynchburg-clay hs. years later u end up on the bachelor. he likes u. he comes to ur hometown. u take him to walmart. u cap the night off with a beer in ur friends garage. u sit by the fire & let ur friends brand his name on ur ass. u do not get the rose.
Imagine: u graduate from Miami east high school. Years later u end up on the bachelor. He likes u. He comes to ur hometown. U take him to Casstown Ohio. Hollys is closed. He is overwhelmed with the amount of corn. U do not get the rose
while in NC cheyenne literally looks at me and says: “oh my god sam if we go in this water we’re going to get bacteria eating vaginas” & i just can’t stop thinking about it