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#wearenotbeingfussy
This week has been Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Beat have chosen to shine a spotlight on Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder...
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Okay, so maybe things can change...
(TW/CW- suicide, self-harm, inpatient) Dragged from the small white walled room I had been kept in, in just a hospital gown, no...
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What 3 years out of inpatient has taught me
CW- talk about mental illness, hospitalisation 11th August marks 3 years from my last inpatient admission- a date I'll be honest for a...
May 18, 20235 min read
Don't Kill Yourself
For those who don't understand will think this is obvious. But for those of us who do, know this can be the hardest thing to do. I get...
Apr 16, 20235 min read
I’m not just defiant and stubborn
As I grew up I never understood who I was. I had frequent shutdowns, was highly anxious and just couldn't cope with what others viewed as...
Mar 10, 20235 min read
I don’t want to be included. I want true inclusion.
At the beginning of this year 2023 I had my autistic characteristics used against me yet again. My potential to add value to a situation...