[TW: eating disorder, disordered eating]

So the last time I spoke to my psychologist he asked if I was eating regularly & I said I was trying to make sure I ate something at least twice a day and he was like "well you do know sometimes trying gives us permission to fail"
[TW: eating disorder, disordered eating]

So I was like "well, as long as I& #39;m eating I don& #39;t think I& #39;m failing" and he was like "that depends on what you& #39;re eating of course; sometimes eating the wrong thing is worse than not eating at all."

I almost screamed
[TW: eating disorder, disordered eating]

I& #39;m an old hand at dealing w/bad mental health professionals and I& #39;d already decided to not take anything this man said seriously but like.....what he said to me could very well have caused a severe relapse
[TW: eating disorder]

When it comes to recovery please remember perfect is the enemy of good. Regardless of what dinguses like this psychologist say EATING SOMETHING IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN EATING NOTHING
[TW: eating disorder]

I just....this dude obviously is seeing plenty of other patients and if any of them are dealing w/disordered eating he could do so much serious harm and it ENRAGES me because HE SHOULD KNOW BETTER
[TW: eating disorder]

EDs KILL PEOPLE.

Not eating, binging, purging, whatever--IT KILLS PEOPLE.

And ""professionals"" like this guy legit HELP EDs KILL PEOPLE
[TW: eating disorder]

I am 35 years old and I have, in one form or another, severely restricted my eating since I was like 10. By all rights I shouldn& #39;t be here but I am because when I was able, I forced myself to eat SOMETHING, ANYTHING.

And it kept me alive
[TW: eating disorder]

And if you& #39;re struggling please don& #39;t let anyone convince you that recovery means perfection.

It doesn& #39;t. Recovery means whatever you need it to mean to KEEP BEING ALIVE.

You& #39;re doing amazing. Don& #39;t let anyone tell you different <3
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