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Feb 24th
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[trigger warning: eating disorders, self-harm, suicide]

i mean, tumblr banning thinspo and not being criticized for it is just further proof that people without eating disorders understand absolutely nothing about them.

thinspo communities are less of a horrible place where young girls get together and encourage each other to harm themselves until they look like supermodels and more of a place where people of all ages and genders can talk to people who understand what they’re going through without the fear of being judged

i’ve seen thinspo communities talk members out of suicide, i’ve seen them convince people to return to therapy

the thinspo community i was once a part of was the reason i ever considered recovery. by myself the thought never once crossed my mind, it wasn’t until i was finally able to talk about what was going on that i finally realized i needed help.

if it wasn’t for my thinspo blog, i still would have been subjecting myself to 72 hour fasts, to 100 calorie daily limits when i did eat, and constantly being on the verge of suicide.

having a safe place to talk about my eating disorder saved my life. that’s all i can say. if you can’t comprehend that, you’re lucky. remember that next time you support further isolating people with eating disorders.

(via fadesandspins)

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I had similar thoughts when I heard Tumblr was banning thinspo communities. Why not make an effort to go around banning...
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and cannot participate in...thinspo triggers me generally. But I agree with everything...
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And so I assume because of Tumblr’s super-serious concern about the well-being of the Young People, they’ll be banning...
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This is really interesting. Confession time: I’ve been part of thinspo in the past. I had a thinspo blog. I did the...
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i promised myself i wouldn’t reblog anything on the matter but look at me go this post, as much as i wish self harm and...
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THIS. except about self harm. when i used to cut i also used to frequent this self harm blog/forum and there was the...
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I think you might have interpreted the message differently to how I did...possibly...
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yessss
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My best friend was bulimic. Having thinspo communities and me and some other friends to talk to about his bulimia...
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I agree with this. blogs like p-r-o-a-n-a i think it was are horrible. but for a group of people who have a common goal...
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