Harm Reduction

harm reduction

you can’t force someone to recover. it’s rarely permanent when you do. which means you have to wait till they are ready one way or another and in the mean time all you can do is encourage them to be as safe as possible therefore: harm reduction

this can include:

❤️encouraging them to take vitamins and consume electrolytes ( helps prevent fainting and deficiencies and related complications )

🧡 remind them c@lorie deficits is still beneficial, they don’t have to ⭐️ve to loose we/ght (eating less is better than not eating at all)

💛don’t hide sc@/es, can cause mental distress and symptoms can worsen to compensate for not seeing sc@/e progress so they may seek to see physical progress at an extreme rate

💚don’t force feed. again can cause severe distress and can result in worsened symptoms to compensate and to ‘make up for it’

💙 be a safe space for them to talk about how they are feeling without constantly talking about recovery. they need an outlet and if they don’t have one the may turn to more toxic outlets

💜 don’t make comments about w3/ght or size if you were not asked too. avoiding questions about it can be harmful but making unsolicited comments can also be harmful. calling them healthy or saying they look good usually does the opposite affect than intended

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if you’re currently struggling please remember that’s it’s going to be okay. remember it’s NEVER too late OR too early to look at recovery but if your not ready that’s okay <3 no matter where you are, what your we1ght/size/intake/gender is you are completely valid and you have nothing to prove.

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