the backlash I saw was from people with eating disorders like anorexia, who were seroiusly triggered by the presence of calorie counting in their face, and a couple relapsed. And it’s upsetting (but not surprising) that health-judgey folks aren’t realizing this.
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it can be bad news for people with eating disorders, especially those who were obsessed with measuring their calories. And it was, in facr, for several people I know.
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I struggle with on and off insomnia, and melatonin works but I’m so groggy in the morning it’s not worth it. I take magnesium and L-theanine, and I try to turn off all electronics 2 hrs before bed. If I need to I’ll do some focused relaxation while listening to this, which was composed with the help of neuroscientists…
Snap Judgment had a podcast baby called Spooked, and it’s awesome! all people’s real life scary, unexplained, and spooky stories, much like this thread :)
Thank you for your openness and willingness to share your story. I still blame myself too, more often than not.
Haven’t we already dispelled the low-fat = healthy myth? Also, avocados are mostly unsaturated fat which helps lower LDLs. FFS.
Seriously, this is so gross. You can condemn what she said without calling her a liar and, you know, victim blaming.
I’ll say again: So we should believe women who say they’ve been sexually assaulted. Unless their name is Wendy Williams. No one is excusing what she said. I **specifically** didn’t.
Right. So we should believe women when they say they’ve been sexually assaulted. Except Wendy Williams.
And it’s apparently taking Wendy much longer to believe what happened to her was not her fault. And so she continues to blame others for their situations too because of it. Sigh. Upsetting that no one is acknowledging her experience.
her apology makes me really sad. the level of emotion stirred up by talking about her situation is real and upsetting, and it seems to me there’s a lot more to it than getting catcalled at a pool hall. It’s also pretty evident that someone in her life told her “if you hadn’t put yourself in that situation, that…
that was INCREDIBLY powerful. I felt it in my gut and my toes.
Can we please, PLEASE stop using “triggered” in a casual sense? Please? It’s an actual, serious thing that those of us with anxiety disorders and PTSD have to deal with, and it can cauae symptoms that last days, weeks, or even months.
thousands of scallop eyes are silently judging you
I work in a museum. Every. Goddamned. Day.
Because I’ve known these things to get very ugly, very quickly, far more than just someone being “mad” at you. with stalking and calls to workplaces and such. The “mistress” has a LOT to lose.
Me too. However, a lot of people also end up blaming the other person in this situation, regardless of whether that other person knew A. Hole was married/with kids or not.
even if you think someone *looks* uncomfortable or is displaying physical signs of it, what they wear is still *their choice* and not yours to judge in any way.