#mhabeth

Hi darling,

I think our wonderful admin Beth answered your ask here! If this isn’t your ask then please do let us know and I’ll see if there’s another ask that fits your description. I hope you’re okay!

Sometimes what seems impossible, is just hard.

Keep fighting beautiful <3 

Hi lovely :)

The fantastic Emery is available on live chat right now and able to talk about eating disorders :) 

Hi love :)

Here it is! If you can’t see your tag on the list, it might have already been answered, so try typing it into the search bar on the main page.

Hope you’re having a wonderful day :)

Hi sweetie :)

Thank you so much for sending this in! It really makes our day to hear that we’ve been able to help people out :) We do care about each and every single one of you, and we hope that you know it.

YOU’RE awesome and I hope you have a MARVELLOUS day!

Hi sweetie :)

I know it can be really reassuring to read something that describes what you’re going through and go “hey! That’s me!”, but we really don’t recommend self diagnosing. I think you should speak to a professional about whatever it is that you’re going through. It takes a long time to train to become a doctor or mental health professional, and that’s because mental health is a really complicated thing. Different mental illnesses can have the same symptoms, and mental illness can even share some symptoms with physical illnesses- for example, depression can make you feel tired and lethargic all of the time, but so can anaemia! Doctors are trained to test these things and tell the apart, but for people like you and me without that training, it can be really tricky. You can read about our thoughts on self diagnosis in more detail.

The other really big reason why I think it’s important to get diagnosed by a doctor is because that is the first step in getting help for whatever’s going on. Once a doctor has diagnosed you, they can give you access to treatments, support and possibly even medication, that you wouldn’t be able to get at home.

I think your girlfriend is probably just looking out for your best interests when she tells you to go see a professional. It really is the best way to find out for sure what’s going on, and to get the best help.

Hope that helps, lovely :)

Thank you, sweetie!It was really kind of you to write back in and I'm so glad I was ableto help :) I hope you have a fabulous time on your trip!

Hi darling,

I’ve just tagged it with Kes for you! I’ll also let Beth know to do that in the future, as it really helps finding asks if we tag them with the nickname. Thank you for bringing it to our attention :)

I hope you’re doing okay <3 

Sometimes what seems impossible, is just hard.

Keep fighting beautiful <3 

Hi lovely :)

I’ve asked if someone can come on for you. If no-one is around, you could also try a helpline or web counsellor.