#wellbeing -exploring occultism and ‘wellbeing’ influencers.
“Black girls don’t have eating disorders...There are a lot of things Black girls don’t have...Safety, security...We develop coping skills major and minor in the absence of better options.”
The internet is a funny place. Everyday there is a new health and wellbeing fad.
According to the internet, I seem to be doing everything wrong.
You drink moo-moo milk? You are a monster👺
You don’t have a 13-step skincare routine after a 5am yoga sesh? 🤡🤡🤡
You want to feel good about yourself??? #maincharactersyndrome
You are a womxn with the audacity to speak your mind???? #Karen
now u are doing mental health wrong 👁️👄👁️
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now u are doing mental health wrong 👁️👄👁️ 〰️
Usually, I can bounce back from such things.
However, recently, I am noticing an alarming trend regarding the return of ‘pro-ana’, ‘pro-mia’ and ‘thinspiration’.
Even more alarmingly. This BS part of a series of ‘wellbeing’ trends.
“for the low-price of three organs, and half your life savings, you can become thin in three minutes with my exclusive diet plan that no-one else is doing”
Pro-mia and pro-ana pertains to the ‘thinspiration’ wellness cults online.
Eating disorder charity Beat Eating Disorders define them using the following characteristics:
‘The terms “pro-anorexia”, or “pro-ana”, and “pro-bulimia”, or “pro-mia”, refer to content, usually online, that promotes the harmful behaviour and mindset that forms part of some eating disorders. The sites and social media where such content is found often say or imply that this behaviour is a lifestyle choice, rather than symptoms of an illness.
If you find yourself engaging or feeling the urge to engage in the kind of behaviour these sites promote, there are positive spaces that you can visit online, such as our confidential support services, Twitter and Instagram, where your thoughts will be listened to and your feelings understood.’'
Whilst ‘wellbeing’ fads are not always inherently bad, please be mindful of cults online.
If someone wants your money, they probably don’t want to be your friend.
These blogs and products are often endorsed by, who are not part of the global majority, yet insist on repackaging traditional global majority treatments as part of their latest scams.
“There is an assumption that people who post pro-ana, pro-mia, or “thinspiration” content are being deliberately malicious, are fully aware that they are misrepresenting symptoms as lifestyle choices, and consciously want to encourage people to develop or continue to have eating disorders. But this is often not the case, as many of the people who post this content are suffering from eating disorders themselves.
In fact, some pro-ana and pro-mia social media profiles and sites may at the same time contain content that acknowledges the destructive reality of eating disorders, or even shows a desire to recover. This might seem like a contradiction, but eating disorders are highly complex mental illnesses. It’s very common for someone to have complicated feelings about their illness and about recovery. You may be experiencing these feelings yourself, in which case finding a positive space online that focuses on encouraging people to look after their wellbeing and develop a healthy relationship with food again is a good way to explore these feelings.”
As noted above, eating disorders are complex, as are ‘wellbeing’ fads’.
Thus, I will leave the following resources, to help you best below.
Stay safe guys x