noregretsjust-love:

Last night I watched “To the Bone” and legitimately cried throughout the whole thing. I was skeptical of how the film would be, based on my mixed feelings about 13 Reasons Why; however, I have to say it was an extremely well done portrayal of life with anorexia.

I think casting Lily Collins, someone who has struggled with an ED helped a lot. The film did not glamorize anorexia or other eating disorders and showed the harsh reality of them physically (e.g., extreme dehydration, fainting, lanugo, loss of period), emotionally, and socially. They also had a male character with an ED and also included BED and bulimia in the treatment center. I also like how the film displayed how EDs do not only stem from one thing (the desire to be thin) and that an accumulation of negative life events can impact the development of an eating disorder. Further, I loved how it showed the multiple different ways people in your life respond to and cope with a loved ones eating disorder.

The biggest critiques I have seen of the film are: (1) the treatment isn’t realistic and (2) they shouldn’t put a love story in a film about eating disorders. Here are my thoughts:
1. The film explicitly states that Dr. Beckham’s methods are unconventional. In the waiting room, Ellen’s step mother is talking to another mother who reported they had tried “Renfrew and Maudsley” which didn’t work. Renfrew is probably one of the best known ED treatment facilities in the US and other than CBT-E the Maudsley model is the only intervention to have evidence based effectiveness in treating eating disorders. The producers did not just haphazardly out together a Treatment Center and make Keanu Reeve’s character blunt and somewhat abrasive due to lack of knowledge. It was intentional to be unconventional and they explicitly stated that.
2. Many people are saying that a love story is unrealistic, has no place in the film, or is portraying that you need to fall in love to recover from an eating disorder. That is not how I took the storyline at all. Despite the fact I don’t care for Luke’s character, I took it as Ellen being able to focus her attention on something other than her disorder; being able to recognize something to live for, similar to Megan and her baby. Oftentimes people with an ED need to find a reason to recover and that reason isn’t always internal. It can be a family member, an unborn child, a sport, or a romantic partner. This movie wasn’t saying Ellen needs to fall in love to recover, it was showing that for the first time in a long time Ellen was able to identify a reason for living, which she had been lacking for so many years.

I didn’t like the ending, mostly because I wanted more. But it ended in a way that leaves so many avenues for another film to be made if they wanted to. It also left the viewer with a sense of wonder. Was this the time she would recover? Would she relapse again? What happens when Luke leaves? Does Megan come back? So many loose ends, but overall I was very impressed with the film.

seamustdean:

Aries- Pearlmethyst (Amethyst and Pearl, Steven Universe)

Taurus- Phan (Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, YouTubers) 

Gemini- Drarry (Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter)

Cancer- Rupphire (Ruby and Sapphire, Steven Universe)

Leo- Klance (Keith and Lance, Voltron Legendary Defender)

Virgo- Newtmas (Newt and Thomas, The Maze Runner)

Libra- Deamus (Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan, Harry Potter) 

Scorpio- Otayuri (Yuri Plisetski and Otabek Altin, Yuri!! On Ice)

Sagittarius- Roadrat (Roadhog and Junkrat, Overwatch)

Capricorn- Johnlock (Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, Sherlock BBC) 

Aquarius- Fierrochase (Magnus Chase and Alex Fierro, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

Pisces- Victuuri (Victor Nikivorof and Yuri Katsuki, Yuri!! On Ice)

fragile-lia:

It’s funny how we want everyone else to be safe but we destroy ourselves.

anorexiaisokay:

They say that anorexia/Bulimia is an eating disorder that we have to stop or else we will die.  What they don’t understand is, it’s not just a switch.   we can’t stop our mental thoughts of not being good enough or being too at to do so.  If only they would accept that…

ordinaryclosetwitch:

wildeandquinn:

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera emits oxygen at night, this helps you combat insomnia and improves your overall sleep quality. It is a low maintenance plant that doesn’t need much watering or direct sunlight . It also reproduces easily.

Lavender

Lavender is a plant well known for inducing sleep and to reduce anxiety, the aroma given off by the lavender slows down your heart rate and reduces anxiety levels. Keep the plant in sunlight and water often.

Jasmine

The smell of jasmine has been shown to improve the quality of sleep and increase alertness and productivity. studies have shown that I reduces anxiety levels, leading to a great quality of sleep. Jasmine needs a good amount of sunlight as well as a little shade, the soil also needs to be damp at all times.

English Ivy

It may be beneficial  for those who sufferer from a respiratory problems such as asthma, studies show that English ivy can reduce air moulds to 94% in 12 hours. Keep in a well lit area and keep the soil damp at all times.

Snake plant  

Snake plants emit oxygen during the night, whilst taking in the carbon dioxide from the air inside your home. It also filters out any nasty house hold toxins from the air. This plant doesn’t need much attention as it only needs to be watered every 2-3 weeks and can be placed in any form of light sunlight.

~Quinn

Thank you!!!

Sincerely,
your friendly insomniac

doyoung-popped-this-cherry:

I absolutely hate how Hades is perceived as some sort of villain out of the Big Three in media when his counterparts are cheating rapists who often murder people for no good reason.

Hades wasn’t the God of death but instead the Underworld where people went when they died, so he can control the dead but is actually not responsible for them dying. Also he has a dog named spot and the worse thing he’s written as doing is kidnapping Persephone. But in the original story he doesn’t kidnap her at all.

Persephone enters the underworld willingly, enjoys it and refuses to leave even when Zeus confronts her. Which is why she spends Winter with Hades and Summer with her mother. Hades didn’t force her to stay at all, if anything Persephone is scarier than Hades could ever be. I remember reading that her name literally translates to ‘the destroyer’.

None of the Greek Gods are perfect characters but Hades is the worst to make a villain when his competition are two serial rapists.