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The Three Curveballs of Monday

On 24th Oct 2025 By Absurd RhioIn eating disorder, Recovery Updates9 Comments

Monday threw me three curveballs - Covid recovery, a bed bug letter, and surprise new windows - and somehow I’m still standing. I keep doing things I don’t know how I’m doing: eating through pain, cleaning through panic, surviving chaos on adrenaline and sarcasm. Three strikes, but I’m not out.

In the Trenches While Riddled With Covid

On 13th Oct 2025 By Absurd RhioIn Recovery Updates3 Comments

In the way life seems to hand me one battle after another, I’ve now become riddled with Covid while already in the trenches with my anorexia recovery. That’s unfortunately why I haven’t been posting here lately. Screenshot I’m on day 11 and still really poorly - no voice, barely able to get out of bed. …

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