Alykhan Asaria
@alykhanasaria.bsky.social
Trying to find my way to somewhere. Living with an ED and OCD. Mental health volunteer/researcher. Please share my pinned post to help improve ED care.
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Alykhan Asaria
@alykhanasaria.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Improving eating disorder care for underserved groups: a lived experience and quality improvement perspective - Journal of Eating Disorders
Improvements to eating disorder (ED) care are urgently needed in the United Kingdom (UK) and around the world. Informed by my lived experiences, independent research, and involvement in the underappre...
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Please read and share my new article to help raise awareness and improve care for underserved eating disorder sufferers and their loved ones.
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Depleted of words, yet full of thoughts. Where are they supposed to go?
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Depleted of words, yet full of thoughts. Where are they supposed to go?
Bone and muscle weigh more than fat, yet weight-loss drugs are advertised as 'fat jabs' / 'skinny jabs'. They are bone-loss jabs, height-loss jabs (as osteoporosis causes height loss), muscle-loss jabs, brain-loss jabs (as starvation causes brain atrophy), and much more...
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Bone and muscle weigh more than fat, yet weight-loss drugs are advertised as 'fat jabs' / 'skinny jabs'. They are bone-loss jabs, height-loss jabs (as osteoporosis causes height loss), muscle-loss jabs, brain-loss jabs (as starvation causes brain atrophy), and much more...
It frightens me how many people on weight-loss drugs will end up with osteoporosis.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It frightens me how many people on weight-loss drugs will end up with osteoporosis.
I wish it were possible to retire from daily living activities but not die.
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I wish it were possible to retire from daily living activities but not die.
I usually hide away in my shell like a tortoise, but it hurts when people ignore me on the brief occasions when I do come out. I've also noticed that people no longer encourage me out of my shell like they used to when I was young. Everyone moves on easily. Loyalty doesn't exist.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I usually hide away in my shell like a tortoise, but it hurts when people ignore me on the brief occasions when I do come out. I've also noticed that people no longer encourage me out of my shell like they used to when I was young. Everyone moves on easily. Loyalty doesn't exist.
I both hate and love when my mind is racing.
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I both hate and love when my mind is racing.
Where is the loyalty.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Where is the loyalty.
My greatest fears about anorexia are long-term brain shrinkage and broken bones when I am older. Anorexia isn't just about weight loss and organ failure. It's about brain loss and bone loss and so much more.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My greatest fears about anorexia are long-term brain shrinkage and broken bones when I am older. Anorexia isn't just about weight loss and organ failure. It's about brain loss and bone loss and so much more.
“‘Obesity prevention’ can also be a pernicious form of ED promotion… Children are being nudged into disordered eating when they need to be prevented from developing disordered eating.” Please read and share the full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Broad considerations for improving eating disorder care: a lived experience and quality improvement perspective - Journal of Eating Disorders
Improvements to eating disorder (ED) care are urgently needed in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally. This solution-focused article suggests ways to improve individuals’ access to and experien...
link.springer.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“‘Obesity prevention’ can also be a pernicious form of ED promotion… Children are being nudged into disordered eating when they need to be prevented from developing disordered eating.” Please read and share the full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I looked at some precious photos taken in the early 2000s, back in the Kodak camera days, before smartphones infected humanity. Painfully beautiful memories. I would die to live in that world.
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I looked at some precious photos taken in the early 2000s, back in the Kodak camera days, before smartphones infected humanity. Painfully beautiful memories. I would die to live in that world.
I want to live in a forest. It would be less lonely than living in a town/city that is too scary to step into on my own.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I want to live in a forest. It would be less lonely than living in a town/city that is too scary to step into on my own.
'Quality improvement' of the NHS should be renamed to 'firefighting'.
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
'Quality improvement' of the NHS should be renamed to 'firefighting'.
I hate when my thoughts are rushing and I don't have enough time to write them down. I can't afford to lose them.
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I hate when my thoughts are rushing and I don't have enough time to write them down. I can't afford to lose them.
“Eating disorder (ED) sufferers are not to blame for their EDs, and they are not any less deserving of treatment resources than people with other illnesses.” Please read and share the full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Broad considerations for improving eating disorder care: a lived experience and quality improvement perspective - Journal of Eating Disorders
Improvements to eating disorder (ED) care are urgently needed in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally. This solution-focused article suggests ways to improve individuals’ access to and experien...
link.springer.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Eating disorder (ED) sufferers are not to blame for their EDs, and they are not any less deserving of treatment resources than people with other illnesses.” Please read and share the full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Thoughts are my most precious possessions.
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thoughts are my most precious possessions.
Dear doctor, I’m afraid some truths are unprovable.
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dear doctor, I’m afraid some truths are unprovable.
I have worked really hard on this comprehensive article, which makes recommendations for improving eating disorder care based on my lived experiences and peer research. Please read and help me share the link so that professionals/policymakers take action: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I have worked really hard on this comprehensive article, which makes recommendations for improving eating disorder care based on my lived experiences and peer research. Please read and help me share the link so that professionals/policymakers take action: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A very moving report compiled by @dumpthescales.bsky.social
- “An Inquiry into the Prevention of Eating Disorder Deaths” - has just been published in memory of Zara Taylor and other precious lives that have been lost to eating disorders: dumpthescales.org/_files/ugd/7...
- “An Inquiry into the Prevention of Eating Disorder Deaths” - has just been published in memory of Zara Taylor and other precious lives that have been lost to eating disorders: dumpthescales.org/_files/ugd/7...
dumpthescales.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A very moving report compiled by @dumpthescales.bsky.social
- “An Inquiry into the Prevention of Eating Disorder Deaths” - has just been published in memory of Zara Taylor and other precious lives that have been lost to eating disorders: dumpthescales.org/_files/ugd/7...
- “An Inquiry into the Prevention of Eating Disorder Deaths” - has just been published in memory of Zara Taylor and other precious lives that have been lost to eating disorders: dumpthescales.org/_files/ugd/7...
I won't let anyone turn me into something I'm not because they don't like my authenticity.
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I won't let anyone turn me into something I'm not because they don't like my authenticity.
I don't think it is possible for someone to be 'pro-anorexia' unless they are ill, so I feel a lot of sadness for them, even though I know that anorexia is a devastating illness that should not be promoted.
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I don't think it is possible for someone to be 'pro-anorexia' unless they are ill, so I feel a lot of sadness for them, even though I know that anorexia is a devastating illness that should not be promoted.
I never know when to stop.
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I never know when to stop.
Starvation causes more harm when you are young, while your bones and brain are still developing.
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Starvation causes more harm when you are young, while your bones and brain are still developing.
It's so sad that young people with eating disorders are talking about 'harm reduction'. Harm reduction causes much more harm when you are young, when your brains and bones are still developing. It's not supposed to be for people who have their lives ahead of them. 😢
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It's so sad that young people with eating disorders are talking about 'harm reduction'. Harm reduction causes much more harm when you are young, when your brains and bones are still developing. It's not supposed to be for people who have their lives ahead of them. 😢
"You keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack." - Sarah McLachlan
That you make up for all that you lack." - Sarah McLachlan
October 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"You keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack." - Sarah McLachlan
That you make up for all that you lack." - Sarah McLachlan
Looking away is irresponsible but intervening is impossible. My constant dilemma.
October 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Looking away is irresponsible but intervening is impossible. My constant dilemma.