byMegan LiscombSenior Editor
As a Senior Editor at BuzzFeed, I cover lifestyle topics including books, work and money, health, and home
“The entire meaning of red flag has shifted
It used to mean this is a signal of something that could be a problem, you need to keep an eye on it
Instead, red flag has morphed into meaning ‘disengage instantly and walk away.'”
“Yeah, food-related anxiety like that can easily become orthorexia or another diagnosable eating disorder.”
“You can get into a mode of thought that your inherent humanity isn’t good enough and you need to be ‘fixed.’
Self-help is for when you have goals you’re trying to achieve and want to make changes because they would help (literally) help you get there.”
“Agh, this whole alternative-medicine belief runs rampant in my family, and what I never understand: they keep complaining about Big Pharma wanting to make money off medicines or vaccines, but then go and spend crazy money on sugar pills or vitamins.”
“People turn rest into another performance metric, then wonder why they’re burned out. Sometimes the healthy move is doing nothing on purpose.”
“I believe it’s good, even healthy, to be in uncomfortable situations. That way, you can teach yourself not to be uncomfortable. That’s how I overcame my social anxiety, by deliberately putting myself into those situations.”
“It took me longer than I’d like to admit to realize I was working out too much. I was constantly struggling to progress and constantly tired. Switched to three workouts per week, and I’ve never progressed so fast and had so much free time. It’s really that simple.”
