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My world has multiple continents completely seperated by the ocean. The distances are great enough that over centuries, people assumed they were the only ones.

Eventually one state (A) discovered the existence of another continent (B). This led to conflict and the different groups of people that exist on the two continents aren't actively exchanging knowledge. Now I want a third continent (C) to be discovered by A.

How long would it likely take until B finds out about C's existence? The technology level is similar to the 13th century. Generall, how did internal news about A and B likely reach the other continent? (I am aware that this depends on a multitude of factors, but would appreciate a rough time frame anyways!)

I think I am currently experiencing extreme hunger which means that I eat A LOT more food than I did before. This also means I have to buy food much more frequently (so in comparison to family members) and therefore spend more money. I still rely on my parents to provide for me and while my family isn't struggling financially, I am really embarrassed and feel guilty to potentially have to request more money because of food...I know that my body and brain needs it, but it still feels so unnecessary and stupid. Any advice to feel less guilty?

TW for mentioning of suicidal thoughts and self harm behavior.

My friend is really struggling with depression right now. I've tried to encourage her to talk to a professional, but she refused. Now I'm trying my best to help her simply by listening and offering support, but it's been hard. I would consider myself an empathetic person and often feel deeply for my loved ones, but this also leads to me being affected by her own struggles. Almost every time we talk, she will mention how useless life is and that she will kill herself eventually anyway. She is also often angry or annoyed. I've noticed that even on days that I am feeling fine, I'll often have strong self harm urges after we finished talking and self harm is an issue that has independently gotten worse in recent weeks, so I am a bit worried it will escalate even more.

I don't blame her for being upset and definitely not for my own actions. At the same time, I do not know how to continue. Is there a way to better distance myself from my own emotions? At what point do I need to prioritize myself? I don't want to be a bad friend and only want her to her to feel loved. Any advice appreciated.

I'm still extremely early in recovery, therefore I can't judge how my menal state will develop, but I wanted to know if anyone else has been experiencing the same. I expected to feel extremely guilty during and after meal and to struggle a lot with things I denied myself during my ed. But it's not?? I just eat and it's no big deal and I genuinely don't understand why. I want to be happy, of course, that it manageable on my own, but at the same time the eating disorder voice tells me that this must mean that it wasn't "as bad" (I logically know that this is false, but it's still hard). Is this weird? Is it likely to get harder or is food just suddenly not a big problem anymore?

So, I finally decided to go all-in since yesterday. The problem is, I noticed that I reached a point where I am physically uncomfortably full, but still think about food. I don't even know what I want to eat specifically, just that I do want to eat, but at the same time I feel like nothing is appetizing because of the physical discomfort. What is the best way to go about this? Additionally, how do I know if I actually want to eat and am not just thinking about food all the time because I did so for years? Furthermore, how do you decide what to eat if you are not craving anything in particular?

Any advice appreciated!

I finally want go all-in recovery. I've said it before and never really committed, but after a recent relapse I realized how sick I am of my eating disorder and that quasi-recovery isn't enough.

But I am also really scared and somehow the thought of actually quitting sounds surreal. Can someone just please tell me that this is the right decision?

My best friend is really struggling with depression right now. I want to help her, but I don’t know how or if I even can. At the same time, I've been getting worse myself recently and sometimes I don't want to talk again about everything negatively and constantly worrying about her, but simply do something that I enjoy. I feel extremely guilty for thinking this way. She was there for me at my lowest and I can't imagine how hard that must have been for her, so I want to give her the same love and concern back. But when she talks all the time about how much she hates life and how much everything is shitty, it's making my own thoughts worse. I don't want to be a bad friend because I love her deeply, but I'm also so tired.

How do I know whether I can/should set any boundaries or simply pull myself together more?

I've been struggling with my mental health for a while and recently it's been getting quite bad again. I know what I should do to feel better and in a way I want to be happy, but that would mean that my friends are doing worse than me mentally and for some weird reason this is holding me back. I want to keep getting worse so I won't have to constantly worry and care about them, but so that I will receive their love and concern. The funny thing is, most of the time I won't even say anything when I am feeling like shit, but I still think that the only way I will ever feel valid and important is when I am suffering more than they are. I love making myself miserable. What the hell is wrong with me.