“When our heart is threatened we respond in one of two ways. We either run or– We attack. There’s a scientific term for this. Fight…or flight. It’s instinct. We can’t control it. Or can we?” (Grey’s Anatomy “Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response” S02E26). I am a person who likes to feel some sense …
A lot of people are not actually aware that there are a number of symptoms, aside from massive amounts of weight loss, that can happen to your body. Because of the rapid deterioration within the body, from lack of nutrients, you may exert yourself more easily which will cause your heart to race faster and …
Participants are needed for an on-going multi-center outpatient study of a family-based behavioral treatment intervention for anorexia: the Maudsley approach. The study is being conducted at New York-Presbyterian/Westchester, Stanford University, Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore, the University of California at San Diego, the University of Toronto, and the Washington University in St. Louis. The treatment is …
Sheila and Lisa Himmel are the authors of the newly released memoir “Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia,” which tells the story of Lisa’s process of recovery from anorexia and bulimia. Sheila and Lisa are speaking in several events around the country in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Sheila Himmel is a …
Haven’t we all seen the models in commercials, magazines, and even on tv, that are so skinny and so tiny that you have to wonder why they would even show them? Well, unfortunately, in today’s society, being as skinny as a model is considered to be somewhat symbolic of a person be socially acceptable. This …
“I want to die. I don’t see the point of living anymore,” Constance “Mealtimes were a battlefield. “We would get through one meal and then wonder how we would have the stamina to get through another,” she says. “I would say things like ‘This isn’t going to make you fat, this is keeping you alive.’ …
“I want to die. I don’t see the point of living anymore,” Constance “Mealtimes were a battlefield. “We would get through one meal and then wonder how we would have the stamina to get through another,” she says. “I would say things like ‘This isn’t going to make you fat, this is keeping you alive.’ …
You may not have ever heard of Jeremy Gillitzer, but if not, you missed knowing about anincredibly neat man. A former model, Jeremy struggled with anorexia for years. He died two weeks ago, a shadow of his former self. Weighing only 68 pounds. Jeremy may have been an extreme example, but more men than ever …
I’m sure many of us have heard the saying “It’s Eat or Be Eaten” in the animal world. Well, how much of this phrase really is true and could it be applied to everyday life? Speaking as someone who has been there and survived it, I can attest to this being very true. Of course …
As I reflect on my many prior attempts at recovery, and then see the true overall picture of complete recovery, I have to ask if gaining weight back to what is normal for my body was truly the hardest part of recovery? I know it’s the part that I fought the hardest. I know it’s …
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