In this episode of Fighting Anorexia, I give you some tips on how to have a conversation with your loved ones about your behaviors and the lies your eating disorder is telling you. I share with you the following: 1. We can seem a bit crazy to the outside world. 2. I had a very …
In this episode of Fighting Anorexia, we make a reality check and talk about the glamour factor that anorexia still possesses, but also about all the people known worldwide and how they dealt with the sheer unachievable standards of beauty the media portrays: with falling into an eating disorder. Celebrities with eating disorders. If you …
There remains, still, an almost glamourized myth surrounding eating disorders. Write a bracing reality check based on your experiences of eating disorders. Consider how it felt to suffer and the things your eating disorder cost you, as well as the damage it left you with, how hard recovery was etc. 050 Fighting Anorexia – Reality …
In this episode of Fighting Anorexia, I talk about 5 people who were huge blessings in my life and played an important part in my recovery. 1. My husband who showed me that there is something to live for. 2. My sister who has been there from the beginning with a lot of patience, love and …
In this episode of Fighting Anorexia, I talk about Crimes against Clients. I share my personal experience and those of my listeners and readers. I go into the following points: WeightThere are many patients who experience not being helped because they are not underweight. People can starve themselves even if they are not underweight. It doesn’t …
In this episode of Fighting Anorexia, I share my view on how difficult it is for men to admit they have an eating disorder and how they must feel in this world where being skinny seems to be the greatest accomplishment in life. Here is the interview with Benjamin that I spoke about. If you would …
The eating disorders memorial quilt raises awareness in Washington about the many lives which have been lost because of eating disorders. The quilt is dedicated to the memory of all people who have died from an eating disorder. It is displayed at Eating Disorder Coalition events, annual meetings, press conferences, and congressional briefings. If you …
Can food make you helpless and unable to control yourself from overeating? Do you crave for food even when you are not hungry and just eat to indulge your craving especially in the evenings? You are not alone in your craving to eat and eat as if there is no tomorrow. You can stop your …
If you are passionate about federal policies and funding for eating disorders, consider joining the FAC arm of the Eating Disorder Coalition. FAC members are the individual volunteers, citizen lobbyists, and voices of those affected by eating disorders in the United States. The Eating Disorders Coalition is a group of organizations involved with eating disorders. …
As in most any disease (processes), when someone is diagnosed with an eating disorder, both those who are suffering, and their family and friends, often search for someone or something to blame for the situation. This often leads to feelings of guilt on the part of the person with the eating disorder, and/or their families. …
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