I’m not even sure where I am going with this, but I feel so thankful at this moment for the amazing life that recovery has given me! I always thought throughout my years of illness with anorexia nervosa that I would die young…and I kind of wanted that. The life I knew was so painful …
This is especially for those who find it helpful to look at 12 Step Programs for eating disorders. A poem from your disease… I hate meetings. I hate your higher power. I hate anyone who has a program. To all who come in contact with me, I wish you suffering and death. Allow me to …
I’m under a tad bit of stress these days. Actually, more than a tad. More like a humungous elephant is sitting on my chest. Between bills, a rapidly dissolving marriage and three kids, I am primed and ready for a serious relapse of my eating disorder. After all, it’s what I fall back on when …
EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS THEIR OWN SPECIFIC TRIGGERS THAT MAY AFFECT THEM AND/OR CAUSE URGES TO HAVE SYMPTOMS. SOME MAY REFER TO THEM AS “RED FLAGS”, OR WHAT MAY SEEM TO BE INSIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORS THAT MIGHT INDICATE THE BEGINNING OF A RELAPSE. SOME OF THESE MIGHT INCLUDE: EXHAUSTION…not taking care of yourself can result in becoming …
Need participants who will share their experiences with recovery by responding to a brief questionnaire. (Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes). Suitable responses will be posted anonymously on a recovery forum now being developed for the web site of the author of Eating Disorders for Dummies. The forum’s purpose is to provide shared experiences of …
If so, we’d like to talk to you about your experience. As research psychologists, we are interested in how a child’s eating disorder diagnosis affects the parents and family – including coping reactions, relationships, and marital satisfaction. Few medical or psychological resources are available to support parents who may face their own challenges with respect …
This can apply to many different situations in life, but because my experience with this concept was related to my recovery from anorexia, I am posting it here. ORDER–> This is your ‘COMFORT ZONE’. Everyday is more of the same. It’s FAMILIAR (safe). But it’s NOT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT, and you NEVER feel ‘GOOD …
What would it look like to destroy your scale? To refuse to be held hostage by an inanimate object any longer. To see your scale – and not the mirror as your enemy? We learn the tricks, trying to fool it. We go naked, allow no water, no jewelry (no contacts even). Pee first. Exhale. …
Severe and Enduring Eating Disorder (SEED): Management of Complex Presentations of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa” was just released by Wiley and Sons. The book explores the clinical challenge of long-term eating disorders and examines the physical and psychological problems, family issues and difficulties in day-to-day living that patients with SEED can experience. • Explores the …
Laurie Halse Anderson is the reigning queen of teen tumult. Beginning with her first novel, Speak, about a girl raped at a party, she has unearthed deep sources of angst in suburban adolescent life. Her talent is to capture the peculiar lost quality of American teenagers who, to an outside observer, would appear to have …
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