Just four months after April Dunlap began dieting, her parents and doctor determined that she was losing too much weight. It was determined that she was suffering from anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by a refusal to maintain a healthy body weight. She was admitted to an eating disorders program and, within 10 days [...]
ANOREXIA NERVOSA: FEEDING TUBE DIET…LETS GO CRAZY.
Ten years ago, I was in the ICU at a major medical center in Colorado. I can’t breathe and my hands are pinned down. One nurse is holding me down and the other two are trying to shove an NG tube down my nose. The pain is incredible, my throat is repelling it and my [...]
Eating Disorders and the Media: Brandy Suffered From an Eating Disorder
Back in the 90s Brandy Norwood (better known simply as Brandy) appeared to be on top of the world. She had hit records and was the star of her own sitcom, UPN’s Moesha. Though the show was instrumental in promoting Brandy’s R&B music career, it also placed her in front of millions of viewers each [...]
Is Facebook Fueling Weight Obsession Disorders?
If spending time on Facebook is causing you to have a negative perception of your body, you are apparently not alone. A new study from an Eating Disorders program in Maryland has determined that Facebook is fueling a culture of weight obsession. The study surveyed 600 Facebook users between the ages of 16 and 40. [...]
EATING DISORDERS….THE SMALLER THE APPETITE, THE BIGGER THE VICTIM.
There was a time believe it not when MTV aired music videos, and not programs about teenagers who were conceiving. As a matter of fact when I was growing up the show would not be called 16 and pregnant, but “Oh my god, my life is screwed.” Today however it’s just considered normal. Our younger generation has [...]
EATING DISORDER RECOVERY—-WHEN ARE YOU JUST GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN?
When was the last time you let loose? When was the last time you let your hair down? When was the last time you went on a road-trip? When was the last time you painted you toes red or wore a sexy little black dress? When was the last time you baked something for just you? [...]
Recovering from an Eating Disorder: Take Flight or Prepare to Stand By
I always have always been able to run long distances. It’s something I used to hate, but have actually learned to love. The key to running distance, is you have to keep a good pace. You can’t try to run really hard, as you will tire too fast, you can’t run really slow or you [...]
EATING DISORDER TREATMENT….THE PRINCESS AND THE PROGRAM
I’ll never forget the first time I was looking into eating disorder treatment. I was about 27 and didn’t have a clue what to do. I had denied the fact that I needed help for 5 years, despite that I knew deep down inside I was pretty screwed up. Choosing treatment to me wasn’t based [...]
FAMILY AND EATING DISORDERS–WHOEVER SAID BLOOD WAS THICKER THAN WATER WAS NOT RELATED TO ME.
I was driving to work today, and I saw something that gave me a quick flashback of my childhood. It was a station wagon, and in the back were 3 little girls. My two younger sisters and I spent more time in the back of my Mom’s Blue Ford Station wagon then I can remember. [...]
EATING DISORDERS AND TREATMENT…..ANOREXICS GONE WILD.
~There was a little girl, who had a little curl smack in the middle of her forehead, and when she was good she was very very good, but when she was bad she was horrid.~ I was severely into my eating disorder for 17 years and when I wasn’t skadoodaling around like a crazy girl, I was in and out of many [...]