One of the reasons I was able to go on living with Anorexia and Bulimia for so long, has something to do with me not wanting to get better, but I also believe it was because I was allowed to get away with not getting better. Every single time I would mess up, no [...]
RECOVERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER | THE JOURNEY FROM LIMBO STARTS WITH A SINGLE STEP
You’ve come to a place in your life where you have exhausted every resource on the planet. It’s like a desert, empty of all but a mirror. As you gaze into the mirror, you don’t quite recognize the person staring back at you, though they seem familiar. It’s that familiar part of their appearance that you [...]
RECOVERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER | I HAVE A DREAM
Whoever said “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”, knew what they were talking about. I am a walking, talking, disco-ball-in-heels example of the fact that if you desire something—if you truly want it badly enough—it can happen. Let me backtrack a few years. It’s 2004 and I am lying in [...]
Following Treatment in an Eating Disorder Program Demi Lovato Produces Documentary
MTV recently premiered a new documentary entitled “Demi Lovato: Stay Strong.” The documentary takes a candid look at the 19-year-old singer/actresses battle with eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia and other mental health disorders. The show details Lovato’s recovery process including her stay in an eating disorders treatment program. While appearing on the Today Show, [...]
Study Shows Eating Disorder Treatment Center Patients More Likely to Have Previously Coped With an Anxiety Disorder
There’s never just one single trigger for an eating disorder. For some, it might be a family history that contributes to the development of anorexia or bulimia. And for others, it might be social, like being part of a competitive sports team or being surrounded by people who focus on appearance. But it’s becoming more [...]
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES….I HAVE A FEELING…DEEP THOUGHTS BY MISS MELISS
THINTERVENTION of the day. Starving yourself to fit into some skinny jeans (the ones you think will make you happy), sweating for 6 hours on the treadmill (the one you think will answer your prayers), paying attention to that number on the scale (perfect little digits to success), and hating yourself for not being her [...]
Tumblr and Pinterest Ban Pro-Anorexia “Thinspiration” Content
Have you heard the term “thinspo”? The term is short for “thinspiration”, and refers to growing community of women who have used social media sites like Tumblr and Pinterest to glorify eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. The thinspo community trades in images of underweight models and actresses like Kate Moss, messages that inspire self-harm [...]
Israel Bans Super-thin Models in an Effort to Fight the Eating Disorders Anorexia and Bulimia
Israeli lawmakers have recently banned underweight models from appearing on ads, billboards or catwalks. The legislation is directed at preventing eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia—rampant among fashion models. The legislation’s sponsors hope the law will help promote having a healthy body image. The new Israeli law firmly states that men and women can’t [...]
Eating Disorders Have High Mortality Rate Among Those with Mental Illness
When you hear the terms “mental illness,” disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and autism are the ones that usually come to mind, but it’s important to note that eating disorders are mental illnesses, too, and even when you lump them together with the others, the facts state that eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia and binge [...]
MENTAL HEALTH……WHAT’S YOUR FREAK?
The other day I was having lunch with a friend who has OCD as he sat there and sanitized his hands 20 times, he goes ”God I wish I could just be normal like everybody else.” It made me laugh, and choke on my Iced latte a bit. He was like “what?”… I said “look over [...]