There are many issues and emotions that come up when you or somebody you know is suffering from severe anorexia. Anorexia is basically “self starvation” and is considered by many a slow form of suicide. When somebody gets to such a low body weight to the point where they are a walking time bomb, sometimes parents, [...]
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EFFECTS OF STARVATION….DIET HARD II HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
Cutting back drastically on your calories may seem like a perfectly safe and innocent way to lose weight. I mean how many times have we heard someone say they can’t eat this, they can’t eat that, or they aren’t eating at all just in order to lose a few pounds. It’s simple logic actually. Your [...]
Anorexia Treatment: As I Lay Dying…
It was mid afternoon, I think. Although at the time I probably didn’t even know what time of day it was. I know it wasn’t late night though, because if it was, I would have been in the middle of a binge, hiding away from the sun, waiting til most of the world was asleep [...]
EATING DISORDER RECOVERY: TRIGGER WAS JUST A HORSE
As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder most of her life, I often get asked about how I deal with triggers in the outside world. People with eating disorders often use that word “trigger” because it can take one word, one pair of jeans, or one trip down the cookie aisle at [...]
ANOREXIA RECOVERY: I WANT TO FEED YOU A SANDWICH, BUT DON’T KNOW WERE TO BUY SOME BREAD
I got a call from my roommate the other night at around 7 p.m. His words were frantic, desperate, and worried. “Mel you have to come down to my gym in Malibu, please…there is this girl here, she’s been on the elliptical for 2 hours, she looks like a skeleton, please come down here and [...]
INTUITIVE EATING AND EATING DISORDERS: I WANT CANDY!
Remember when you were a kid and food was just food? Remember when you would eat when you were hungry and stop when you were full? Eating the whole piece of cake was never a big deal, and sometimes you left half on the plate. Sometimes you would want an apple instead of a cookie. [...]
EATING DISORDERS | THE PROM QUEEN ISN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO ISN’T EATING HER SANDWICH
A lot of people stereotype anorexia as the “pretty girls disease.” I mean, lets face it, how many runway models, actresses, and rock stars do you see on the cover of magazines with the words ”too thin,anorexic,skin and bones?” I recently picked up an article where there were four pages dedicated to starlets and their [...]
SYMPTOMS OF AN EATING DISORDER….CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE ANOREXIC MIND.
I have had an eating disorder for half of my life, and as I understand it, there is half of it that still baffles the bejesus out of me. I know if I am fascinated, confused, and dizzy to death of trying to figure out how I went from being normal to neurotic, it must [...]
Eating Disorder Articles Show Women with Anorexia Have Brain Differences When Viewing Themselves
While there are many different potential causes for anorexia, new research shows that women with the deadly eating disorder show different brain activity than women who do not have anorexia. The research comes from the Center for Brain Health, and was published in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. The research was conducted by [...]
Eating Disorders Blog: Physical Intimacy and Anorexia Nervosa
When a woman or man struggles with anorexia nervosa it can have a wide-range of effects on their romantic relationships. Many individuals diagnosed with anorexia are already in relationships, others might have the desire to start new relationships. But without proper treatment, an individual’s anorexia can make it difficult to establish intimacy. How is Intimacy [...]