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? [...]
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EATING DISORDER RECOVERY–I BELIEVE
I believe Some people think you have to go that extra mile to be a nice person. Not really, it’s actually very simple to show some respect. It doesn’t take super-natural powers to not be judgmental and lovely and last time I checked you don’t have to take four years of college to earn a [...]
THERE’S A PERSON UNDER THAT LABEL
Struggling with an eating disorder is immensely challenging both physically and emotionally. Individuals with anorexia, bulimia or compulsive overeating disorder often suffer in silence. Their conditions are often not acknowledged by themselves or their loved ones, nor diagnosed by a health professional qualified to make a proper assessment of their specific disorder. Indeed, the statistics [...]
THE FIVE Ws AND ONE H BREAKDOWN OF EATING DISORDERS
In journalism, the concept of the five Ws and one H represents a rudimentary approach to gathering information. When investigating a story, reporters rely on this simple formula to assure that they will be able to present a complete picture of the subject being researched. By checking off the answers to the interrogatories: who, what, [...]
Ahem…
One day you finally have Enough!!…and you know what you have to do. Despite the “voices” around you shouting bad advice, burning a hole inside your head, you simply…LET GO!
Build A Bridge, And Get Over It
The one thing that people seem to be most interested in and curious is how I was able to survive such a terrible and devastating disease as anorexia and bulimia, and how I have managed to maintain my recovery. I know everybody is looking for that magic answer, trying to tap into it, and sometimes it makes me feel like the Oracle from the Matrix. They stare at me holding their breath just kind of waiting for me to give them the key to the door they have been trying to unlock for so long.
Now Showing – Attack of the Giant Menu
Now I know we were in New York, but there was no way a turkey sandwich cost 1.450 dollars. It took me a minute to realize that every single menu item had the number of calories in it posted smack next to it. Now, I have been in recovery for awhile, but at that very moment my eating disorder was tanding in front of me and had…
The Wrong Type of Encouragement
The Internet can be a useful tool for individuals seeking information on eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating disorder. For the most part, online research is conducted by those persons either suffering with an eating disorder, or their friends and family, who want some authoritative information on causes, symptoms and treatment options. Mental healthcare providers and numerous professional organizations and treatment centers…
Smokin’ In The Boys Room…In This Case Meat
This past week, I have been entertaining a lot of boys. Well by boys, I mean my best friend/roommate’s brother and his best friend who just came back from serving in Afghanistan. Now I have no problem with boys, in fact I happen to like them very much. That being said it has been an eye-opening experience in all that is spitting, belching, and toilet seats being left up! I also have been in awe of the way they cook, chew…and EAT!
There She Is, “Miss Skinniest Girl In The World”
I never thought that the day would come when I wouldn’t be the ‘skinniest girl in the world’ anymore. The thing is, I had made it my most ‘Grand Life Achievement’. I had ‘Mastered’ the ‘Secret Sauce’ so to speak and had risen the bar ‘so high,’ or should I say ‘so low’ in my case that it baffled even the wisest of experts in the Science of Starvation.