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Wouldn’t it be great if all those of us with body image and eating disorders could call Friday, July 4, 2008, OUR day of freedom and independence from the demons that haunt us?
Will you join me in making tomorrow the first day of a group effort to feel better about ourselves? What shall we call […]
I’ve long known that eating disorders are associated with high mortality rates; however, it’s only in recent months that I’ve been able to understand exactly why.
You see, I always assumed that it was because anorexics starved themselves to death and bulimics purged their bodies to the point where a heart attack or stroke was inevitable.
But that’s […]
I must preface this by saying that I’ve only tangoed with Ana, not with Mia; however, this morning I got a small taste of what life is probably like for bulimics.
I went to the dentist and discovered that my constant morning sickness (from five years ago) was enough to start decay in a couple of my teeth. Now, […]
There’s a wonderful post over at Mental Health Notes that I thought you might like to see.
Alicia, the ultra-blogger who runs the site, has a listing of female celebrities who’ve publicly confessed to battling mental illnesses.
I was most interested (though not entirely surprised) to note that along with the celebs’ depression, bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive […]
I always enjoy seeing which Breaking the Mirror posts are floating your boat. So today, I thought I’d share the brightest stars for June. It’ll be interesting to see if they remain the winners or if their moment in the spotlight will be limited!
Top Post for June ‘08: If Renaissance Painters’ Muses Had Been Anorexic […]
I didn’t become anorexic until 13. Up until then, I was chubby and felt uncomfortable in my own skin, but I never considered starving myself to achieve a sense of happiness.
I’m curious, though — when did you first become intimately aquainted with Ana (or Mia)?
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So many people believe that anorexia and bulimia were somehow “invented” in the 1970s or 1980s, but that’s far from the truth.
Check out these celebs who have admitted to having eating disorders before there was a name for their problem:
CATHY RIGBY, GYMNAST
SALLY FIELD, ACTRESS
SANDRA DEE, ACTRESS
Photos Source: Newscom
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Mia’s only a mythical entity, as we all know. She’s the embodiment of eating disorders, specifically bulimia. And she tends to pop up when families aren’t expecting a visit.
In my ongoing quest to talk about the pitfalls that so many moms and dads have experienced in raising their kids to be healthy inside and out, […]
When I was anorexic, I knew I could die.
And it didn’t make a damn bit of difference.
My recovery has had absolutely zero to do with the fact that eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Yet I find that so many people rely on telling girls […]
My husband and I joke about the way he vomits when he’s sick.
It’s almost unbelievable. The sounds emanating from our bathroom remind me of a dinosaur’s roar: “AHHHHHHHHHH!” I have to applaud him — and chuckle a little after he’s finished – because he gets it all out immediately and usually feels better very soon.
I, on […]
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