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Archive for the ‘suicide’ Category

September 6th, 2008

Does the threat of dying young motivate you to get better?

In August, a post I wrote about whether or not death was a motivator in recovery soared to the top of the Breaking the Mirror statistics. 
I highly respect the thoughtful comments that it has generated thus far and invite you to contribute to the discussion. 
For example: 

Are you afraid enough of dying to stop your disordered eating ways? 
Does death scare you? 
Do […]

By angelique -- 4 comments

May 13th, 2008

Anorexia, Bulimia, Depression, Prozac — what you should know

It’s been recognized that depression often goes hand-in-hand with eating disorders — I know in my case that was definitely true — so please be careful when medicating during recovery.  This includes “self-medicating”, such as taking over-the-counter herbal supplements.  You never know how your body will react to their ingredients, and it’s better to be […]

By angelique -- 1 comment

January 9th, 2008

An agonizingly slow suicide?

Are eating disorders (EDs) a form of “slow” suicide?
It’s a question I had never considered before, until I began digging around for some information linking self-injurious behavior (e.g., cutting, self-mutilation, suicide) and anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating.
Turns out that there are some interesting factoids connecting EDs and suicide…
At ANRED (Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.), […]

By angelique -- 5 comments