September 6th, 2008
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 […]
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May 13th, 2008
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 […]
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January 9th, 2008
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
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