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If I am to be perfectly honest with myself and with you (and why have it any other way), I have to admit that I know in my heart I would have been “pro ana” if we had Facebook, MySpace and the Internet in general in the 1980s.
I so easily and quickly would have glommed […]
Eating disorders aren’t about the past or the future.
They are about the present.
They are about how much we weigh today, how little we ate today, how many calories we expended today. They aren’t about planning five or ten years down the road; no, they are part of the “here and now.”
Yet for most people who […]
Have you heard of “pica”?
I’m not talking pica in terms of font size, but the medical condition. It’s a strange one, indeed.
A person with pica has a craving for and may (or may not) ingest non-food materials such as clay, dirt, paper, feces (this one is mostly found in kids or those with severe psychoses), […]
As I’ve discussed here before, I enjoy occasionally watching shows on addiction and intervention. And I always think to myself, “Am I an addict, too?” (The answer, by the way, is “yes”.)
I think all of us who have difficulties with eating disorders are addicted in some way to some thing(s). But is there a way […]
I love the comments generated at Breaking the Mirror, so I’m going to start highlighting my favorite one each week.
The following comment comes from “RaisinGirl” in response to this post on pro-ana and pro-mia bracelets.
What I enjoy most about what RaisinGirl wrote is how thoughtfully she analyzed the topic. She definitely hit some excellent points […]
I’m horrified when I think about how “low” I’ve stooped to cover my eating disorder. Even though it’s been somewhat “dormant” for many years, I’ve still used it as an excuse to do some pretty crazy things in the past… things I now deeply regret.
How “low” have I gone? Consider these facts:
1. I’ve avoided friends […]
I remember a former acquaintance telling me with glee that the average bulimic only purges around 25% of the calories he or she consumes. (The gal was studying to become a sports medicine therapist/specialist and she had heard this in class.)
But the figure strikes me as odd.
Considering that the average binge (and I’m talking a […]
I was the perfect candidate for anorexia because I was so determined to be perfect in everything I did. And I mean perfect.
Straight As. Always reading. Always learning. Staying up late. Making others happy. Obsessing over everything. Worrying about minutae.
And my parents, like many parents of highly academic kids, turned a blind eye to whether […]
You’re a parent and you’re concerned about eating disorders.
I understand. I’m a parent, too, and I’ve battled anorexia as both a teen and an adult.
To help you gain an understanding of how insipid anorexia, bulimia and binge eating can be, I’ve compiled a list of eight warning signs that an eating disorder could be on the […]
I believe in the power of the mind, and I am convinced that if you work hard at it, you can completely conquer an eating disorder. It might take a lifetime, but I’ve seen it done.
However, doing so involves being able to affirm oneself, and that’s something that I find terribly difficult. It’s easy for […]
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