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July 2nd, 2008

Anorexia, bulimia and suicide

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 […]

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June 9th, 2008

Ana, Mia and Mental Illnesses in Celebs

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 […]

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