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I receive many comments reminding me that my eating disorder experiences aren’t the experiences of others. And believe me - I understand.
Therein lies the problem for therapists, family and friends, and eating disordered patients themselves, too.
I’ve always been amazed at the variety of stories and “styles” of eating disorders. For instance, one person with bulimia may […]
I wanted to do a little experiment, so I started focusing on all the moments in one day that I spend hating my body.
The results? Not so positive. (But predicable nonetheless.)
For instance, right now it’s 9:30 a.m. where I live. I’ve been up for about three hours. I’ve already denied myself certain foods because I […]
(This is the last in a series of musings. The questions are meant to make you think — and sometimes there just aren’t any answers… at least not easy ones. I’d love to hear your feedback on them.)
What if your eating disorder is keeping you from living the life you were supposed to lead?
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(This is part of a series of musings. The questions are meant to make you think — and sometimes there just aren’t any answers… at least not easy ones. I’d love to hear your feedback on them.)
What if your eating disorder was the only thing keeping you from fulfilling your dreams?
Tags: dream fulfillment, dreams, eating […]
(This posting is part of a series of musings. The questions are meant to make you think — and sometimes there just aren’t any answers… at least not easy ones. I’d love to hear your feedback on them.)
If you had the power to always be happy, would you?
Tags: being happy, feedback, musings, questions and answers, […]
I was driving down a country road the other day, and I saw a woman I’d seen in the past. She was walking fiercely, speeding along the side, fists pumping, head down beneath a ballcap. Her face was drawn, teeth grimaced in a smile of pain.
I’ve seen exercisers before, but I remembered this one from […]
Our latest giveaway (for a copy of the DVD of disFIGURED) has already generated tons of interested, though I could never have guessed how touching it would be to hear how some people see themselves.
Allow me to explain…
For the contest, I’ve asked people to tell the Breaking the Mirror community how their body image falls […]
I may as well be a vampire.
Not for the blood-sucking and definitely not for the “no garlic” rule, but for the “I-can’t-cast-a-reflection-in-a-mirror” aspect of vampire life.
See, when I look in the mirror, what stares back at me is so distorted and weird that it might as well not be there at all. It really hit […]
This song happened “post ana” for me (at least “post active ana” — she’s always around, it would seem.) But it just resonates with me deeply. How about you?
http://music.aol.com/video/why/annie-lennox/1467620
Tags: Ana, annie lennox, post-ana, Reflections
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Songs from the mid-1980s can take me back to my ana days in a snap. This one really sends me back, though I still love it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bqgy1mebh8
Tags: 1980s, Ana, memories, Reflections, songs
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