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more about #eatingdisorders more comments → psychgirl1221: Oh man, I could write a book on the DSM and how it drives treatment. First of all, if there is a condition that is treated at all by mental health pr... more » Neroon: This is very interesting to me....for pretty much all my life I've struggled with eating and food issues. Long story short, all the women in my immed... more » kimberlyraye: I binge eat and it's pretty awful. It feels like you are literally trying to fill a hole inside of you with food to get rid of the emotional pain you... more » MagicMint: I've been a binge eater for as long as I can remember. Like, even as a kid, I would look forward to when my mom took a nap, or ran out to the store, ... more » pichou: As a binge eater, I know that I'm hyperaware of my body shape. I'm constantly battling weight gain related to my behaviour. part of the reason is so t... more » SleepyTiger: Wow its so great to read everyone else's stories and realize that other people have the same absurd relationships with food. I am a "health weight" f... more » redqueenmeg: I think my husband may have this but since he has the metabolism of a hamster on crack nobody notices. You should see him at night when he gets home.... more » Bunnya69: Ten years ago I was sent to an ED clinic to address my binge eating disorder, only the groups at the time consisted of those suffering with Anoreixia ... more » prettyshinythings: This scares me. As a former Anorexic who jumped into binge eating within a year of 'recovery' (the question of whether there is ever true recovery for... more » cows_eat_bacon: Binge eating disorder, led me to purging and starving myself because I felt worthless, like i was making a big deal out of nothing, and I was just ano... more » GoodBadNotEvil: As someone who has spent many more months than I care to remember in hospitals for anorexia, I find it extremely striking that Healy believes binging ... more » rixatrix: There's a girl I work with who's recovering from disordered eating. I don't know if I can say she was a binge eater, but she did engage in some very u... more » superconnected (is it time to leave?): I've had "issues with food" as long as I can remember, but I've never had an eating disorder -- or rather, I've never been anorexic or bulimic. There'... more » clairedeloony: Every time I see an eating disorder post here, it's remarkable to see the similarities to alcoholism and drug addiction. Reading these comments remind... more » MediasBlue: Dear American Psychiatric Association: How would you feel if someone close to you binge ate? You would want to help them, yah? Well, then that answer... more » -
#weightymatters
Is Binge Eating A Legitimate Eating Disorder?
The Los Angeles Times is taking a very interesting in-depth look at binge eating this weekend, asking a question that the American Psychiatric Association has yet to answer: is binge eating truly a psychiatric disorder? More » -
#notablequotable
Cindy Crawford On Feminism, Modeling
Cindy Crawford: "I think the girls that are models now, that's just their body. Did fashion celebrate thinness more? That's a different question. And you can't fault the models for that." But what about eating disorders? More » -
#weightymatters
HuffPo Columnist Claims That Only Gay Men Find Super-Skinny Models Attractive
Irene Rubaum-Keller, a psychotherapist who specializes in eating disorders, took to her Huffington Post blog today to admonish the fashion industry for sending super-skinny models down the runway, asking "Who finds this attractive other than gay men?" More » -
#fatpanic
Teenage Girls Not Eating, Convinced They're Fat
A survey of UK teenagers found 1 in 10 girls skips 2 meals a day, a quarter skip breakfast, and "most teenage girls believe they are overweight, even when they are not." I wish I could be surprised. [Telegraph] -
#weightymatters
Study: Family Education Ups Eating Disorder Risk
Girls whose parents (and, interestingly, grandmothers) went to college are more likely to be diagnosed with an eating disorder, according to a new study. The risk also grows up as their grades do. [Reuters] -
#minoritiesandmedicine
Gay And Bisexual Teens More Vulnerable To Eating Disorders
A new study shows that gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens have a higher risk of binge-eating and purging than their heterosexual counterparts, perhaps because of social isolation. More » -
#itsyourgain
Freshman 15 Or ED? Your Choice!
College cafeterias have started posting calorie counts in their cafeterias. What's wrong with this picture? (Besides the totally unrelated John Belushi image, that is.) More » -
#disorderedschooling
Did Bullying Cause A Girl's Anorexia?
In what may be the first lawsuit of its kind, a mom is suing the Pittsburgh Public Schools for failing to stop the bullying she says caused her daughter's anorexia. More » -
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#weightymatters
Perhaps, In The End, Everyone Should Just Stop Talking About Everyone Else's Bodies
It is pretty much a given that whenever we post about weight, and argument regarding "thin privilege" will break out in the comments. I suspect Lisa O'Neill Hill's article in the LA Times this weekend will spark similar discussions. More » -
#weightyissues
New Author Speaks Up For The "Not Otherwise Specified"
"You can have an eating disorder at any weight, you can be overweight, underweight, average weight. It doesn't matter. It's not all about the weight." — Nicole Johns, author of a book on her experiences with ED. [MPR] -
#foodfights
"I Was A Baby Bulimic," Now He's A Food Critic
New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni makes a living eating. So it's both disturbing and encouraging to learn, in this excerpt from his memoir Born Round that his early years were plagued with weight struggles, self-loathing and eating disorders. More » -
#goopsydaisy
JOOP: Your Guide To Not Feeling Bad About Relaxing And Enjoying Life
Celebrity lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow recently broke down and went through "a majorly fun and delicious 'relax and enjoy life phase' about a month ago." To compensate for enjoying life, Gwyneth believes you should DO a detox program. I disagree! More » -
#weightymatters
Jennifer Kirk Speaks Out Against Eating Disorders In The World Of Competitive Figure Skating
Jennifer Kirk, a former World Junior Champion skater who has skated at elite levels with some of the most celebrated figure skaters in the country, has come out to discuss the problem of eating disorders in the figure skating world. More » -
#weightymatters
Intervention Looks At Pair Of Eating-Disordered Twins
Last night's Intervention featured a set of anorexic twins. They've developed rules to always eat and burn off equal amounts of calories (limited to 300 per day), which entails making the same movements, and walking the same amount of steps. More » -
#thinspiration
Lifelong Anorexic "Forced" To Eat Normally For 3 Weeks
Liz Jones' "For 40 years I have battled anorexia - so what happened when I had to eat normally for three weeks?" is, hands down, one of the most upsetting pieces of writing we've ever seen.
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#babyweight
A Mom's Struggle With "Pregorexia"
The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council just issued new, stricter guidelines on pregnancy weight gain, but up to 20% of women don't gain enough weight, and some of them suffer from what one blogger calls "pregorexia." More » -
#weightymatters
How Celebrity Weight Battles Hurt Women
It's almost impossible to turn on the television without being confronted by a celebrity who has chosen to take their weight battles public, as diet plans are always using famous faces to push their products. More » -
#bookreviews
Wintergirls: Possibly Triggering, Definitely Thought-Provoking
Is Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson's young adult novel about anorexia and bulimia, a dangerous trigger for eating-disordered readers, a thoughtful examination of a terrible disease, or both? We read it to find out. [Spoilers follow.]
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#maghag
Girl's Life Magazine: Repeat Body Image Offenders
Ok, now I'm just mad. In researching the bikini story from earlier today, I came across several Girl's Life covers from the past few years. This "best body" madness is a common theme, it seems. More » -
#rx
Side Effects May Include...
Depressing - but really fascinating - piece on the reported decrease in sexual function and libido apparently resulting from eating disorders. [Feministing via Fox]
