Anorexia is about more than food and image
Danielle gives an in-depth look into her thoughts and feelings during her struggle with anorexia and how it’s about much more than food and body image.
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Accepting & addressing my mental health disorders after sexual assault
Raped in her freshman year of college, Laurie couldn’t find anyone to help her get justice. Her mental health spiralled downward. After 4 years of crying for help, it took 1 person to notice for her to begin to fight her way out.
“You’re Fine.” :: The exhausting journey of high-functioning Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever wanted to punch a doctor in the throat?
“Everything came back normal,” the doctor always said, “You’re fine.”
“Well, Doc. I didn’t come in because I feel fine,” I always thought.
Twenty-two years of that and I had honestly given up on health care. I hated doctors.
Twenty-two years of visits to specialists. Blood tests, urine samples, sleep tests, finger pricks, poking and prodding; always just to come back and tell me that I’m fine.
Fighting bulimia while battling addiction
Our guest blogger tells the story of her determination to be supermodel thin after she was bullied for putting on weight. Her eating disorder and addiction was soon discovered after she crashed.
My journey with binge eating disorder and bulimia
Eating disorders aren’t always about weight loss. Sure, that may be a contributing factor, but that’s not all there is to it. Riya Dharne’s story will reflect how one eating disorder can take the form of another over time.
Opening up about OCD and an eating disorder
Katy Moyes is diagnosed with OCD and anxiety at a young age. Later in life, her OCD fixates on food and she develops an eating disorder. She longs to talk to someone about what’s going on and finds private therapy is her answer.
My story :: suffering from an eating disorder
Rozy writes about her experience with an eating disorder once she hit college and how she eventually confided in a friend so she could get help.
