When I started researching blogs and writing one of the first things I saw was never to post “it has been awhile since my last post.” That being said… It has been awhile since my last post. I look in the mirror and I’m not sure I quite recognize who I see anymore, not so…
Last fall I wrote about my experiences in going off of Effexor XR after being on the medication for over 10-years. I never spoke much to the other, but more concerning drug, that I have been taking since March of last year. Adderall. When I entered eating disorder treatment in 2009 it was suspected that…
My first brush with mental illness predates the beginning of my eating disorder. When I was about 8 years old I developed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD. The onset of this was rather rapid as it was triggered by a traumatic event. As a child I was deathly afraid of fire and the idea of…
A few days ago I came across an online article from the New York Times Magazine called The Fat Trap, written by Tara Parker-Pope. It was run yesterday in print as the lead story of this widely read weekly magazine so I suspect that word about it has gotten out. This story hit a sensitive nerve…
Stepping outside of the self, eating disorders greatly affect relationships, friends, and in general socialization. Thinking about your body, food, and working out 24/7 makes it very hard to connect with others. In retrospect I’ve also found that is greatly affects the “aura” surrounding those who suffer from eating disorders, acting as a negative repellent…
The holiday season is often a time where the normal day-to-day schedule is disrupted. Time usually devoted to working out can easily give way to family, friends, parties, shopping, and the like. Even more so than the food, this “lost time” used to be my biggest fear. What would happen if I didn’t get my…
Yesterday started off benign enough. I got up, took the dogs out, had breakfast, started a blog post (that never went up), and then headed to my Psychologist for my weekly Wednesday appointment. Simple enough. Not so. About half-way into my appointment I started to notice an odd sensation, or lack there of in my…
[Photo: gunwel.wordpress.com] Food. In an active eating disorder this is the thing we simultaneously avoid, yet think about 24/7. Eating, not eating, how to eat just enough to not be hungry, how to get rid of what we ate, how to prolong the time eating minimal food, what to cook, going to the grocery…
[colinpeddle.com] Money. A lesser known side effect of an eating disorder. Eating disorders are expensive. Very expensive. The average cost for an inpatient stay of 1-month is about $30,000 and this is a cost that is rarely covered by insurance and if so coverage is only granted after weeks of phone calls and…
[Bestnweb.com] It is misconception that people who suffer from eating disorders are easy to spot; emaciated, drawn, pale, lifeless, and lying on a couch all day. The majority of people with an eating disorder actually look relatively “normal” the majority of the time, residing at a seemingly normal or even higher weight and carrying…
