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GLBT Youth and the Development of Eating Disorders
Twitter has proven to be a valuable resource for me; even though I don’t comment on every article that I find thanks to what others post, there’s a lot of good information. With links to research studies, articles and other explorations o...
And All Your Drugs and Your Machines Can’t Save You Now
I suspect that it says something that I’ve completely strayed from softer gentler lyrics and moved onto a band that, while simply amazing and brilliant, fell closer to the Industrial movement than the folk or pop that I’m often drawn to. ...
I Feel Drawn to Revolving Doors
The title is taken from “The Brighter Side” by the band Averi; it opens the song - the first verse bears typing out: I feel drawn to revolving doors They make it easy to get back to where I was before I’m an optimist when I forget t...
For the Sake of Transparency
I’m trying to re-greasp the importance of some level of transparency in my life - something that isn’t always easy. For the sake of keeping this space somewhere where I am honest, therefore, it feels like I need to open a door and let peo...
Better Climb Through the Window ‘Cause I’m Closing the Door
One of the things that we learn is that as one door closes, another one opens - or, based on the way I’m feeling today, at the very least there’s a window to crawl through that will help us get to where we are going. The key isn’t t...
Hungry and Tired: Why I Can’t Believe I Need to Go Shopping Tonight
There aren’t many days like this for me - days when I just can’t wake up even after coffee (my vice of choice), a three hour nap, more coffee and trying to get things done around the apartment. Today though, not only am I exhasuted, but I...
Prescription Drugs More Popular Because Teen Girls Don’t Want the Munchies?
I get that there’s a temptation for teens to turn to prescription drugs these days - far more, at least, than it was the case when I was in high school - but while drinking coffee and half listening to the Today Show this morning, I was caught ...
Eating Disordered Thoughts that Creep Up
When the move happens in 2 weeks - as in, 2 weeks from today we’re likely to be approaching out new home with all of our stuff - we’ll be living in a place with a fitness room. We’ll be living across the street from 3 acres of undev...
The Healthy Pro-Ana Movement: Are You Kidding Me?
I used to spend a but more time looking at other eating disorder blogs; all of a sudden though, I’ve been a bit jammed up with work, stress and life and, well, I haven’t had time to surf the web (or do much of anything else really)....
Eating Disorder Behaviors: Attaching Meanings Seen but not Intended
I’m borrowing a post today - without permission (and will gladly remove it if asked) - but you can find the original here, in a blog written by Jill Sobule whose songs are used by some as thinspiration (for the record, I really really don’...
I Can Take the Criticisms; It’s the Praise that Hurts
Yesterday, as a great big part of feeling less than well, a fair amount of time was spent catching up on watching TV shows that were taped earlier in the week. The title for this post - I can take the criticisms; it’s the praise that hurts - ca...
Eating Disorder Behaviors Sometimes Creep Into My Dreams
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me. During the day, I can keep those eating disorder behaviors that I’ve worked so hard to put behind me at bay - I don’t spend five hours working out (even when I kinda want to); I don’t purge all ...
Letting Go of Eating Disorder Behaviors, or Moving Past Disappointment
I guess it’s the curse of a new year. Just as we all have a tendency to look at the things that we want to accomplish, we tend to look at the things that we didn’t accomplish last year. For some people those reflections often go a little ...
Eating Disorder Behaviors and I Can Quit When I Want
One of the most common occurrences in any recovery effort is the struggle with the belief that nothing is really an addiction - the belief that anorexia, purging, drinking, smoking or drug is something that could just stop if only the willpower was t...
