Everybody Knows Somebody: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating disorders specialist Andrea Vazzana spoke with NAMI to provide insight into the illnesses that affect one in 20 Americans.
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Changing the Conversation about Eating Disorders
Everyone deserves compassion and support as they live with and recover from eating disorders.
Reshaping My Relationship with Myself
[…] 8, I started worrying about how my body looked. At 10, I discovered Weight Watchers and my seemingly endless cycle of dieting started. Then, at 15, my eating disorder started. As a dancer, my world has always been full of mixed messages about bodies. Most of the dance world isn’t very accepting of varying body […]
Mental Illness Prolific Among College Students
[…] for members of all communities, especially those interacting with the college age population," added Fitzpatrick. "Just as parents and colleges discuss alcohol use, sexually transmitted diseases and eating disorders with students, they should also cover mental illness. The college age population must be informed, not only for the sake of their own health, but […]
How to Describe Borderline Personality Disorder to Those Who Don’t Understand
[…] often marked by alternating between idealization and devaluation An unstable self-image or sense of self Impulsivity in activities that are potentially self-damaging (like reckless driving or binge eating) Recurrent suicidal behavior or threats Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (e.g., intense episodic dysphoria, irritability or anxiety usually lasting a few hours […]
Accepting My Sexuality in Eating Disorder Recovery
The pride I feel about my identity is inextricably linked to the pride I feel about being in recovery from an eating disorder.
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Selfish. Manipulative. Untreatable. Clingy—this is how people describe those who live with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). But considering what a person experiencing BPD deals with daily, these labels aren’t fair.
Recovering from an Eating Disorder as a Trans Person
[…] sister told me she thought I might be non-binary — things clicked for me: I was gray in a black-and-white world. It seems ironic, then, that the eating disorder (ED) I’ve struggled with for most of my life involves such binary thinking. Foods are either good or they’re bad. If I’m not thin, I’m too […]
Surviving the Bed Shortage in Mental Health Treatment Facilities: A Teenager’s Experience
[…] in mental health treatment facilities. The consequences, frankly, are disastrous. I personally experienced the impact of this shortage. I had been struggling with depression, anxiety and an eating disorder for several years, but none of my symptoms escalated to the point of hospitalization until midway through the pandemic, when it became clear that I needed […]
Overcoming Regional Barriers: Navigating Rural Mental Health Care
I was 13 years old the first time my doctor told me I was close to dying. My eating disorder had only developed six months prior, but the constant restricting, bingeing and purging had led to significant heart problems caused by electrolyte imbalances. It was after this experience that my family and I realized how […]