When I get stressed, I toy with the idea of eating less. Please don't fret... I'm NOT going to stop eating, I just start thinking about it. I want to know why I do this, why I set deadlines for myself to lose weight, why I can't be happy with my body ... MORE...
'eating disorders' Articles
Robyn (my naturopath) is always telling me to use the 'Emotional Freedom Technique' or EFT to help with my anxiety. The problem is I am a sceptical neurotic. She taught me how to practice it myself, at home, whenever I'm feeling anxious, worried or tempted. It's also called tapping. The ... MORE...
Coming from an eating disordered background, sometimes I get anxious about food. No, make that MOST of the time I'm anxious about food. Food, weight, my body image, the way others perceive me, how I measure up in my looks, personal life and work. I'm constantly feeling inadiquate, weak-willed and ... MORE...
Here's a couple of Joanne's questions: How long did it take you to feel as though you’ve fully recovered? I guess 2 years from the point when I decided I wanted to get better. That being said I don't know if you ever fully recover. It is something that stays with ... MORE...
Let the discussion begin... Joanne raise quite a few interesting questions in her comment so I thought I'd go through them one by one. Can you tell us about the length of time each of your stages occurred? That is a difficult question because it was such a slow an isidious process. My Father ... MORE...
Let me introduce myself. My name is Louise. I work as a graphic designer. I've been married for seven years and my husband has recently qualified as a personal trainer. From the age of fifteen, I followed a vegetarian diet, with shocking results. I developed an eating disorder and shrunk to ... MORE...
