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How do your parents feel about your mental disorder?
If you have depression, bipolar, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders, addiction, etc, and your parents/family knows, how do they deal with this? How did they react to your mental health when they found out? Did they...
How chubby is too chubby? Will my boyfriend find me attractive?
Hey, so I'm a 5'4, 20 year old woman. I vary between 130 to 135 pounds depending on the time of the month and the time of the day. I usually work out at least 5 days a week, but have been sick lately and eating pretty...
5 Facts and Misconceptions About Eating Disorders
1. The difference between types Although there are plenty, the two main types of EDs that people are diagnosed with are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. There's a lot of misconceptions about these two types, and a...
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
I watched the documentary called Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (2011) . The documentary was about an Australian man named Joe Cross. When he was a teenager, he was of normal-weight and played sports. But as he grew older,...
Anyone else with an eating disorder?
I've fought with anorexia and bulimia for almost 4 years now and its a constant struggle. I've been in treatment centers, recovery, and relapse all over again. My friends, SO and family are always getting fed up with me...
How do I recover from an eating disorder WITHOUT professional help?
Bottom line is that I simply cannot afford to miss work or even treatment itself. I'm not underweight (in fact, I'm overweight by about 15lbs by BMI standards.) but I suffered from EDNOS for about 5 or 6 years, mostly my...
My friends doesn't understand that I'm in a bad shape?
Hi! I'm a eighteen year old girl. I've been sick with an ED since I was thirteen - fourteen years old, so my body and mind are quite "damaged" In Denmark there's a HUGE carnival. Costume, alcohol, music and parties -...
How do I distract myself?
I have an eating disorder and I'm getting treatment at our region/state psychiatric ward, ED amb. unit. I'm not good at eating dinner alone (I can eat all other snacks and meals, but just not dinner since it's the "big"...
Why did my best friend cut me off?
So it was a couple years ago and I knew this girl since middle school. When I was 15 I had to leave school and go to eating disorder treatment and I was gone for 3 monthes. When I left she was the only one I told and the...
Bulimia and general eating disorder advice? help?
I'm 17 and I've had severe bulimia for the past two years. I was diagnosed at 15 and went to inpatient treatment and that was the longest time I went purge free in years to be honest. Now I just moved away from my mom who...
Why do people think that people diagnosed with eating disorders use it as an excuse/for attention?
I'm just curious. I was diagnosed with binge eating disorder a few months ago. Yes, I realize that I don't have self control and I have no problem admitting to that. I gained 100 lbs from it, and now I'm getting...
Should you tell a new partner that you used to be very overweight?
I have lost about 70 lbs through healthy eating and exercise. Should i tell a new partner this so that they may realise my body isn't as they may expect (ie faded stretch marks and some minor loose skin)? Also i suffered...
Taking Baby Steps – Recovering from Serious Eating Disorders
Disclaimer: This myTake focuses primarily on anorexia and bulimia nervosa, however there will be a take devoted to binge eating disorders in the future after I complete an adequate amount of research on the subject. The...
Have you had any bad experiences while being hospitalised?
I've had a few - and I've seen it while my grandfather was hospitalised for pancreas cancer stage three. I was hospitalised because of strong chestpains, extreme stomach aches, and other troubles with my lungs. (Turned...
Why do doctors overlook eating disorders in overweight patients
Ever since I was young I've always sttuggled with ny weight and majority of my doctors "assumed" it was due to overeating and being inactive but that was never the case. Later on they found out the only inactive is my...
Eating disorder dilemma?
so I'm 17 and I've been diagnosed with bulimia since I was 15. When I was 15 I had to leave the comfort of my home and school to pursue treatment which inevitably led to me gaining weight as well as in the end getting...
I know my parents want the best for me but I kind of resent them and want to "take a break" from them because i'm angry. how to get space?
this is long, don't read all this if you don't want. my main point is at the bottom haha but i had a lot of issues growing up that i think really needed to be paid attention to, but because of the stigma around mental...
Do I sound like a bad person/do I have a bad personality?
to start off im 17(i hit the wrong button sorry haha) i just got my ged and im moving to seattle washington. i live in the midwest (think new mexico/arizona) and i lived in the same area my whole life. I've struggled with...
Hollywood Roles Models: Who You Should Really Be Looking Up To
When I hear young people say they look up to people like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber I feel like I’ve failed them somehow. Miley and Justin are NOT horrible people – they are young, they make mistakes – but they are...
Would you (guys) ever date a girl who.. is the following?
Would you date a girl who is depressed and has an eating disorder? Would it be annoying to see her upset and not eat and refuse treatment? anything like this? (this is a very weird question but it is for my psychiatric...
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