Archive for the ‘Meg’ Category

Women buying health policies pay a penalty

In: Medical Consequences|Meg|Mental Health|Recovery|Treatment

31 Oct 2008

Health insurance and eating disorders has always been a very difficult issue to navigate, and one that needs much attention and reform. I know that for me, were it not for the resources available through my university, I would not have had access to any kind of treatment. A recent New York Times article discusses [...]

Obese and Healthy?

In: Latest Research Findings|Medical Consequences|Meg

25 Aug 2008

I’ve missed this place! It’s been quite awhile since my last post, and I’ve sort of been seeking inspiration on blogging for a few months now. I saw this WebMD article, though, and couldn’t pass up the chance to share it. It’s entitled, “Obese and Healthy? Some Obese People Don’t Risk Heart Disease, Diabetes; Some [...]

No, Really? I’m shocked.

In: By Author|Eating Disorders|Latest Research Findings|Meg|awareness

18 Apr 2008

Eating disorders may be contagious: study. While I disagree with some of the way the study was focused and the apparent steps they seem to think need to be taken, my biggest issue here is the fact that, and I hate to sound uneducated, but, DUH; this is the same stuff me and other eating [...]

The Buffet: Overweight Babies, Jailed for Pro-Ana, Biting Back

In: Abuse|By Author|Eating Disorders|General|Latest Research Findings|Meg|Mental Health|Rape/Sexual Assault|Recovery|The Buffet|awareness

15 Apr 2008

Welcome to another edition of the Buffet! This morning I was a little shocked to see something on USA Today related to what my psychiatrist is always warning me about – that my lack of sleep and irregular sleeping habits not only contribute to my depression and physical pain, but also to weight gain, which [...]

More thoughts on drunkorexia

In: By Author|Dieting|ED-NOS|Eating Disorders|Meg|Mental Health

10 Apr 2008

This is sort of related to Char’s recent post on the issue of what point at which we begin talking about full-blown eating disorders versus disordered eating, and a bit of a continuation of my own post on drunkorexia, “The new college eating disorder.” This is also very much my own opinion and my own [...]

Anorexia and reward

In: Anorexia|By Author|Eating Disorders|Latest Research Findings|Meg

13 Mar 2008

A new study publicized by ScienCentral shows promise in investigating the brain activity of anorexics, both active and recovered. Dr. Walter Kaye, psychiatrist and author of the study, asserts that normally reactions to winning and losing cause activity in different parts of the brain, but that anorexics and even recovered anorexics’ brain activity for winning [...]

The new college eating disorder

In: Eating Disorders|General|Medical Consequences|Meg

12 Feb 2008

When you went out partying last weekend, did you skip meals so that you could drink more without feeling guilty because of the calories? If so, you may have drunkorexia – a new slang term for a phenomenon that is becoming more and more popular, especially among college-age women. While I’m wary of creating new [...]

The cheeseburgers are coming, the cheeseburgers are coming!

In: Body Image|Dieting|Meg|Pop Culture

4 Jan 2008

Watch out, they’ll destroy your life. At least, according to Subway. I was quite innocently listening to the TV and making cookies when I overheard this commercial, which reminded me of why I stopped watching TV for a long time (well, one reason). Not only will eating a cheeseburger lose you your boyfriend, kill your [...]

This is the aftermath

In: Dieting|Eating Disorders|General|Meg|Recovery

1 Jan 2008

(Editor’s note: This is the first of what I hope will be many articles from Meg, who has joined us on Disordered Times. Welcome, Meg!) I don’t know why I write New Year’s resolutions. I never keep them. Does anyone? The only thing I could think of to write was “lose 60 lbs.” I wrote [...]


About this blog

This is a blog where a roster of three regular writers and several guest writers comment on the latest news about eating disorders. It isn’t just a news feed, nor a personal journal – it’s a hybrid of both. We discuss the news with our own personal spin.

We aren’t journalists or outsiders looking in. We have eating disorders. We know about this illness because we live it. Some of us are thoroughly active in our eating disorders while some are in recovery. Most are in some state in between.

Nothing is off-limits in terms of coverage. We write about everything from the onset of eating disorders to the long-term consequences thereof. We write about all eating disorders, not just anorexia and bulimia. And we write media reviews, short stories, and whatever comes to mind in relation to current events.

This does mean, however, that we may bring up some sensitive topics — things like abuse, rape, self-injury, etc., so tread carefully. We’ll tag posts with the appropriate warning label whenever possible.

Readers are encouraged to comment and participate in the discussion. Just click on the “comments” link under any entry.

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  • Melanie: What a great article. I love the way it comes from the heart and addresses what I think is one of th [...]
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  • Emily O.: THIS IS SO TRUE. I'm in a day program where you bring your own food, and the meal plans they give yo [...]
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