Posts Tagged ‘Depression’

Here’s information about my lifestyle habits. Please use my honesty against me.

In: Charlynn|Depression|Dieting

14 Dec 2008

A year and a half ago, I posted a series of entries about my workplace’s “wellness” challenge that was imposed on us by the corporation that owns the newspaper I work for. I was pleasantly surprised when a similar Biggest Loser-esque competition wasn’t held around the same time this year, but the company has more [...]

Congress passes groundbreaking mental health parity bill

In: Eating Disorders|Legislation|Rachel|Recovery

6 Oct 2008

After two weeks of contentious and high-spirited debate, the federal government’s ambitious and historic plan to bail out the nation’s financial system was signed into law by President Bush on Friday. While H.R. 1424 is intended to resuscitate the nation’s ailing financial health, the act also helps to improve the nation’s mental health: Amongst the [...]

I’m such a copycat, a.k.a., let’s talk about antidepressants!

In: Anorexia|Anxiety|Charlynn|Depression|Eating Disorders|Medication|Mental Health

21 Jul 2008

I was just about to post a reply to Rachel’s thread about antidepressants on her blog, The F Word, when I realized that my reply was going to be a post in and of itself. Why not put it here instead? So I’m stealing her topic. Because eating disorders occur so frequently with conditions like [...]

Are eating disorders a form of suicide?

In: Eating Disorders|General|Mental Health|Rachel|Suicide

17 Jul 2008

The blog Between Living and Existing wrote about a new eating disorders awareness PSA campaign across Canada. The Looking Glass Foundation, a non-profit organization seeking to develop Canada’s first residential center for the treatment of adolescents with eating disorders, is the sponsor of the campaign. Their PSAs sound very hard-hitting — images shown include girls [...]

“Held hostage” by mental illness

In: Bulimia|Charlynn|Eating Disorders

14 Dec 2007

A mental health awareness campaign that uses “ransom notes” to portray life with a mental illness is being considered “too provocative” by some that are calling for the removal of the ads on billboards, magazine advertisements and kiosks in New York City. It is part of a public service campaign that is being carried out [...]

Anxiety, depression and eating disorders: they all feed off one another

In: Anorexia|Anxiety|Charlynn|Depression|Eating Disorders|Latest Research Findings|Mental Health|Relapse

30 Nov 2007

In my latest struggle against a relapse this month, I have noticed a tremendous change in my anxiety and depression levels: they’re through the roof. Before this all started happening, both were at manageable levels. But now I feel completely overwhelmed, and that is definitely not helping me resist the eating disorder. Several studies have [...]

I didn’t fully match the label they wanted

In: Anorexia|Charlynn|ED-NOS|Eating Disorders|Recovery|Therapy|Treatment

16 Oct 2007

One of the most pivotal moments in my eating disorder happened when I sought treatment in December 2003. It was the first time I actually believed I would die from my illness and knew I needed full-time professional help. I needed inpatient treatment. It should have been a turning point for the better. Instead, my [...]

Revisiting the struggles of a princess

In: Bulimia|Charlynn|Depression|Eating Disorders|In Memoriam

31 Aug 2007

Though it isn’t really news, I find it appropriate that we acknowledge the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana’s passing. Her public struggle with bulimia and depression brought attention of these illnesses to the masses, showing that no one was immune to such struggles, not even a royal. We learned, as the years passed, that Diana’s [...]

‘Wannarexia’ is pro-ana all over again

In: Anorexia|Charlynn|Depression|Eating Disorders|Mental Health

8 Aug 2007

Most of the time, I enjoy reading USA Today. Not today. Not after reading this article and cringing with every fiber of my being. ‘Wannarexia’ is the new pro-ana. The media is already having a heyday with it. Sadly, the media’s well-intentioned efforts of informing parents of the newest crisis they should watch for is [...]


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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.

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