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70My Compulsive Overeating
Understand: I’m not a scientist or a doctor. I compulsively eat food. For a long time I just said that I like to eat. But now I realize it’s more than that. At the ripe old age of 45 I think I finally...
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76Hypochondriacs
What is Hypochondria? Hypochondria is a mental disorder, when a person is having unrealistic negative feelings about their body. The word Hypochondria came from the ancient Greeks. The term “hypo” means...
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69Support System for Eating Disorder Recovery: what is it?
A woman asks: "Would a boyfriend be a good support system or do you recommend that I find a female to confide in? I'm ready to finally get over my bulimia." Answer: A support system is more than one...
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74Understanding anorexia nervosa and what you can do to help.
It is often very obvious to recognise a person whom is suffering from anorexia nervosa, yet often very difficult to deal with or try to help this person if it is someone you know. If you know someone living...
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68anorexia: the female asperger's?
This article discusses the recent claims that anorexia nervosa is a form of female Asperger's syndrome.
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67an abusive relationship with Ed
This hub discusses the correlation between abusive relationships between a woman and a man and the abusive relationship between a woman and her eating disorder. It includes quotes from an eating disorder psychotherapist and a young woman recoverying from anorexia nervosa.
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60Bulimia Causes and Treatment
Bulimia is defined as the voracious and continuous consumption of huge quantities of food. The patient (almost always middle to upper class young females) may gorge themselves for minutes, hours, days or...
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60Why people love their anorexia (Shamanorexia Part 12)
It is really important to acknowledge the perceived benefits of the illness, and why it is so hard to let go of it. This idea was first spoken about in the literature by Treasure et al. within an approach...
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65Restlessness, Exercise and Arguments in Anorexia (Shamanorexia Part 11)
The anorexic restlessness is characterised by constantly moving feet, fingers or legs. Sometimes this is driven by an inner restlessness created by internal conflict and sometimes there is a deliberate...
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67Social Avoidance in Anorexia (Shamanorexia Part 10)
Social Phobia or Avoidance People with anorexia can have different degrees of social fear or avoidance. Some people can become completely house-bound, and others keep some degree of social contact going....
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