Supporting Someone With an Eating Disorder
How do you support someone who has an eating disorder? How do you stand by as someone you care about slowly destroys themselves? That’s a tricky one. I’ve watched as friends have done this. I’ve cried....
View Article…and the Battle Continues.
I was officially diagnosed with an eating disorder eight years ago, and all that began more than ten years ago. That diagnosis of Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS) has never left me. I’ve...
View ArticleThe Body Deserves Respect.
I think that most people understand the concept of respect, but do you understand self-respect? For me, this is a complicated, and somewhat overwhelming concept to understand and put into practice....
View ArticleAll I Want For Christmas is…
…to be without this eating disorder. This year my Christmas plans involve a family holiday. Spending a week away with my younger brother from interstate, and an older brother and his family. I’m...
View ArticleAnd Now They Know
I’ve been quiet again. Things were going really well after my last hospital admission back in August. Life was good, busy, and enjoyable. At some point stress began to build, but I kept going knowing...
View ArticleThe Eating Disorder Voice
If you have, or have had, an Eating Disorder (ED) you’ll be familiar with this ‘voice’. That part of you that screams internally at you to binge, purge, starve, exercise, punish yourself. Very early on...
View ArticleChristmas: It’s Okay To Be Sad
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m sitting in my hospital bedroom typing this post. I was admitted one and a half weeks ago, and in that time I’ve made many positive changes. I’m well again. I can think...
View ArticleUnderstanding, Compassion, and Respect.
We’ve decided that 2016 is going to be the year that we only include people in our life that treat us with understanding, compassion, and respect. People that can’t or won’t do this, will not have a...
View ArticleSick and Tired
I needed a break from healthcare appointments. I cancelled all of my appointments. I was just so tired of talking about my health, my feelings, my thoughts. The break lasted about one and half weeks. I...
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