My Story
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Definitions
 Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
EDNOS
Negative Voices
Distorted Perceptions
Self Esteem
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Every day millions of men and women engage in combat with themselves. They fight a constant war between the image they see in the mirror and the image they believe they need to obtain. We name their struggles: Anorexia, Bulimia, and EDNOS. You may whisper as an emaciated girl walks past you on the street, or we may laugh as a larger size man or woman struggles to fit into the bus seat in front of us on the afternoon commute. You might even hear a person throwing up in the bathroom stall. But I wonder if you can honestly understand why this battle began, what it's really like for those who are enslaved, or how we can work together to end its tyranny.
I can't help but understand some of the reasons behind the war, for it was a part of my life for 2 years. Now, I hope to be able to use that experience to offer support for the people still enslaved in combat, education for the people who love them, and most of all... Hope for an end to the nightmare.
This is the new website on Eating Disorders, Finding friends and the Circle of hope. Helping to increase the public's consciousness of Eating Disorders (their prevalence, the early warning signs and symptoms) is the best way to bring about their prevention. With the knowledge that a cure for Eating Disorders is a very real possibility, this site also provides information to sufferers, their families and friends.
We all know that Eating Disorders can kill. This is no new piece of information. Yet, often times we say: "It will never happen to me." "I'm different." "I'm fine." We choose to believe in the fantasy that everything will be ok, if we can just hit that certain weight. This is a LIE.
If left untreated and unchallenged, eating disorders WILL kill you. It doesn't matter how strong you think you are, nor how hard you try to convince yourself otherwise, you can fall victim just like anyone else. Just like I did last year... now I'm seeing the other side. And so can you. This site will help.
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