One woman shares the tips that helped her recover from her eating disorder. — Tip #2: Focus On The Facts Your mind is being starved, your thoughts are distorted, you cannot see the truth because your emotions are clouding your judgment. All the fear, guilt, frustration, worry is consuming you. Often when we aren’t given the full story we’ll fill the gaps in ourselves. For example, if we go into…

One woman shares the tips that helped her recover from her eating disorder. — Tip #1: Decide You Want Things To Change I know how difficult it is living with an eating disorder. Your mind is so consumed with thinking of food that it’s difficult to have a conversation. You may have isolated yourself from other people. You just want to feel safe. You just want to feel in control. You have…

The fight to get help — I never considered myself a typical anorexic, because it didn’t start in my teens. It wasn’t until I was 31 that I started restricting in order to cope with my divorce. I’d found out my husband was having an affair and he showed no remorse, no emotion. I was devastated…

Why is it healthy for some and yet an unhealthy obsession for others? — The idea of clean eating has been around for a few years now, and the concept has been immensely popular. Public figures have been seen to be following the diet, Facebook pages set up, and there have even been claims that clean eating can help prevent cancer. But is clean…

The desperation to stay in control. — Someone who has never experienced an eating disorder for themselves will never understand what it’s like. Do you agree? If they are a family member, they can have a certain degree of knowledge. …

That government, journalists and producers just aren’t mentioning. — As someone who has recovered from anorexia and bulimia, and now works with women with eating disorders, I tend to keep abreast of current developments in this area. It’s new year and I awaited the newly introduced fitness DVDs and diets. I watched two TV programs this week on losing…