Living with Bipolar Disorder
... e poetry in this book tells stories of personal strongholds and the highs and lows that a person of bipolar disorder, depression and childhood sexual abuse goes through. Allow me to introduce myself. ...
Major Depressive Disorder
... e the blues now and then, but they usual pass in a day or so. There are several types of depressive disorders that interfere in daily functioning and causes pain everyday for the person and those arou ...
Eating Disorder
With all the focus on our health and bodies, it's important to remember to keep it in perspective. This was such a strange year in the media, with celebrities like Nicole Richie and one of the Olson t ...
Being Aware of Eating Disorders
... nder attack is being critiqued for.All the same, the show did raise a lot of questions about eating disorders. The women who were being scrutinized all said at one point or other that they did NOT hav ...
Recognizing the Signs of an Eating Disorder
According to the National Eating Disorders Association, over 50 percent of American teenage girls and almost a third of boys use unhe ...
How Eating Disorder Begins
UK journalist Kate Spicer embarked on a six week journey of extreme dieting. "What does it take for a normal girl to reach size zero?" she asks.
The frightening piece serves as a cautionary tale.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Symptoms
Living through trauma is bad enough, but post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can transform the pain into a continual nightmare. PTSD is a psychological disorder in which an individual relives specif ...
Gay men seen prone to have eating disorders
Gay and bisexual men may be at far higher risk for eating disorders than heterosexual men, while women seem to be equally affected regardless of their sexual ...
Parents in the Dark about Pro-Eating Disorder...
... u’d think more people would be responsible about the kind of information they disperse about eating disorders. However, according to experts, there are tons of pro-eating disorder websites encouraging ...
Line between overeating and binge disorder is a...
For Natalie, it started in high school. She had always been a hearty eater, but increasingly, when life got stressful, she turned to food for comfort.
At first it was relatively harmless, she says, ...
