one of the questions that keep coming up for readers of this blog is “what to eat when recovering from anorexia?” slowly making your way back from a lifestyle that is consumed by the need to control and a great fear of gaining weight is hard work. it’s turning away from a life that is… Continue reading what to eat when recovering from anorexia
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anorexia and sex survey: pulling it all together
what’s the fascination of internet surfers with pictures of scantily clad or nude anorexic women? last december, i put together a survey to get some answers. this is part 4, the last instalment and summary of my report on the results. some numbers to start with by the time i closed the survey, 2,884 readers… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: pulling it all together
anorexia and sex survey – part 3
okay, let’s move on to part 3 of the survey on anorexia and sex. we already talked about the “thrill” of looking at pictures of anorexic women that some people experience. we should also note, however, that there were quite a few responses that indicated concern and empathy. the word “sad” came up numerous times… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey – part 3
anorexia and sex survey: results, part 2
this is part 2 of my preliminary report on the “anorexia and sex” survey. i’m trying to figure out what internet surfers find so fascinating about looking at pictures of nude or scantily clad anorexic women. as i said earlier, this is not a scientific study. however, it could probably serve as an exploration for… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: results, part 2
anorexia and sex survey: results are in
what’s the fascination with pictures of anorexic women? last december, i wondered aloud about that and put together a little survey. it was inspired by detecting that vastly more internet surfers google words like “anorexic nudes” than words that would indicate that anorexia is something that needs to be treated. not surprisingly, that post in… Continue reading anorexia and sex survey: results are in
anorexia and sex
a while ago, i wrote a blog entry about what sorts of keywords people like to google in connection with anorexia. i was surprised to see that the vast majority of keyword demands were not for how to recover from anorexia but for things like “anorexic nudes”, “anorexic porn”, etc. and wouldn’t you know it,… Continue reading anorexia and sex
recovering from anorexia: 10 activities
what do people do when they start on their recovery from anorexia? here is a list of ten things that those who deal with this eating disorder mention most frequently. these are activities that they themselves decide on. that’s important to keep in mind. if i were to say to one of my clients, “jo,… Continue reading recovering from anorexia: 10 activities
the mystery of anorexia blogs
today i thought i’d surf around for some blogs on anorexia. i was looking for active, relatively up-to-date blogs that would talk about the experience of living with or recovering from anorexia, or perhaps the experience of living with or caring about someone with anorexia. i thought it would be easy – it’s a well-known… Continue reading the mystery of anorexia blogs
understanding anorexia
i don’t have anorexia but i am intrigued by how close i feel to people who have this experience. there is a way in which i understand the desire to control one’s life to such a high degree. “my body will not tell me when to eat! i am in charge of that!” these words… Continue reading understanding anorexia
anorexia and the naked body
yesterday, at a lovely meeting of the vancouver chapter of valley women’s network, i met laara atley, originally from finland, the land of saunas. we were talking about body image, plastic surgery and the like when laara made the very valid comment that people who were brought up in a culture where nakedness is normal… Continue reading anorexia and the naked body