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hey everyone.. i need some advice..

i'm very sure my sister is anorexic.. she has a ton of symptoms.
when she eats it's very small and it excludes carbs and things like that.. ex. if she eats a hamburger she won't have a bun.. stuff like that. she is extremly skinny and has lost a ton of weight.. she is 17 years old, about 5' and weighs about 90 or less. she will also feed ...

Hello to all... I'm new here. I have been reading your discussions with great interest and have began to learn a great deal in just the last few weeks. I especially found the info about "No Contact" very helpful. And I feel I can relate to so much of what so many of you write about.
My story (short Version)...
I was in a serious relationship from 2004 until the beginning of 2006. After the ...

I am married and wondered if this is just martial arguments or verbal abuse. I realized that whenever there is an issue relates to his self-esteem, or I pushed him too far that he felt being controlled, then he would burst out. He would start to verbal abuse me saying all kinds of abusive words that you can think of. He would slam the door or kick the furniture, or throw things. One time he ...

i've been struggling with hypochondria for most of my life. but it was never as intense as it has been in the past year. i have seen so many doctors this past year and know that i'm being ridiculous, but i can never convince myself that everything is ok. any little physical sensation gets added up in my mind as something serious. but, i really believe that i can get better. i have to get ...

Hi Everyone,
I guess i am looking for suggestions on how to cope, i eleive my ex is a sociopath or has a anti social personality...
From all that ive read it describes his personality two a tee. I am 26, i met my ex in december of 2005. In the beginning of our relationship he charmed me and i beleived what a really wonderful man he was... By the middle of January i was ...

This book is brilliant. Have a look at the reviews if you don't believe me.

Are Creativity and Mental Illness Linked?
from Today's Science On File

All poets are mad," asserted English writer Robert Burton in his 1621 book, The Anatomy of Melancholy. Burton was exaggerating, of course. However, many people do believe that artists are more likely than others to be mentally ill. Many well-known artists, writers and musicians had a history of mental illness, in some cases leading to suicide.

Writers Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf and Ernest Hemingway, ...

I joined quite a few groups to see if I fit in some of them more than others. This is a good group but now I'm too overwhelmed!! So I will be leaving here. It really was nice getting to know some of you. If you'd like to email me, it's reinaroelle@sbcglobal.net
I wish you all the best here!!
Love,
Reina

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I am new to this...but I need support right now..I have been an alcoholic for the past 2 years.I am also only 22 years old.It's to the point, my husband is trying his darndest to help me stop, but what he doesn't understand, is that it's easier said than done..Sometimes I can go without drinking for a couple days to a week..But sometimes if I don't get it, I get very grouchy & irritable.Especially ...