News of Anorexia Nervosa Forum

Hi my name is Amy, I am a student studying Community and Family Studies as part of the 2008 Higher School Certificate course. As the basis for my current Independent Research project I have chosen to investigate whether there is enough support for sufferers of eating disorders and I aim to determine the main causes and age category of majority of the sufferers. It would be much appreciated if anyone could fill out the following ...

A few months back, I met this totally amazing woman. Wow. Almost everything is perfect.

I think she has Body Dysmorphic Disorder. I'm not doctor, but I really do. For example, she is ridiculously beautiful. She does not think so though. She is at her target weight, and she is just about the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

She is a bit older than me. I am 26, she is 29. I'm not ...

discolored skin, because of elevated beta-carotene levels. i don't consider myself anorexic. tho between october until late december i was restricting my intake of foods a lot. started at 135, got down to around 103 or 104. then come christmas things went haywire and i started eating rediculous amounts of food. and that continued until about 5 days ago. i got up to 110 from eating like that, sometimes a little over. 5 days ago ...

One word: Zinc.

"Features of the illness: Physiological: ...Abnornalities of mineral and electrolyte levels in the body, Zinc deficiency"<------I took a high mg of Zinc, as perscribed by my psychiatrist and the Anorexia went away that day and has never come back. Studies have been done that show Zinc has been effective in reducing or eliminating the self-image distortion of anorexia for Anorexics. I don't feel ugly, I don't look ugly in the morrir, I ...

Hi my name is Emily.

I am currently conducting research as a requirement of my Masters in Clinical Psychology at Bond University.

I am interested in investigating the use of internet message boards as a means of support, particularly in relation to disordered eating, and am seeking people over the age of 18 who access message boards to participate in my study by completing an online questionnaire. The questionnaire takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. ...

Hello!!!! I have gone through every possible body issue, from self-pity to depression, then to anorexia, then to rock-bottom. When you hit rock-bottom. When you hit rock-bottom, then I believe that the only way is go up again!!!

That's what i am doing right now. I've gone up and i am inviting you to take part in my effort. I have started a petition and I am only asking for three seconds of your time ...

MY name is Tierra and I am 18. I am 4'10 and weigh 110 pounds. I am very concerned about my weight. I have belly flab and my butt is huge. I was talking to my doctor about it and he says Im showing signs of having Anorexia. I eat because I have to. For breakfast, I had a poptart and for lunch, I had a sandwhich and haven't had dinner yet. I have been ...

Am i overwaight?
i am a 23 year old femaile and my hight is 5ft 6inc i am a size 12 and waigh 11 stone. I feel like i am overwaight and cant do anything about it . iv tryed doing diets but allways give in to the things i like. Iv tryed skipping meals i know thats rong but i want my size 8 figere back that i used to have. I feel so ...

I never took eating disorders too seriously until I went to college, and for two reasons: I found out that my 14 year old neighbor had become anorexic, and when I came home for a visit, I couldn't believe how emaciated and sickly she looked, and it made me really scared. I also had to watch a girl who lived on my floor get admitted to the hospital for anorexia. My college was considered one ...

Hi! I'm new here, so please be patient. I have anorexia and I am also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. My therapist and psychatrist wants me to take lithium. I am so scared to take these kinds of medications that are recommended for bipolar because I have read everything about these medications and they all have a side effect of weight gain. I don't know what to do. I am having very sever symptoms related to ...