Comments on: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By: Madisyn

Madisyn — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:02:54 +0000

cool stuff i hope i get to read more updates

By: Macy

Macy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:48:52 +0000

For the girls or boys that need help, I wonder if they have insurance if this would cover something like this for them to get help? This is an illness that I understand, can eventually kill someone if they don’t get help.

By: Lanna

Lanna — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:22:04 +0000

It’s great to see that there is help out there for these girls that need it. Anyone dealing with bulimia and anorexia need the understanding and help from loved ones as well as therapist… even tho a lot of girls tend to at first not want to listen because they want to be thinner to feel better..

By: Betti

Betti — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:11:39 +0000

maybe doctors should be a little more understanding when it comes to illness as bulimia and anorexia. I would hate to have to go to a doctor for help and they just look at as if they were judging me. These girls, men or adults who need help, need someone understanding

By: Madison

Madison — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:06:37 +0000

I agree with Hal. I think Anorexia and Bulimia are more than diseases and there should be abundance of help out there for people who suffer with this. I am fortunate to not have went thru this, but I have witnessed my sister in law going thru this and the doctor just looked at her and told her she just needed to start eating and stop treating her body badly… Some doctor.. From what she said, he pretty well accused her of something awful.

By: jessie

jessie — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:33:44 +0000

It’s so sad to hear that girls are going thru this. They need family and friends to get them the help they need and support and understanding… along with therapy on how to overcome and understand this disease.

By: kelli

kelli — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:32:08 +0000

this is really a great idea on getting the news and info out there on eating disorders.. So many girls want to be like the models and actresses in magazines and tv, and we wonder why they feel they have to look that way. Great article.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:56:21 +0000

Appreciate the attention eating disorders are getting here. My sister fought anorexia for years and died last year. This effort to get out the message feels like a tribute to her and all that she was and could have been.

By: Hal

Hal — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:26:51 +0000

As a male who struggled for years with both anorexia and bulimia I am here to say that it about time that these disorders began to get the recognition that they deserve! You would not believe how many times over the course of my own treatment that people who were well meaning would say things like I was just being too vain and to stop caring so much about what I looked like. But after years of treatment and therapy I came to realize that eating disorders are about so much more than that yet it is difficult to explain to anyone who has never experienced this before. I was fortunate enough to have friends and family who cared enough about me to support me and get me to a healthy place in my life (finally!) but we cannot do that while telling those who suffer that they just need to shake it off and get over it. Anorexia and bulimia, as well as overeating, go far deeper than that, and for many like me, it takes years of pretty intensive treatment to overcome. There are still days where I struggle but I know that I have the power to get past it and I do, but it is still a day to day process.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:17:44 +0000

I had posted earlier in the week that my granddaughter suffers from an eating disorder so I was so glad to see this article here. I am checking out the website to see if we have missed anything with her treatment or if there are any other avenues for her to try. Thanks so much for posting this here.