Messages By: shortcomings

Depression tends to ignite eating disorders either way w/gain or loss.  I was hospitalized and mostly w/depression and I determined I would take out my frustrations on restricting my intake of food.

If you don't feel emotionally well-please seek help.  I work in a doctor's office,  and regardless-if there are dramatic changes in food intake or weight either way-there is generally an issue to be adressed.

If you are confused as to whether you have an eating-disorder-etc.  It doesn't matter.  You need to take care of yourself either way.

Being underwieght is fine if you are.  As long as you are seemingly healthy and not trying to deny yourself food-or having great bouts of depression.

Many people come in many shapes and sizes-I just happened to be destructive w/my eating disorder.

Please be assured if you are happy-healhy-and tiny-It sounds like you are fairly content-and don't have to worry about your habits.

PS; Anorexia is also a medical term-even if not intentional thru the patient.  Side-effect of other conditions

I understand you are tired of this topic-and so are the girls going thru it.

From a recovered stand-point,  it doesn't matter what the public's opinion means.  It's more about what the person sees themself.

There is no objective view on it. 

Not asking for your acceptance of the view or disease.  But it's mostly phychological.  Betwee the person and themselves.

And yes,  the girls will have to stic to the rules of life,  and quit asking for others to accomidate the're physical and emotional standpoint-as most won't do that.

Thank you for your positive remark on recovery.

I do recovery speaking @ the local hospital I was.  I'm fairly older now,  and my body is going thru the middle-aged spread, and I do accept it as a form of maturity.

I did live,  but I almost died due to mal nutrition,  and lack of maturity.

Like I said,  I'm not crazy about my physical image,  but then again,  I'm old enough to have earned it.

Men need the treatment they deserve.

The hospital I do recovery speaking for had some manorexics.

Eating disorders are a power trip against the natural shape of the body.

I know it is less acceptable for a male to go into treatement.  My personal e-mail address is as follows for you to get help.

hippielynn@yahoo.com

Sharry;

Still concerned abt the well-being of your son.

You are still free to e-mail me in regards.  And although there aren't any clinics where you live.  The cost of treatment would probably be forgiven by the hospital here in the mid-west.  If your son would like to e-mai; me, he's more than welcome.

And you are as well.

It's not a 'lost cause' at all.  And I'd be happy to talk to him.