My Treatment Team Says I’m Sick, But My Insurance Company Says I’m Not Sick Enough
“We heard back from insurance yesterday about sending you to a higher level of care. They declined it saying that it wasn’t…
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Sick Enough? – A Poem
There is no”sick enough,” but some days I wonder. If I beat it harder, left it writhing in the dust only to…
Exactly How to Know If You’re Sick Enough to Need Treatment
In high school, two girls in my grade had to drop out in order to get treatment for their eating disorders. I…
Let’s Settle This: How Do You Know If You’re Sick Enough For Treatment?
If you have suffered from an eating disorder at any point in your life, you have most likely come across the feeling…
Challenging the Thought: I’m Not Sick Enough to Get Help for My Eating Disorder
Deciding to get help for an eating disorder can be so hard. Recovery is just plain difficult. It takes patience, brutal honesty,…
ED Recovery People: Sick And Tired Of The Numbers Game?
Numbers have always played a part in my eating disorder. What I realize now is playing the numbers game can be dangerous…
Is Knowing How to Recover Enough?
I was sitting in a support group when a girl said that she recovered from her eating disorder the day she “changed…
This One Is For Everyone Who Feels Like They “Don’t Look Sick”…
I have anorexia, manage to say with an exasperated breath as they wheel me into the emergency room. “You don’t look sick to me,”…
Is an Eating Disorder a Kind of Anxiety Disorder? An Expert Explains
What is underneath an eating disorder? A growing body of scientific research is starting to present the case that anxiety and eating…
Depression Is Not Linked to Serotonin, But I’ll Keep Refilling My SSRI Prescriptions
The main areas of serotonin research provide no consistent evidence of there being an association between serotonin and depression. Hence, how could an antidepressant help? How it all began……
What You Need to Know About “Atypical” Anorexia Nervosa And Why It Is Dangerous.
F50.01: the sometimes coveted diagnostic code for anorexia nervosa. Not to be confused with “atypical” anorexia nervosa. Which is a different diagnosis….
The Secret Life of Me and My Eating Disorder
My eating disorder made me a person of many faces and created a secret life. Eating “normally” in front of friends, being…
Life Beyond Anorexia Nervosa
What would a life without and beyond anorexia look like? Anxiety first came into my life right before kindergarten when I was…
14 Things Your Loved One With an Eating Disorder Wants You To Know (But is Afraid to Tell You)
How to explain an eating disorder to a loved one? Or to anyone for that matter? Eating disorders are prevalent, complicated, and…