Is there anywhere that I can read stories about eating disorders. Maybe some long ones. I don’t want like informational, medical book stories. I want like something I can get into, that has a plot and what not.
Or maybe a place that I can read new novels online for free.

Anything like that would be swell thanks.

Ok, here is a way to get the books you want. First you need to get the titles of the books and/or the authors. You can get that from Amazon.com most likely.

Then download this program.
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Type in the name of the book or the author and then download the books.

am a recovering anorexic and am doing much better. However. I have had a few relapses lately and one of my friends is starting to notice. She does not know about my past but keeps telling me I need to eat becasue I am too thin. We have been friends for about 5 months. I feel comfortable around her and all. But my question is should I tell her about my past eating issues? She has already mentioned anorexia to me before and I keep changing the subject. I think she already knows. If you think I should tell her, any ideas how?

In a way I feel I should tell her becasue I am afraid of losing her as a friend. But on the other hand I am not sure how she will take the news. She may decide I am too complicated to be friends with and ditch me. This is why I am asking for advice. I have lost friends in the past when they found out I was anorexic and I do not want to go thought that again, but I am afraid what will happen if I tell her and what will happen if I dont. Please help

Another issue I have is when I tell her who do I do it? We work together and dont really have much time alone. We are care givers for developmentally disabled adults and are not alone much. And we dont really hang out outside of work. So this is another reason I am questioning what I should do.

Yes: tell her. She probably already knows. If she has mentioned it, she's indicating that she is prepared to listen and be supportive. You both work in jobs that involve caring for people, so she obviously does care about people in general. And she does seem to care about you. And the thing you need most right now if you are having a relapse is supportive friends.

Why don't you invite her for a cup of coffee after work one day and get to know her better?

Edit: Maybe that's a really stupid idea. Maybe inviting her to a place of eating and drinking isn't the ideal solution for you. Sorry I'm an idiot.

But is there something you could do together to get to know each other better?

What would be useful interventions in schools regarding eating disorders, body image etc.. or would exploring and tackling self harming be more useful?

I think educating kids in school in their sex education,biology or PE class about eating disorders & the physical & mental damage they can do both short & long term to health would b a good idea.I think eating disorders are probably more common than self harming as there are a few difrent types of eating disorders plus most people go on some kind of diet in their life so can relate to the issue whereas not evryone self harms.Educating young people about the physical damage it can do & how it can ruin both urs & ur familys lives & the impact having an eating bdisorder has on evryone who comes in contact with it might make some young people realise how serious it is & not do it.Education is the name of the game.Sometimes young people do or start something without realising where it can lead or wot the full consequences of sumthing mite b.If they thought about it a bit more they might neva hav done it so educating them & making them think about certain issues is a good thing.

How would you describe the shocking news you discover when u see ur sis anorexic in a book? use metaphores etc…

And suddenly the skeleton was no longer in the closet. Rather, she stood before me, face ashen with the realisation that her secrets had been discovered, nothing between me and her bones but crepe-paper skin and ever-thinning air, no longer satisfying my lungs. Her skin was now translucent, streaked with a road-map of blue veins, coated with fine hair reminiscent of the moleskin skirt she had once so favoured. Emaciated, she stared back at me, too startled to feel the shame of standing naked before her sister.
“Don’t tell,” she whispered, voice pleading, eyes simultaneously blank and brimming, as though she knew she ought to feel emotional, but had already checked out. “You can’t tell. Not if you love me.”

I have to make a poster on eating disorders for heath class. I don't know what kinds of pictures to put on the poster. I don't want to put pictures of anorexic people. For my obesity poster, I put a picture of fat sells inclosing a heart. Have any ideas?

Probably been done before, but 'Dying to be Thin'……with a picture of a coffin……….may be a bit morbid though.

Another idea would be a picture/cartoon of a slim girl looking in the mirror and in the reflection there is a fat girl staring back.

HTH.

Hi,
Recently my moods been eratic and kinda uncontrolable. I can get worked up easily, and I can feel this bit in my head hurt when I do. For example yesterday I did three odd things:
I cried at the news, but it wasnt anything sad.
I asked two ladies what size they were.
I was watching CSI, nothing was bugging me then I went and smashed my cup of tea.

I do have anorexia, and I know that affects my moods but I was wondering if there is anything else wrong?

Anorexia often goes with bi-polar disorder or borderline personality disorder. Look them up and see if it fits.

All the ones I’ve found are really out of date and don’t seem to be active any more.
Yes I know, eating disorders are wrong blah blah blah… That’s why I’m looking for a chat room to talk with people who are trying to get over it like me!

well then we shall start a chat room for eating disorders:)
actually, i've never really thought about it until now. Hopefully yahoo will make one.

Did any of you see the latest on Yahoo News?
.."young girls are encouraged to monitor the weight, wardrobe, wealth & happiness of their virtual character to create "the coolest, richest and most famous bimbo in the world." The girls compete to earn "bimbo dollars" which can use to buy larger breasts, diet pills, nip-and-tuck surgery, sexy lingerie and nightclub outfits. Healthcare professionals have warned that website encourages anorexia and bulimia ….".

It states that "the game has attracted 200,000 members since opening its British site. The website sparked controversy in France, where it attracted 1.2 million players."

Well, I am a recovered bulimic and have daughters. Certainly I am concerned about the message young girls receive in the media. BUT where the heck are these parents of the more than 1 million girls that are allowed to get on the site in the first place? Porn sites exist too but we don't let our children visit those….where is the parental responsibility??
I'm just tired of some parents blaming the rest of the world..tv..internet, etc for their children's problems when they are largely to blame for lack of supervision and responsible parenting.
Actually, Malzypan, if you research the history of the site you'll find that it was created by a woman. Kids in the US are using the site as well, it's just that according to the data they just don't have current numbers of users tracked yet. There are plans to create an "Americanized" site as well.
To the responder who said women are probably using the site…who knows..That's not the point of my question. I'm asking opinions about "parent outrage". The parents and various groups are blaming the site for their girls' warped image of being female…instead of pulling the old plug on the computer and refusing to allow them access to the "game". In other words p-a-r-e-n-t-i-n-g responsibly rather than expecting the internet to do it for them.

I think it's retarded for a game to be like that in the first place however, I also think that if a girl has been raised properly, she won't fall for it.
I've never looked at a Barbie Doll or a picture of a woman in a magazine or anything and told myself that I'm going to become bulimic or anorexic to look that way. I knew it was always the wrong thing because that's how my parents raised me.

I want to help teens with eating disorders and help advertise the problem. I need some creative ideas, like, fund raisers to help with so and so, or wear a ribbion day. I want to give advice to these girls in a confrontable way, and rreally get through to them. Any advice and ideas will be much apprectaited and well used!!!

confront companies and government departments for sponsorship.

My friend has started a Youth assistance programme in Year 2005, nina from New Plymouth.

Talk with your local government representative. Write some ideas on paper to show.

Create public notices with store's permission and publicise them around your town.

Good luck mate..

Sheila was back from the university. She still could not believe how time had passed. This has always been a subject of reflection for her. When she was in the 7th or 8th grade, when she would cross the school yard to get inside the school building, alone, she would think: ‘How glad I was to still be one of them’ – and not a grown-up, imagining stories of herself being a teacher and then, like going backwards in time, she were young again… Sheila had always been a creative girl, with a very active imagination.
Now she was a teacher, she taught French as a foreign language to students in a university. Never had she dreamt of actually being truly able to arrive so high.
She was still very young, she had just graduated an MA program that year’s summer, and now she was walking under autumn’s cold, sometimes rainy, sometimes sunny days. There had also been summer-like days at the very beginning of that autumn, when she had walked in the park and spent wonderful days remembering summer, her favourite season.
Her life had changed, she was definitely different from the person she was 10 years ago, she had grown up into a very beautiful young woman.

***

On turning on the tv and watching the news, Sheila came across a news report which showed the following scene: a woman, a lady, who although looked like she could be in her 20s, it showed somehow that she was actually quite a lot older than she looked, but still very attractive, had been called to an office and she had a very determined behaviour, she would not have her confidence gone by anything in the world. She had been called to be interrogated, and a young man whom she had treated years ago was also there, he had been called there for the same reasons. The young man was afraid to talk, and was visibly not at all at his ease. The lady was trying to reassure him, talking to him in a very kind, affectionate voice, trying to make him talk, telling him not to be afraid, that what had happened was past, dead and gone now and now he was safe, nobody could hurt him now… The same lady, upon entering the building, had brutally ‘castrated’ an old colonel whom she apparently knew for many years, and with whom she had never been on very good terms, by pulling his belt and pants from one very fast and skilful move no one understood how it was done; afterwards, the reporter’s comment was heard, saying that the colonel would from then on join his old mates and give up courting women… The colonel obviously deserved it, as he had looked at the lady with a superior air, and it seemed he had been the one to have caused the lady to be called there to be questioned on past matters…

***

Sheila knew who the lady was. Some 10 years ago, she had been Sheila’s psychiatrist…
Ten years ago, Sheila was a teenage girl whom was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, she had lost lots of weight, although she had never been even close to fat, and she was sick as her period had stopped. She had severe self-esteem issues, was very shy and insecure… She was afraid of growing up, of becoming an adult with too many responsibilities, she wished to be a child physically as well as at heart, as she felt, alone and helpless in an adult body and a child inside… She had also a little depression… Her mother had taken her to see a psychiatrist. Dr. Meyskee…

Seems like you've got a story to tell. It might help to make the story come more alive by writing some of the material as scenes. I suggest you take a class in fiction–there are many online classes that aren't too expensive. Try Gotham Writers Workshops. Good luck.