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Eating Disorders

Jennette McCurdy Discussed What It Was Like Portraying A “Food-Obsessed” Character On “iCarly” While She Was Dealing With Dangerous Eating Disorders In Real Life

Jennette recently revealed that she asked the iCarly producers to “dial back” on all the food-related jokes about her character after constantly facing fans quipping about her eating habits in real life and gifting her desserts.

The Reality For Men With Eating Disorders

“A lot of these guys are just excessively, compulsively exercising. We sometimes have people going to the gym, I kid you not, for 10 hours a day.”

What It Feels Like To Mourn Your Ideal Body

I spent years living in a dangerous and restrictive world that I had constructed for myself. Then I learned how to tear down those walls.

Meet The Teen Girls Using Instagram To Recover From Anorexia

Young women with anorexia are now turning to apps like Instagram to find the support they feel like they aren't getting from professional health services. Through photos, these teenagers are creating a support network that they believe is saving lives, but is it doing more harm than good?

How The "Trigger Warning" Took Over The Internet

The phrase evolved from clinical psychiatry, moved from LiveJournal fan fiction to Tumblr to mainstream media, and eventually ended up on college syllabi. Here's the story of how it happened.

Talking To My Mother About Our Bulimia

The conversation around eating disorders often centers on young girls. As adults still coping with bulimia, for the first time my mom and I talk about our progress, pasts, and enduring anxieties.

Pica

An eating disorder where people crave things of non-nutritional value, like eating ice or dirt.

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