Disclaimer: this post refers primarily to anorexia nervosa, though I shall touch on eating disorders as a whole. I am talking from my own experience so not all that I will say can be generalised to each individual’s struggle. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) runs every year around late February early March every year….
January Blues: It Is Ok Not to Be Ok
It is the start of 2019 and the “new year, new me” slogan becomes a prime conversation starter. Then comes the interrogation of questions: How was your Christmas? Get anything nice? Did you do anything for New Year? Have you set any New Year’s resolutions? And so the list continues. We have become so accustomed…
Looking After Your Mental Health in The Festive Period
I cannot believe how quickly Christmas has come around this year. Usually, in November, it is me who is enthusiastically announcing that Christmas is merely 50 days away, however, that does not seem to be the case this time around Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE Christmas, but I do acknowledge that it is…
ACADEMIC RESEARCH ARTICLE: ‘To what extent is anorexia nervosa caused by nature not nurture?’ (ISABELLA CLARK 2017)
I thought I would use this post as a chance to copy you into the Howard and Mitchell essay competition I entered and, subsequently, came runner up in. I had absolutely no intention of winning the competition, but rather as a chance to keep my mind occupied over the Summer break. Although when choosing a…
A Fresh Start: Choosing Recovery from an Eating Disorder
I could call this an update, but I’d rather label it ‘a fresh start’ because, deep down, that is all I want. Most people that know me, or have read this blog before will know I suffer from the mental health condition anorexia nervosa. This illness has been my companion for the best part of…