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Eating Disorder Awareness

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter

Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week:

Eating Disorder Awareness

Eating Disorder AwarenessIt's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Yes, we still need it. You'd be surprised how many people write us every month saying they or their loved one have symptoms of an eating disorder, but they aren't sure if they REALLY have one. To be clear, if you are engaged in any of these eating disorder behaviors - excessively restricting food intake, bingeing, purging (through vomiting, laxatives, over-exercising or any other method) - and it's affecting your physical and/or mental health, then there's a high likelihood you have an eating disorder and you should seek professional eating disorder treatment.

Stigma and shame are other issues facing those with this mental illness. "Surviving ED" blog author, Jess Hudgens says the relationship between shame and eating disorders exists on several different levels.

We have many eating disorder videos and articles on the HealthyPlace.com website. In addition, Jess Hudgens and Emily Roberts, author of the "Building Self-Esteem" blog, have done special videos as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Links to those are further down the page.

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Your Thoughts

Is there stigma associated with eating disorders? If so, have you experienced it? We invite you to participate by commenting and sharing your feelings, experiences and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

Help Spread Awareness of Mental Illness

Get Our Mental Health Blog Widget

Nearly 200 sites and blogs are helping spread awareness of mental illness. How about putting our mental health blogs widget on your website, blog or social page? The latest HealthyPlace blog headlines appear as soon as the articles are posted on our site. Just click "Get Widget" at the bottom of the widget, grab the embed code and paste it into your page. You'll also see embed links for Wordpress, Blogger, Linkedin and other social sites there.

As a bonus, put the blogs widget on your site or blog, email us (info AT healthyplace.com) with a page link where it appears, and we'll give a shoutout to your site, blog, or social site on our Facebook and Twitter pages.


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At the top and bottom of all our stories, you'll find social share buttons for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest and other social sites. If you find a particular story, video, psychological test or other HealthyPlace feature helpful, there's a good chance others in need will too. Please share.

We also get many inquiries about our linking policy. If you have a website or blog, you can link to any page on the HealthyPlace website without asking us beforehand.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

  1. PTSD Treatments: PTSD Therapy, PTSD Medications Can Help
  2. What Caused the Depression?
  3. Things I Wish People Understood About Mental Illness

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Experiences

Share your thoughts/experiences with any mental health subject, or respond to other people's audio posts, by calling our toll-free number (1-888-883-8045).

You can listen to what other people are saying by clicking on the gray title bars inside the widgets located on the "Sharing Your Mental Health Experiences" homepage, the HealthyPlace homepage, and the HealthyPlace Support Network homepage.

If you have any questions, write us at: info AT healthyplace.com

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Standing Up for Mental Health

Like A Breath of Fresh Air

Don't tolerate mental health stigma in your life. Stand Up for Yourself. Stand Up for Mental Health. Join the Stand Up for Mental Health campaign. Put a button on your website or blog (buttons for family members, parents, mental health professionals and organizations too). We also have covers for Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

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Latest Mental Health News

These stories and more are featured on our mental health news page:

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  • Just My Imagination ... Running Away With Me
  • Your Brain At Work: Insights on NeuroLeadership
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  • Study Findings Reveal Factors Underlying Suicides In The Army National Guard
  • Increased Risk Of Domestic Violence, Resulting Mental Health Problems For Victims With Disabilities
  • Victims Of Bullying At Increased Risk Of Anxiety Disorders And Depression Later On
  • Depression Links PTSD to Life Quality in Bipolar Disorder

That's it for now. If you know of anyone who can benefit from this newsletter or the HealthyPlace.com site, I hope you'll pass this onto them. You can also share the newsletter on any social network (like facebook, stumbleupon, or digg) you belong to by clicking the links below. For updates throughout the week:

back to: HealthyPlace.com Mental-Health Newsletter Index

APA Reference
Staff, H. (2013, February 28). Eating Disorder Awareness, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2024, March 29 from https://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/mental-health-newsletter/eating-disorder-awareness

Last Updated: September 4, 2014
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Medically reviewed by Harry Croft, MD

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