Category: Mental Health

Posts about, among other things, mental illness, mental health, and recovery.

Mental Health

Gluten, aspartame, and food allergies, oh my.

Four weeks ago, I started an elimination diet to check for food allergies and intolerances. It’s been suggested for years but I’ve been resistant. My eating disorder is fine with it controlling what I eat, but less down with other people’s impositions. I suppose that’s ironic, a structured eating situation unwilling to accept another structured eating situation? Part of it’s control – I dislike not … Continue reading Gluten, aspartame, and food allergies, oh my.

Unknown's avatarMichelle11 Comments
eating disorders, Mental Health

The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder, and My Recovery So Far, part two.

Until quite recently, I was afraid to eat a lot of things. I didn’t reintroduce banned foods back into regular rotation. I struggled to accept a different body. What if I got fat and bad things happened? But bad things happen regardless of weight. I knew that, but I didn’t know it if you know what I mean.   But things have changed fundamentally of … Continue reading The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder, and My Recovery So Far, part two.

Unknown's avatarMichelle6 Comments
Mental Health

The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder and My Recovery So Far, part one.

The life cycle of an eating disorder is simple on paper. You don’t have one, then you do, and then, if lucky, you won’t again. A tidy summation, but real life is rarely tidy. The acquiring, living with, and recovering from an eating disorder looks more like an impressionist painting than a number line. Unless you’re a TV movie or Netflix special. I remember the … Continue reading The Life Cycle of an Eating Disorder and My Recovery So Far, part one.

Unknown's avatarMichelle7 Comments
Mental Health

I Don’t Have ADHD, but I Am Suggestible.

I’m not a hypochondriac. Much. I can exaggerate a pulled muscle with the best of them, but I draw the line at hitting up doctors with my exaggerated sense of injury. This makes me a good consumer of medical resources. That being said, I also don’t pursue medical help when I should. Also a problem. You’d think I’d have learned after one round of IV … Continue reading I Don’t Have ADHD, but I Am Suggestible.

Unknown's avatarMichelle19 Comments