A friend share this link on Facebook last night. I read it and - wow! - its sheer force hit me like an avalanche. I'm still thinking about it today. What this amazing written-straight-from-the-heart article does is to get across exactly how an eating disorder brings havoc and destruction to a family. Everyone in the family - from the sufferer to the parents. And if anyone wants to know what it's really, really like to have an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia in the family, simply read this article. It gets it across perfectly.
Want information on eating disorders in boys? Worried your son has an eating disorder? What are the signs of eating disorders in boys? In 2009 my 15-year-old son developed anorexia. Now aged 31 and with a MSc in Psychology he is recovered & working in mental health using his experiences to help others. I help to raise awareness of eating disorders in boys, point parents to helpful resources & talk about how eating disorders can traumatise families.
Monday, 12 October 2015
Thursday, 1 October 2015
From my other blog: The saddest cycle ride I ever did
Recently I've started another blog about my biking and hiking activities. But today's post kind of overlaps between this blog and that.
So here is a link to it: http://bikingandhikingover50.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-saddest-bike-ride-i-ever-did.html
Oh, and by the way, Ben is back from university this weekend full of tales to tell. Good ones, I hasten to add.
He's getting on fine with his housemates and various activities, despite the fact that some of his housemates keep going onto him about the fact he eats 3 square meals a day including 2 breakfasts, which they think is strange...
So all is good on the university front!
So here is a link to it: http://bikingandhikingover50.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-saddest-bike-ride-i-ever-did.html
Oh, and by the way, Ben is back from university this weekend full of tales to tell. Good ones, I hasten to add.
He's getting on fine with his housemates and various activities, despite the fact that some of his housemates keep going onto him about the fact he eats 3 square meals a day including 2 breakfasts, which they think is strange...
So all is good on the university front!
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