YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

You certainly don't need to label yourself as someone with ED or any other label. But the negative self-talk is something we all have in common, and its worth seeking therapy for that. I have been going to therapy for a few years, and I never was aware of how frequently hard on myself I am. You dese...

Just say your post and signed up as a member. Should I say referred by fifth sonata?

Ha ha! I love you already. Got the link; thanks so much.

I would love to send you a pm, but forum says I need to be a member longer. Maybe it's because I haven't yet created a profile. I feel like I exercise to eat more, not to create a deficit. But food is still the thing that is responsible for the behavior. I also would consider mine a compulsion. At t...

I also wonder why it's ok in people's minds to comment on someone being too thin. I have had complete strangers ask me why I'm so thin. Would any of them ask a heavier person why they are so fat? I think that it is a common myth that people with eating disorders all want to be skinny. We're all just...

I have SO many questions for you. I am a new member, (2 days old!) and I am afraid of having someone I know figure out that I am the one posting... I guess that gives away the fact that i am not in recovery(?). I enjoy exercise-- it lets me eat more! What is your daily exercise schedule? How long ha...

I would love to talk to someone who is (or was). I need some kinship and support.