Eating Disorders Articles

Can Antidepressants Cause Anorexia?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Hi, I have been dealing with depression, anxiety, and eating issues since I was in grade school, but I always maintained a normal body weight. I finally sought treatment for depression in college, and have been taking anti-depressants (effexor) for the past 3 ...
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Psychosis Maybe?

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
I sometimes get paranoid that what I think and feel isn't really me, that it's all just some unreal lie type thing. I used to have moderately severe depression but I don't feel as though I do anymore. I have major 'highs' when I ...
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Lost My Youth to Eating Disorder

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Friday, January 27th, 2012
I'm a male, 23 years old, and I suffered from anorexia nervosa for over 6 years. I recovered at 21 years old without any professional or family help and it wasn't until i was 22 that i told family and friends that i once had ...
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Depression & Bulimia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, January 5th, 2012
I have had problems with depression for roughly 5 years. For a few months I have been bulimic and I am trying to hard to fix myself. My mother is a full time nurse and has a life of her own so i don't ...
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Life Is a Living Hell

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Sunday, January 1st, 2012
I’m a 20-year-old male whose life is a living hell. I can start back when I was younger at about age 7 my dad died and left me with a family of 3 girls. By 16 I was over my dads death but still was ...
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Do I Have an Eating Disorder?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Thursday, December 8th, 2011
i have a question, do you think i have a Eating Disorder? when i get home from school i usually take a nap so i don't eat anything. i drink water all the time to keep from eating during the day. the most ...
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Might Be Depressed, But Afraid To Tell Parents

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Thursday, December 1st, 2011
I know one thing, I completely hate myself, you wouldn't know it by seeing me, I try to hide it all. I am ugly, fat and I can't handle it anymore, I want to hurt my self, I cut my self, I have planned ...
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Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorder, Drugs, & Boyfriend

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Saturday, November 19th, 2011
For the past 5 years i have had problems which keep getting worse. I have always been failing school, or only being able to do just enough to get by and not many friends even my closest ones i still feel are barley my friends, ...
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Might I Have Aspergers?

By Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker on Sunday, November 6th, 2011
I am 39 about to turn 40 and I think I may have asperger's. I live alone, have only one friend, never dated, can't hold a conversation with anyone, very intelligent but am completely isolated from people. I hate changes, very anxious and paranoid when ...
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Cutting, Bulimia, Suicidal Tendencies, And Maybe Schizophrenia

By Kristina Randle, Ph.D., LCSW on Monday, October 31st, 2011
My dad is emotionally, verbally, and sometimes physically abusive to me. He has threatened to disown me and I now wish he would have. I am very afraid of him and my mother has now also became emotionally abusive to me. I cut ...
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All I Want To Do Is Eat

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Friday, October 28th, 2011
All I want to do is eat, and eat junk food. I have lived a very healthy and active lifestyle from most of my life, going to the gym 5 times a week and eating healthy balanced meals. Every now and again though I feel ...
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Do I have a problem?

By Daniel J. Tomasulo, PhD, TEP, MFA on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
I think I have mental problems but not sure I'm not sure where to start. Since ever I was a kid I always felt that my mother favored my other two sisters and I believe that those feelings caused me to gain weight which caused me ...
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