*This post will be updated and polls added to the beginning as they are completed.
Anxiety and Eating Disorders
I have anxiety & ED
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Self -diagnosed
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Medical diagnosis
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Unmedicated
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Medicated
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Supplements help
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Meditating helps
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Music helps
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Journaling helps
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Therapy helps
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Self-talk helps
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Nothing helps
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Coping on my own
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Not coping well
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Ready to seek help
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also ADD/ADHD
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also PTSD
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also BPD
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also OCD
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also Other
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Not in Recovery/ED
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In Recovery/ED
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Do not want to Recover/ED
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Want to Recover/ED
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Votes: 150
The New Year Makes Me Feel... (choose all that apply)
Hopeful
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Anxious
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Determined
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Fearful
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Confident
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Brand New
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Excited
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Depressed
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Happy
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Scared
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Strong
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Defeated
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Eager
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Renewed
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Nothing Different
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Votes so far: 121
Poll closed
The Road To Recovery: The Positive Results Of My Recovery... (choose all that apply and feel free to add more to the comments of the post for this poll)
Support from family
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Support from friends
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Support from (other)
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Courage
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Self-Esteem Improved
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Peace
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New sense of self
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Sense of purpose
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Sense of security
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Clearer mind
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Joy
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Happiness
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Zest for life
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Helping others
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Excitement
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Hope
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Appreciation
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Creativity
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Calmness
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Determination
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Spirituality
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Energy
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Trust in myself
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Trust in others
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Stronger relationship(s)
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Renewed
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Unstoppable
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Capable
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Inspiration
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Found myself again
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Votes: 35
Should The Door Be Closed To Pro-Ana Sites? Do they provide needed support to those struggling with an eating disorder or are they harmful to health and well-being? Do you/did you visit pro-ana sites? Did they hurt/help your ED? (choose all that apply)
Definitely close them
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They should be illegal
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They're harmful
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They're harmless
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They're all bad
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They're not all bad
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Keep them open
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They're needed
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Undecided
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Made me aware/dangers
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Encouraged my ED
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Sparked my restricting
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Turned me off to Anorexia
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Hurt my recovery
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Helped my recovery
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I visit them regularly
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I refuse to go to them
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I used to go/stopped
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Never visited one
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I have.. anorexia
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Bulimia
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EDNOS
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Binge/COE
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Orthorexia
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Other
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None
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Am recover-ing/ed
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Not in recovery
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Do not want recovery
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Want recovery
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I am under 16 yrs old
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16-21 yrs old
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22-35 yrs old
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36-45 yrs old
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I am older than 45
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Parent of child with ED
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Medical Professional
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ED Advocate
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Personal Experience
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Votes 109
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THIS IS A 3 PART POLL (see below)
Part 1:
Dieting History Part 1: How old were you when you went on your first diet, how often do you diet? (choose all that apply)
Before the age of 5
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Btwn 5-9 yrs old
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Btwn 10-14 yrs old
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Btwn 15-18 yrs old
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In College
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Btwn 22-28 yrs old
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Btwn 29-35 yrs old
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36 yrs old and over
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I diet: 1-3 times/year
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4-6 times a year
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more than 7 times a yr
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I'm always dieting
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I've never dieted
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I will not diet again
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Votes so far: 20
part 2:
Dieting History Part 2: Who/what first prompted you to diet? (choose all that apply)
Mother
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Father
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Sibling
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Other Family Member
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Friend(s)
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Adult Authority Figure
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No one
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Wanted to be like: model
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women in magazines
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women in movies
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Was: bullied
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teased
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made fun of
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Votes : 139
Part 3:
Dieting History Part 3: Dieting led to: (choose all that apply)
obsession with numbers
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fear of calories
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fear of fat
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disordered eating
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restriction
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anorexia
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bulimia
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BED
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COE
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EDNOS
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Other
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poor body image
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hating my body
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nothing negative
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quick weight loss
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weight loss regained
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gained back +more
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Votes : 135
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My ED and mymarriage/romantic relationship(s): My partner.....
(choose all that apply)
is unaware
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suspects
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is fully aware
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is supportive
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doesn't understand
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is abusive
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is compassionate
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monitors my eating
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doesn't care either way
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worries about me
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causes me anxiety
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is pro ED
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also has an ED
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is recovered from ED
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left because of my ED
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knew before hand
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found out after together
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is afraid for me
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is angry with me
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I am in recovery
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I am not in recovery
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Votes: 119
Part 3:
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When it comes to my ED, I ...
(choose all that apply)
speak openly
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am afraid to tell anyone
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want to tell but haven't
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am ready to speak up
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have told friends
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have told family
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have told therapist
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only tell other pro ED
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have told no one
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want recovery
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do not want recovery
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am in recovery
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Votes: 148
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Eating Disorders and Thanksgiving Day Feelings
Anxious
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Fearful
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Grateful
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Afraid I'll Relapse
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Afraid ED will B discovered
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Happy 2 B with loved 1s
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Indifferent
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Afraid I'll binge
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Afraid I'll purge
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Not attending TG dinner
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Preparing TG dinner
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Attending TG dinner
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In recovery
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Not in recovery
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Votes: 111
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What is your experience with socialized medicine and the treatment of your ED/mental illness? US citizen: do you feel a federal based health care system would help or hurt getting the care you need for your ED/mental illness? (choose all that apply)
it's been a great asset
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received all I need
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difficult to get treatment
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had to wait (long)
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had to wait (short)
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refused treatment
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seen in a timely fashion
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US: feel would not be asset
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US: feel would be asset
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Votes: 18
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What are your favorite recovery tools?
(choose all that apply)
Journaling
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Art/ Creative Activities
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Inspirational Quotes
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Affirmations
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Group Meetings
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Therapy/Counseling
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Positive Self-Talk
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Supportive Friends
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Supportive Family
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Helping Others
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Websites
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Books
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Music (listening)
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Music (performing)
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Recovery Videos
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Meditation
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Physical Activity (non-obsessive)
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Blogging
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Religion/Faith
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Other
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Votes so far: 33
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I was exposed to disordered eating behaviors and/or body image issues by... (choose all that apply. BI-body image)
votes 104
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Mother
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Father
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Grandmother
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Grandfather
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Sister
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Brother
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Aunt
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Uncle
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Close Adult
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Friend
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Other
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None
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Exposed as a Child
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Exposed as a Teen
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Exposed as an Adult
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Continuing Exposure
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To ED behaviors
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To BI Issues
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I have an ED
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I don't have an ED
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I have BI Issues
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I don't have BI issues
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In Recovery
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Not In Recovery
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I am Male
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I am Female
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Do The Seasons Affect Your Eating Disorder? How has the arrival of spring made you feel? (choose all that apply) * please see additional related poll below
votes: 47
Yes, somewhat
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Yes, very much so
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Not that I've noticed
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Not at all
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Sometimes
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For the better
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For the worse
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I feel empowered
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I feel optimistic
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I feel anxious
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I feel renewed
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I feel depressed
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I feel hopeful
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I feel desperate
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I feel stronger
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I feel weaker
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I am bulimic
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anorexic
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compulsive overeater
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EDNOS
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Combination of EDs
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Which Season Makes You Feel Better/Worse? (choose all that apply)
votes: 43
Best in SPRING
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Best in SUMMER
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Best in FALL
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Best in WINTER
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Worse in SPRING
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Worse in SUMMER
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Worse in FALL
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Worse in Winter
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Have You Used Art Therapy To Aid Your Recovery?
(choose all that apply)
Votes: 57
Yes, in therapy
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Yes, on my own
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It's helped me
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I didn't like it
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I do it regularly
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No, never
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Don't want to try it
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Know someone it helps
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Others' art helps me
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Love it
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I doodle in my journal
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Thinking about trying it
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I find it triggering
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Uninterested
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Yes, recently
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Yes, a long time ago
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Are you doing anything for National Eating Disorders Week, and if so, what are you doing?
(choose all that apply)
votes: 46
Yes 23 (50%)
No 6 (13%)
Undecided 2 (4%)
Uninterested 1 (2%)
Journaling 10 (21%)
Blogging 9 (19%)
Spreading the word 20 (43%)
Educating others 17 (36%)
Educating myself 23 (50%)
A scheduled event 10 (21%)
Helping others 8 (17%)
Working on my recovery 23 (50%)
Taking first step/recovery 2 (4%)
Reaching out for myself 15 (32%)
Reaching out to others 16 (34%)
Sharing my story 15 (32%)
I don't know what to do 10 (21%)
Nothing 2 (4%)
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Has writing/journaling helped you in your struggles with your Eating Disorder, or in your recovery?
votes 26
Yes, when I'm struggling
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No, not when I'm struggling
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Sometimes, when I'm struggling
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Yes, with my recovery
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No, not with my recovery
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Sometimes, with my recovery
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I don't write/journal
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Others' writings help me
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I'm interested in reading others writings
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How does the Arrival of a New Year make you feel about recovery and/or your eating disorder? (choose all that apply):
votes:77
Hopeful 32 (41%)
Renewed 16 (20%)
Fearful 25 (32%)
Anxious 29 (37%)
Excited 11 (14%)
Angry 8 (10%)
Depressed 22 (28%)
Strengthened 12 (15%)
Ready to try again 22 (28%)
Stressed 21 (27%)
Encouraged 6 (7%)
Pressured 24 (31%)
Inspired 13 (16%)
Despondent 2 (2%)
Proud of my recovery 10 (12%)
Hopeless 14 (18%)
Thrilled 5 (6%)
Nervous 30 (38%)
It has no meaning to me 6 (7%)
I'm not in recovery 11 (14%)
I'm in recovery 17 (22%)
I want to recover 31 (40%)
I don't want to recover 21 (27%)
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What Was The Inspiration That Caused You To Seek Recovery From Your ED? (choose all that apply)votes: 36
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My Recovery, One Word At A Time (choose as many words as you feel relate to your ED recovery).
Votes: 26
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Joy 8 (30%)
Freedom 11(42%)
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Security 3 (11%)
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Identity 12 (46%)
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Elusive 4 (15%)
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Community 4 (15%)
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Fear 17 (65%)
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Difficult 20 (76%)
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Fleeting 3 (11%)
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Enduring 3 (11%)
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Happy 6 (23%)
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Anxiety 14 (53%)
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Support 10 (38%)
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Affirming 6 (23%)
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Effortless 0 (0%)
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Failing 12 (46%)
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Attempting 12 (46%)
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Succeeding 6 (23%)
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Desired 15 (57%)
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Unwanted 5 (19%)
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Renewed 5 (19%)
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Unnecessary 2 (7%)
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Assisted 4 (15%)
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Monitored 5 (19%)
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Depressing 10 (38%)
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Inspired 7 (26%)
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Considering 3 (11%)
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Unassisted 2 (7%)
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Panic 10 (38%)
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Apprehensive 9 (34%)
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Scary 15 (57%)
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Amazing 12 (46%)
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My Eating Disorder, One Word At A Time (choose as many words as you feel fit your views, feelings, and experience, with your ED, excluding recovery).
Votes: 65
Desperation
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Hopelessness
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Fear
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Anger
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Shame
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Embarrassment
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Worthlessness
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Perfection
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Hunger
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Loneliness
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Rage
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Dishonesty
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Superiority
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Belonging
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Community
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Beauty
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Bones
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Achievement
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Thinspiration
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Control
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Love
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Doom
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Temporary
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Dieting
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Controlled
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Defeated
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Bloated
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Disgusted
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Powerless
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My (a) child has witnessed me ___. (choose all that apply)
Votes: 35
complain about my weight
31 (88%)
weigh myself several times a day
15 (42%)
eat very little
22 (62%)
vomit/purge
5 (14%)
upset about my appearance due to my weight
27 (77%)
belittle myself because of my weight
25 (71%)
binge/eat compulsively
15 (42%)
hide/horde food
10 (28%)
exercise compulsively
9 (25%)
depressed about my weight/appearance
25 (71%)
avoid activities/functions due to my weight
17 (48%)
obsess about weight loss
23 (65%)
make negative comments about another's weight
10 (28%)
dieting
28 (80%)
cut or injure myself
4 (11%)
lie about what I've eaten
13 (37%)
me struggle with an ED
11 (31%)
recover from an ED
2 (5%)
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I have ____ food. (fill in the blank with all that apply)
Votes: 71
hoarded 33 (46%)
hidden 47 (66%)
stolen (food or $ for food) 21 (29%)
secretly thrown away 49 (69%)
purged 41 (57%)
binged 49 (69%)
secretly eaten 50 (70%)
given away, to keep from eating 55 (77%)
severely restricted 53 (74%)
denied eating 47 (66%)
obsessed over 55 (77%)
denied not eating 49 (69%)
felt bad about myself because of 64 (90%)
kept track of other's intake of 46 (64%)
felt bad about someone else because of 29 (40%)
gone days without eating any 29 (40%)
gone days eating very little 58 (81%)
an unhealthy relationship with 55 (77%)
decided the enemy is 36 (50%)
defined myself by my relationship with 46 (64%)
hidden from others my problems with 54 (76%)
a tremendous fear of 42 (59%)
no problems with 2 (2%)
been discriminated against-
because of my relationship with 11 (15%)
isolated because of my relationship with 34 (47%)
felt ashamed because of my relationship with 52 (73%)
I have felt hopeless because of my relationship with 55 (77%)
a healthy relationship with 2 (2%)
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Has the portrayal of beauty in the media had an affect on you or a loved one? (Please choose all that apply) *please note that "child" = your child or any child that you know who has let their feelings be known to you.
Votes: 35
I feel unattractive 33 (94%)
I feel fat 33 (94%)
I feel worthless 20 (57%)
I feel angry 20 (57%)
I feel hopeless 21 (60%)
exacerbates my ED 16 (45%)
child feels unattractive 4 (11%)
child feels fat 5 (14%)
child feels worthless 2 (5%)
child feels angry 1 (2%)
child feels hopeless 1 (2%)
exacerbates child's ED 2 (5%)
I strive to look like them 18 (51%)
child strives to look like them 3 (8%)
It's positive incentive 3 (8%)
what's the big deal? 2 (5%)
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Know Someone With An ED?
Votes: 37
Self 20 (54%)
Spouse 0 (0%)
Adult Family Member 3 (8%)
Teen Family Member 4 (10%)
Child Family Member 1 (2%)
Adult Friend 8 (21%)
Teen Friend 4 (10%)
Child Friend 1 (2%)
I'm not sure 4 (10%)
No 4 (10%)
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Body Image Poll: choose as many as apply
votes: 50
I am happy and content with my body 8 (16%)
My body makes me feel unattractive 23 (46%)
I absolutely LOVE my body no matter what 1 (2%)
I cannot imagine myself ever feeling happy with my body 14 (28%)
How I look determines my sense of worth 9 (18%)
I hate my body 11 (22%)
Trying to look perfect has resulted in an ED or other self-destructive behavior 3 (26%)
I'm learning to love myself for who I am, not what I look like 20 (40%)
I am unhappy with my body but I don't let that determine my self-worth 17 (34%)
It's important that I'm thin and beautiful 9 (18%)
I am beautiful just as I am 8 (16%)
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What Has Helped Me Recover From My ED:
select all that apply
votes: 27
Journaling / Writing 13 (48%)
Therapy/ Counseling 8 (29%)
Family / Friends 11 (40%)
In-Patient Treatment Center 3 (11%)
Out-Patient Treatment 5 (18%)
Online Recovery Forum(s) 13 (48%)
Other 3 (11%)
I'm Not In Recovery From My ED 7 (25%)
I Don't Want To Recover 6 (22%)
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How old were you when you first remember having negative feelings about your body? How do you feel about your body now?
Votes: 79
Younger than 7 11 (13%)
8 to 12 years old 38 (48%)
13 to 16 years old 18 (22%)
17 to 21 years old 6 (7%)
22 to 28 years old 2 (2%)
29 to 35 years old 2 (2%)
36 to 42 years old 3 (3%)
43 to 50 years old 1 (1%)
51 to 60 years old 0 (0%)
over 60 years old 0 (0%)
I am content with my body now 4 (5%)
I'm becoming more comfortable with body as I age 16 (20%)
I still do not like my body 44 (55%)
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I've Had Or Currently Have:
Votes: 29
Anorexia 6 (20%)
Bulimia 7 (24%)
Bulimarexia 5 (17%)
Orthorexia 3 (10%)
Compulsive Overeating 10 (34%)
Binge Eating Disorder 10 (34%)
Drunkarexia 1 (3%)
ED-NOS 2 (6%)
Other not listed 0 (0%)
I suspect I have an ED 7 (24%)
My ED is still active 6 (20%)
I am recovering 3 (10%)
I have fully recovered 1 (3%)
I'm afraid to seek help 7 (24%)
I do not want to recover 3 (10%)
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In addition to my ED (please choose ED(s) from list), I also suffer from:
(please choose all that apply)
Votes: 25
Anorexia 12 (48%)
Bulimia 6 (24%)
Bulimarexia 4 (16%)
Orthorexia 2 (8%)
Compulsive Overeating 9 (36%)
Binge Eating Disorder 7 (28%)
Drunkarexia 0 (0%)
EDNOS 4 (16%)
Other ED not listed 0 (0%)
Depression 11 (44%)
Bipolar 2 (8%)
OCD 5 (20%)
ADD/ADHD 2 (8%)
Anxiety Disorder 9 (36%)
Borderline Personality Disorder 1 (4%)
Histrionic Personality Disorder 1 (4%)
Self Injury (cutting, branding, etc) 7 (28%)
Panic Attacks/Disorder 6 (24%)
Alcohol Abuse/Addiction 2 (8%)
Drug Abuse/Addiction 1 (4%)
BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) 6 (24%)
Schizophrenia 0 (0%)
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) 5 (20%)
Impulse Control Disorder 2 (8%)
Sleep Disorder 6 (24%)
Other not listed 4 (16%)
Nothing in addition to my ED 2 (8%)
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I have an eating disorder:
(select all that apply)
Votes: 50
but no one knows 14 (28%)
friends suspect / I deny 11 (22%)
family suspects/ I deny 14 (28%)
coworkers suspect/I deny 2 (4%)
I've told a family member(s) 17 (34%)
I've told a friend(s) 22 (44%)
I've told my therapist 17 (34%)
only others with an ED know 5 (10%)
those close to me know 15 (30%)
I'll never tell anyone 8 (16%)
I'm afraid to tell anyone 8 (16%)
I've told anyone that needs to know 9 (18%)
I'm trying to find a way to tell 5 (10%)
I've only admitted to it online 11 (22%)
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