tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post115806515503767919..comments2023-10-24T03:48:17.089-04:00Comments on Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder?: EDNOSdrstaceynyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698974154886393241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-9341834024530297592007-08-09T20:26:00.000-04:002007-08-09T20:26:00.000-04:00This is always such a hard diagnosis to read. It ...This is always such a hard diagnosis to read. It feels awful to me that I've just become Not Otherwise Specified. <BR/><BR/>I guess on some level it was a childish mentality to assume I might be able to continually warrent the kind of worry- to summon doctors and parents and shrinks with a waive of a rather bony hand. It hurts that I can't. <BR/><BR/>Ednos might be physically less threatening, but I personally think it might actually be more emotionally difficult. Now in addition to having a body I've always assumed resembled a manatee, I'm just not physically sick enough either. <BR/><BR/>Rough times.TeleTechGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064122873497315758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1158242395109841662006-09-14T09:59:00.000-04:002006-09-14T09:59:00.000-04:00haley--; )There is a large overlap b/w e.d.'s and ...haley--; )<BR/><BR/>There is a large overlap b/w e.d.'s and anxiety. Many of the e.d. thoughts and behaviors (similar to OCD presentations) can be interpreted as a way to avoid deeper and more difficult emotions.drstaceynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698974154886393241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1158203804196756922006-09-13T23:16:00.000-04:002006-09-13T23:16:00.000-04:00I personally think that eating disorders (in some ...I personally think that eating disorders (in some forms, anyway) are a class of OCD or manifestations of gross anxiety disorder. I'm not a psychiatrist, but this is what I've learned from my own experience of going from weight obsession to out-of-control obsession/anxiety (when I became pregnant).Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1158203625284052972006-09-13T23:13:00.000-04:002006-09-13T23:13:00.000-04:00So, basically, every woman has an eating disorder....So, basically, every woman has an eating disorder. ;)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1158155544829654592006-09-13T09:52:00.000-04:002006-09-13T09:52:00.000-04:00ptc--it's very real, as you know (at some level). ...ptc--it's very real, as you know (at some level). Thanks for writing. . .drstaceynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698974154886393241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27277534.post-1158071379009211142006-09-12T10:29:00.000-04:002006-09-12T10:29:00.000-04:00Great post, Doc! IF I were to diagnose myself (you...Great post, Doc! IF I were to diagnose myself (you didn't know I had a phd, did ya;) I'd say that I have an EDNOS. I've know about EDNOS and though it is considered an eating disorder, I still kind of think of it as being "fake." It's hard for me to explain. I guess I feel like I don't really had an ed because I'm not underweight and I still get my period. So, because I am physically healthy I feel like I don't have a problem. Obviously the obsessiveness and all the mental aspects of an eating disorder are there, and some of my actions. So, I get the diagnosis of EDNOS. But, I still feel like I don't really have an ed.<BR/><BR/>Your last paragraph was very strong though, Stacey. Thanks for posting. I may have more to say on this later, when I'm not as rushed.PTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377666179155825301noreply@blogger.com