Eating Disorders: Binge eating (Compulsive overeating) 101

Binge eating disorder feels like there is a switch inside of you. When you are ‘on’ you are upbeat, dieting, socializing, and exercising. When you are ‘off’ you are depressed, isolated, and binge eating. Binge eating disorder affects both men and women. For more information on other eating disorders (anorexia and builimia), check out...

Eating disorders: Bulimia 101

The following is a dramatization of what living with bulimia is like:Sam is a 19-year-old girl entering her sophomore year at college. She is upset about her closest friend transferring to a different school and begins to feel very isolated. She becomes anxious as the school year progresses and begins to turn to food for a sense of con...

Eating Disorders: Anorexia 101.

Jordan, a 14-year-old girl lived at home with her parents and two younger siblings. As she developed into her teenage years, she was a normal weight but worried about her size and shape. She began comparing herself to girls in her school or women in the movies/tv-shows she watched. She began to view herself as being too heavy.Jordan be...