ARFID in the News

This is slightly old news. But there has been a story circulating about a teenage boy who lost his vision as a result of a restrictive diet. News outlets wrote hadlines like, “British Boy Goes Blind After Eating Only French Fries.” When I heard this on the news on my break at work, I instantly…

Life Update

I went to the dentist (last month?) for the first time in 5-7 years. I was impressed that on some of the paperwork I filled out, they asked about history of eating disorders, but neither the dentist or hygienist asked me about it. The office gave me a referral to an oral surgeon, who can…

Disfigured (2008): Unpacking The Racist Subplot

I've given a synopsis of the 2008 Independent film, Disfigured, which centers around the friendship between a fat woman and a woman with Anorexia who meet in a Fat Acceptance Group. I discussed how the film depicts both Fat Acceptance and Eating Disorders.  I also talked about the romantic subplot between the protagonist, Lydia, and…

A Graduate School Flunk Out: One Year Later

One year ago today, I was dismissed from graduate school. I had been studying clinic mental health counseling for three years.  I intended to take the National Counselor Exam when I graduated, and obtain a Licensed Professional Counselor In-Training license. I was uncertain if counseling would be a suitable professional for me, but felt having…

Hospital Bans in Inpatient and Residential Treatment

This last summer, The Mighty, published an article in which Kesha Opens Up About a Common Frustration of Hospitalization in Rainbow Documentary.  "In a new documentary about her 2017 comeback album, “Rainbow,” Kesha shares the process behind her latest music. In the film, she talks about being in recovery for an eating disorder and opens…

New Blog, Who’s This?

I am in my mid 20s. I've had anxiety as long as I can remember, and depression since my early adolescence. As a child, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, and in my early 20s the diagnosis was "updated" to an Autism Spectrum diagnosis. I have struggled with an eating disorder, mostly Bulimia, on…